Buster Keaton

Directing

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 210

Movies (194)

A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
Self (Archival)
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
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)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
Self (archive footage)
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
1976
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)