Buster Keaton
Born
3 October 1895 (130)
Place of Birth
Piqua, Kansas, USA
Also known as
The Great Stone Face, Joseph Frank 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.
Filmography (40)
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
2026
Hodgepodge
2025
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
2023
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
2020
Barney's Wall
2019
The Image Book
2018
Busta Keaton in COPS
2017
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
2016
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
2016
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016
Notfilm
2015
You Have to Live Somewhere
2014
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume One
2001
Arbuckle & Keaton, Volume Two
2001
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
It's Showtime
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
The Three Stooges Follies
1974
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
1970
4 Clowns
1970
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Scribe
1966
War Italian Style
1965
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965