Buster Keaton
Biography
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname The Great Stone Face. He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The General
as Johnnie Gray
1926
Sherlock Jr.
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
1924
The Baby Cyclone
as Stunt Double (uncredited)
1928
Forward, March!
1930
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
1950
Our Hospitality
as William McKay
1923
Estrellados
as Canuto Cuadratin
1930
Around the World in 80 Days
as Train Conductor
1956
Li'l Abner
as Lonesome Polecat
1940
The Cameraman
as Buster
1928
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
1963
Li'l Abner
1940
One Week
as The Groom
1920
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
as Self
1933
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Princess Raja
1929
The Navigator
as Rollo Treadway
1924
The Railrodder
as The Man
1965
Go West
as Friendless
1925
In the Good Old Summertime
as Hickey
1949
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Bwana
1965
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Mortimer Lovely
1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Route 66
1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Twilight Zone
as Woodrow Mulligan
1959
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Funny Business
as (archive footage)
1992
The Rosemary Clooney Show
as Self
1956
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as Self (archive footage)
1987