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Buster Keaton (I) (1895–1966)
Actor, Writer, Director
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The Dreamers (2003)
Buster (archive footage) (uncredited), Acknowledgment (director of "The Cameraman" (1928) |
$15MM
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$143K
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$2.5MM
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$24MM
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That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (archive footage) (uncredited), Performer ("Singin' in the Rain" (1929)) (uncredited) |
$2.5MM
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$36K
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$280K
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Erronius, Performer ("Comedy Tonight" (reprise)) |
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In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Hickey, Performer ("In the Good Old Summertime"), Writer (uncredited) |
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Grand Slam Opera (1936)
(Short) - Elmer Butts, Lyrics ("So Long Elmer") (uncredited), Performer ("So Long Elmer") (uncredited), Writer (story) |
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$5K
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Speak Easily (1932)
Professor Timothy Z. Post, Producer (uncredited), Soundtrack ("Oh! Susanna" (1846)) (uncredited) |
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$276K
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Doughboys (1930)
Elmer J. Stuyvesant Jr., Performer ("You Were Meant For Me" (1929)) (uncredited), Writer (Story and based on his experiences) (uncredited) |
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Free and Easy (1930)
Elmer Butts, Producer (uncredited), Soundtrack ("It Must Be You" (1930)) (uncredited), Performer ("The Free And Easy" (1930), "Oh King, Oh Queen", "The Corn Grows Green in Kansas") (uncredited) |
$500K
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Buster Keaton / Princess Raja, Performer ("Tableau of the Jewels" (1929)) (uncredited) |
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$698
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
William Canfield Jr., Director (uncredited), Writer (screenplay) (uncredited) |
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The General (1926)
Johnnie Gray, Director, Editor (uncredited), Producer (uncredited), Stunts (uncredited), Writer (written by) |
$750K
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$358
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$268
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$220K
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Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr., Director, Editor (uncredited), Producer (uncredited) |
$399
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$248
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$177
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The Balloonatic (1923)
(Short) - The Young Man (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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Day Dreams (1922)
(Short) - The Young Man, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Electric House (1922)
(Short) - Buster (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Frozen North (1922)
(Short) - The Bad Man (as "Buster" Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Blacksmith (1922)
(Short) - Blacksmith's Assistant (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director, Writer (written by) |
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My Wife's Relations (1922)
(Short) - The Husband, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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Cops (1922)
(Short) - The Young Man (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Editor (uncredited), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Paleface (1922)
(Short) - Little Chief Paleface, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Boat (1921)
(Short) - The Boat Builder (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Play House (1921)
(Short) - Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown - First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Stagehand (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Editor (uncredited), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The 'High Sign' (1921)
(Short) - Our Hero (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Haunted House (1921)
(Short) - Bank Clerk, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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Neighbors (1920)
(Short) - The Boy, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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The Scarecrow (1920)
(Short) - Farmhand (as 'Buster' Keaton), Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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Convict 13 (1920)
(Short) - Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (as 'Buster' Keaton) |
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One Week (1920)
(Short) - The Groom, Director (as 'Buster' Keaton), Editor (uncredited), Writer (as 'Buster' Keaton), Writer (written by) (uncredited) |
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| Past Television (28 titles) | Episodes |
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Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (2022)
(TV Series) - Writer (autobiography) (18 episodes, 2022), Buster / Buster Keaton / Sherlock Jnr (4 episodes, 2022), Self (2 episodes, 2022)
Buster Keaton on 'The Buster Keaton Story' (1957 Film) (Oct
24,
2022)
Season 5,
Episode 87
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Writer
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The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1956), Performer ("Mean to Me") (1 episode, 1956) |
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1950–1963)
(TV Series) - Self - Comedian / Self / Self - audience bow (7 episodes, 1950)
Buster Keaton, Teresa Brewer, Tessie O'Shea, George Kirby, Frank Ifield, John Huston, Paul Dooley & Richard Libertini, The Burke Family, Rene Lavand, Hugh Forgie, Topo Gigio (Dec
22,
1963)
Season 17,
Episode 12
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Self - Comedian
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Es darf gelacht werden (1962)
(TV Series) - Self - Special Guest in Studio (1 episode, 1962)
Buster Keaton Filme/Laurel & Hardy: Matrosen ahoi (Jun
19,
1962)
Season 1,
Episode 28
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Self - Special Guest in Studio
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The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1956)
Tony Bennett, Andy Griffith, the New York Rangers, live premiere of the motion picture "Around the World in 80 Days" (Dec
30,
1956)
Season 2,
Episode 14
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Self
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All Star Revue (1950–1952)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest Comedic Actor (Sketch) / Self / Self - Guest Comedian / Self - Comic Actor (4 episodes, 1950)
Host: Walter O'Keefe; Guests: Frankie Laine, Buster Keaton, Eleanor Keaton, The Three Stooges, Margaret Whiting, Dorothy Shay, Johnny Carson (Dec
27,
1952)
Season 3,
Episode 17
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Self - Guest Comedic Actor (Sketch)
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All Star Summer Revue (1952)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest Actor / Pantomimist (1 episode, 1952)
Host: Walter O'Keefe; Guests: Buster Keaton, Rose Marie, Jimmy Dodd, Hoctor & Byrd (Jul
19,
1952)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Self - Guest Actor / Pantomimist
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1952)
Host: Donald O'Connor; Guests: Broderick Crawford, Patricia Morison, Cecil Kellaway, Buster Keaton, Eddie Gribbon, Sid Miller (Mar
2,
1952)
Season 2,
Episode 27
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Self
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The Ken Murray Show (1952)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1952)
Ruby Keeler/Buster Keaton/Ramon Novarro/Ronald Reagan/Adolph Zukor (Feb
2,
1952)
Season 3,
Episode 22
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Self
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Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (1951)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1951)
Buster Keaton, Lina Romay, Dane Clark, Edith Fellows, Lon McAllister (Sep
8,
1951)
Season 1,
Episode 12
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Self
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (1940)
(Short) - Self - Disinterested Spectator |
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Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (2022)
(TV Series) - Buster / Buster Keaton / Sherlock Jnr (4 episodes, 2022), Self (2 episodes, 2022) |
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You Must Remember This (2015)
(Podcast Series) - Self - Actor (1 episode, 2015)
MGM Stories Part 3: Buster Keaton's Biggest Mistake (Sep
29,
2015)
Season 4,
Episode 3
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Self - Actor (archive sound) (archive footage)
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That's Life!! Kilorenzos $mith in Talks... (2014)
(TV Series) - Winner of Golden Prize Alien for contribution to Comedy (1 episode, 2014)
2nd Indie Fest of YouTube Videos 2014 (Sep
30,
2014)
Season 3,
Episode 1
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Winner of Golden Prize Alien for contribution to Comedy (archive footage)
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Timeshift (2005)
(TV Series) - Sherlock Jr (1 episode, 2005)
Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes (Dec
26,
2005)
Season 5,
Episode 16
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Sherlock Jr (archive footage)
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Biography (1995–2004)
(TV Series) - Self - Subject / Self / Blacksmith's Assistant (4 episodes, 1995) |
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How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004)
Self (archive footage) |
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Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) |
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Loriot (1997)
(TV Series) - The Young Man (Cops, 1922) (1 episode, 1997)
Ruhe bitte - Intime Blicke in die Fernsehstudios (May
13,
1997)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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The Young Man (Cops, 1922) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Century of Cinema (1995)
(TV Series) - Buster, 'The Cameraman' (1 episode, 1995)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Mar
6,
1998)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Buster, 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) |
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Hollywood (1980)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (2 episodes, 1980)
Single Beds and Double Standards (Jan
22,
1980)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Off to See the Wizard (1967)
(TV Series) - Lion Tamer (1 episode, 1967)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Part 1 (Sep
29,
1967)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Lion Tamer (archive footage)
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Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
(Short) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Take It or Leave It (1944)
Buster Keaton: Clip from 'Hollywood Cavalcade' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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