Buster Keaton
Directing
Born: 1895-10-03 · Piqua, Kansas, USA
Died: 1966-02-01
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
Self (Archival)
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
2026
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
Hodgepodge
2025
Self (archive footage)
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
2023
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
archive footage
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
2020
Self (archive footage)
Barney's Wall
2019
Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
2016
Self
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
2016
(archive footage)
Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016
Self (archive footage)
Notfilm
2015
Self (archive footage)
You Have to Live Somewhere
2014
(archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
(archive footage)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
Self (archive footage)
Silent Clowns
2006
Self(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
2006
(archive footage)
📺 TV Shows (16)
Legends
2006
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Funny Business
1992
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self
Burke's Law
1963
Mortimer Lovely
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Route 66
1960
The Twilight Zone
1959
Woodrow Mulligan
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Playhouse 90
1956
Harrison
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Kelsey Dutton
This Is Your Life
1952
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self
What's My Line?
1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self