Actor

Buster Keaton

1917–present1895–1966ComedyDocumentaryRomanceMusic

Comic Visionary

Also directed 44 films ↗Also wrote 31 screenplays ↗

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Known For

193 acting credits

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Sunset Boulevard

as Buster Keaton

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as Johnnie Gray

The General

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1926

The General

Filmography

2026R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock JrProjectionist / Sherlock, Jr.2025HodgepodgeSelf (archive footage)2023Stunts: A Taste for RiskVarious Roles (archive footage)9.0 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.6 2020Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton ComediesSelf (archive footage)8.0 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Libertyarchive footage

About

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.

As Director

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1924Sherlock Jr.1923Our Hospitality 1926The General 1920One Week 1925Seven Chances 1922The Paleface

As Screenwriter

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1926The General 1922The Paleface 1939The Jones Family in Hollywood 1922The Blacksmith 1921Hard Luck 1922My Wife's Relations

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