Buster Keaton

Director

Born: October 3, 1895
Died: February 1, 1966 (age 70)
From: Piqua, Kansas, USA

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…

Filmography (195)

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride (2026)
Self (Archival)
The folks of the valley
The folks of the valley (2025)
Charlie chaplin
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 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
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (2007)
(archive footage)
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
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)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
(archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
(archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
(archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
It's Showtime (1976)
Self (archive footage)