Directing

Buster Keaton

1895–1966 · Directing

65.8avg grm
12titles
#459best rank
2honors
Lbest title · #459 on siteLimelight1952 · as Calvero's Partner77.8

Honors

2
1959Academy Honorary Award
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

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

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1960s1 titleBBuster Keaton Rides Again1965 · as Self58.0
1950s1 titleLLimelight1952 · as Calvero's Partner77.8
1940s1 titleIIn the Good Old Summertime1949 · as Hickey54.3
1920s9 titlesSSteamboat Bill, Jr.1928 · as William Canfield Jr.73.8CThe Cameraman1928 · as Buster64.3GThe General1926 · as Johnnie Gray76.5SSeven Chances1925 · as James Shannon61.7GGo West1925 · as Friendless54.0SSherlock Jr.1924 · as Sherlock, Jr.75.6SSherlock Jr.1924 · as Projectionist75.6NThe Navigator1924 · as Rollo Treadway57.9OOur Hospitality1923 · as Willie McKay - 21 Years Old60.5

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Buster Keaton

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born1895
died1966
known forDirecting
titles on site12
best title rank#459 · Limelight (1952)
avg GRM65.8
honors2 · Academy Honorary Award, 1959
Honors
  • 1959Academy Honorary Award
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.

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