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Buster Keaton
Born 1895-10-03Piqua, 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 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time.
Screen work
Movies & roles
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last RideSelf (Archival)Bound for Glory: The General as Keaton's Cinematic ManifestoSelf (Archival)HodgepodgeSelf (archive footage)Stunts: A Taste for RiskVarious Roles (archive footage)The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Libertyarchive footageTime Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton ComediesSelf (archive footage)Barney's WallSelf (archive footage)The Image Book(archive footage)Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by HollywoodSelfChaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends(archive footage)Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown DiedSelf (archive footage)NotfilmSelf (archive footage)You Have to Live Somewhere(archive footage)Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen(archive footage)The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to TalkSelf (archive footage)Silent ClownsSelf(archive footage)Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts(archive footage)So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGMSelf (archive footage)Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf (archive footage)Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults(archive footage)The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)