Buster Keaton

8.8	Listal rating

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Birth Name: Joseph Frank Keaton VI

Born: 4 October 1895 Died: 1 February 1966

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 5"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Eleanor Keaton

Lists

231 votes

Caricatures by Patrick Strogulski *just updated* (66 items)
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Listal's Hall of Fame (100 items)
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Published 2 years, 8 months ago

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210 votes

Listal's 100 best Actors *UPDATED* (100 items)
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Published 1 year, 9 months ago

225 comments

89 votes

Hollywood's Golden Age (54 items)
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Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago

11 comments

88 votes

The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 items)
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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

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Buster Keaton Videos

Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton (limelight)

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About: 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". Buster Keaton (his lifelong stage name) was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ran ... (more)

Died 1966 (10), Born 1895 (10), Actor (6), Silent Cinema (5), Director (5), Deceased (5), American (5), Male (5), Died Aged 70 (4), The Great Stone Face (4), Comedy (4), Comedian (4), Died February 1 (3), Born In October (3), Stoic (3), October 4 (3), Genius (3), Slapstick (3), Silent Film Star (2), Vaudevillian (2)

Movies

1. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Rating:

8.6

830 Watched

2. The General (1926)

Rating:

8.3

375 Watched

3. Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

Rating:

8.6

257 Watched

4. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Rating:

7.4

222 Watched

5. Limelight (1952)

Rating:

8.5

180 Watched

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Movies directed by

1. The General (1926)

Rating:

8.3

375 Watched

2. Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

Rating:

8.6

257 Watched

3. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Rating:

7.7

154 Watched

4. The Cameraman (1928)

Rating:

8.4

114 Watched

5. Our Hospitality (1923)

Rating:

7.8

108 Watched

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Movies written by

1. The General (1926)

Rating:

8.3

375 Watched

2. A Night at the Opera (1935)

Rating:

7.9

245 Watched

3. One Week (1920)

Rating:

8.3

77 Watched

4. The Scarecrow (1920)

Rating:

59 Watched

5. Cops (1922)

Rating:

7.5

53 Watched

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TV

1. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Rating:

8.9

18 Watched

2. What's My Line? (1950)

Rating:

7.9

15 Watched

3. The Donna Reed Show (1958)

Rating:

5 want to see

4. Playhouse 90 (1956)

Rating:

5.5

3 want to see

5. The New Truth and Consequences (1950)

Rating:

2 Watched

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Books

1. My Wonderful World Of Slapstick (Da Capo Paperback)

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2 want this

2. Buster Keaton: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers)

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1 want this

TV written by

1. The Red Skelton Hour (1951)

Rating:

9.3

2 want to see

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A Movie for every Director (Part. 1) (100 person items)

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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 person items)

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My Favorite Movie Stars (36 person items)

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Favourite Actors & Actresses (45 person items)

"Seen him in: -Sherlock Jr. -It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World -The General -Sunset Boulevard -The Navigator 3% of his filmography "

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The Birth Names of Celebrities (104 person items)

"Joseph Frank Keaton VI"

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50 Greatest American Screen Legends (50 person items)

"1895 - 1966 Trademarks Pork pie hat, slapshoes, deadpan expression His films contain elaborate gadgets of his own devising Used the camera to help comedy, e.g to create effect of rocking boat in beginning of The Boat (1921). Small and slight frame Sherlock Jr. (1926) The General (1924) "

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