Buster Keaton

Directing · Born 1895-10-03 in Piqua, Kansas, USA

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

• The General as Johnnie Gray
• Sherlock Jr. as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
• Sunset Boulevard as Buster Keaton
• Our Hospitality as William McKay
• The Cameraman as Buster
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Jimmy the Crook
• One Week as The Groom
• The Navigator as Rollo Treadway
• Seven Chances as James 'Jimmie' Shannon
• Steamboat Bill, Jr. as William 'Willie' Canfield Jr.

TV

• The Twilight Zone as Woodrow Mulligan
• Burke's Law as Mortimer Lovely
• The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
• Route 66
• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Hollywood Palace as Self
• This Is Your Life as Self
• The Donna Reed Show
• Funny Business as (archive footage)