Buster Keaton filmography
These are the films of American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Buster Keaton.
Short films
Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton
| Release date | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director | Role |
| April 23, 1917 | The Butcher Boy | | | Buster | — |
| June 25, 1917 | The Rough House | Yes | Yes | Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop | Co-directed and co-written by Roscoe Arbuckle |
| August 20, 1917 | His Wedding Night | | | Delivery boy | — |
| September 30, 1917 | Oh Doctor! | | | Junior Holepoke | — |
| October 29, 1917 | Coney Island | | | Rival / Cop with mustache | — |
| December 10, 1917 | A Country Hero | | | Vaudeville artist | No copies are known to exist |
| January 20, 1918 | Out West | | | Sheriff / Saloon owner | — |
| March 18, 1918 | The Bell Boy | | | Bellboy | — |
| May 13, 1918 | Moonshine | | | Revenue agent | — |
| July 6, 1918 | Good Night, Nurse! | | | Dr. Hampton / Woman with umbrella | — |
| September 15, 1918 | The Cook | | | Waiter | — |
| September 7, 1919 | Back Stage | | | Stagehand | — |
| October 26, 1919 | The Hayseed | | | Manager, general store | — |
| January 11, 1920 | The Garage | | | Mechanic / Fireman | — |
Starring Buster Keaton
| Release date | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director | Role |
| September 1, 1920 | One Week | Yes | Yes | The groom | — |
| October 27, 1920 | Convict 13 | Yes | Yes | Gardener / Golfer turned prisoner / Guard | — |
| December 22, 1920 | Neighbors | Yes | Yes | The boy | — |
| December 22, 1920 | The Scarecrow | Yes | Yes | Farmhand | — |
| February 10, 1921 | The Haunted House | Yes | Yes | Bank clerk | — |
| March 14, 1921 | Hard Luck | Yes | Yes | Suicidal boy | — |
| April 12, 1921 | The High Sign | Yes | Yes | Our hero | — |
| May 18, 1921 | The Goat | Yes | Yes | Buster Keaton | — |
| October 6, 1921 | The Playhouse | Yes | Yes | Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown - First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Interctors / Stagehand | — |
| November 10, 1921 | The Boat | Yes | Yes | The boat builder | — |
| January 1922 | The Paleface | Yes | Yes | Little Chief Paleface | — |
| March 1922 | Cops | Yes | Yes | The young man | — |
| May 1922 | My Wife's Relations | Yes | Yes | The husband | — |
| July 21, 1922 | The Blacksmith | Yes | Yes | Blacksmith's assistant | — |
| August 28, 1922 | The Frozen North | Yes | Yes | The bad man | — |
| October 1922 | The Electric House | Yes | Yes | | — |
| November 1922 | Daydreams | Yes | Yes | The young man | — |
| January 22, 1923 | The Balloonatic | Yes | Yes | The young man | — |
| March 1923 | The Love Nest | Yes | Yes | Buster Keaton | — |
Starring Buster Keaton, for Educational Pictures
| Release date | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director | Role |
| March 16, 1934 | The Gold Ghost | | Yes | Wally | — |
| May 25, 1934 | Allez Oop | | Yes | Elmer | — |
| January 11, 1935 | Palooka from Paducah | | | Jim Diltz | — |
| February 22, 1935 | One Run Elmer | | Yes | Elmer | — |
| March 15, 1935 | Hayseed Romance | | | Elmer Dolittle | — |
| May 3, 1935 | Tars and Stripes | | Yes | Apprentice seaman Elmer Doolittle | — |
| August 9, 1935 | The E-Flat Man | | | Elmer | — |
| October 25, 1935 | The Timid Young Man | | | Milton | — |
| January 3, 1936 | Three on a Limb | | | Elmer Brown | — |
| February 21, 1936 | Grand Slam Opera | Yes | Yes | Elmer Butts | — |
| August 21, 1936 | Blue Blazes | | Yes | Elmer | — |
| October 9, 1936 | The Chemist | | | Elmer Triple | — |
| November 20, 1936 | Mixed Magic | | Yes | Elmer "Happy" Butterworth | — |
| January 8, 1937 | Jail Bait | | | | — |
| February 12, 1937 | Ditto | | | The forgotten man | — |
| March 26, 1937 | Love Nest on Wheels | | Yes | Elmer | — |
Starring Buster Keaton, for Columbia Pictures
| Release date | Title | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director | Role |
| June 16, 1939 | Pest from the West | Yes | | Sir | — |
| August 11, 1939 | Mooching Through Georgia | Yes | | Homer Cobb | — |
| January 19, 1940 | Nothing But Pleasure | | | Clarence Plunkett | — |
| March 22, 1940 | Pardon My Berth Marks | | | Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy | — |
| June 28, 1940 | The Taming of the Snood | | | Buster Keaton | — |
| September 20, 1940 | The Spook Speaks | | | Buster | — |
| December 13, 1940 | His Ex Marks the Spot | | | Buster - the husband | — |
| February 21, 1941 | So You Won't Squawk | | | Eddie | — |
| September 18, 1941 | General Nuisance | | | Peter Lamar - Jr. | — |
| November 20, 1941 | She's Oil Mine | | | Buster Waters, plumber | — |
Starring Buster Keaton, for independent producers
Feature films
Starring Buster Keaton
With Buster Keaton, in featured or cameo roles
- The Saphead (1920) as Bertie Van Alstyne
- The Round-Up (1920) as Indian (uncredited)
- Three Ages (1923) as The Boy
- Our Hospitality (1923) as Willie McKay - 21 Years Old
- Sherlock Jr. (1924) as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
- The Navigator (1924) as Rollo Treadway
- Seven Chances (1925) as James Shannon
- Go West (1925) as Friendless
- Battling Butler (1926) as Alfred Butler
- The General (1926) as Johnnie Gray
- College (1927) as A Son
- Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) as William Canfield Jr.
- The Cameraman (1928) as Buster
- Brotherly Love (1928) as Barber (uncredited)
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) as Himself / Princess Raja
- Tide of Empire (1929) (cameo as drunk thrown out of bar)
- Spite Marriage (1929) as Elmer Gantry
- Free and Easy (1930) as Elmer Butts
- Estrellados (1930) as Canuto Cuadratin
- Doughboys (1930) as Elmer
- De frente, marchen (1930) as Canuto de la Montera
- The March of Time (1930) as Caveman
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) as Reginald Irving
- The Stolen Jools (1931) as Policeman
- Sidewalks of New York (1931) as Harmon
- Casanova wider Willen (1931) as Reggie Irving
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) as Reggie
- The Passionate Plumber (1932) as Elmer E. Tuttle
- Speak Easily (1932) as Professor Post
- The Passionate Plumber (1932) as Elmer Tuttle
- What! No Beer? (1933) as Elmer J. Butts
- Le roi des Champs-Élysées (1934) as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Himself
- The Invader (1936) as Leander Proudfoot
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Himself
- New Moon (1940) as Prisoner - 'LuLu' (uncredited)
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as William Dalton
- Li'l Abner (1940) as Lonesome Polecat
- Forever and a Day (1943) as Wilkins
- San Diego, I Love You (1944) as Bus Driver
- That's the Spirit (1945) as L.M.
- That Night with You (1945) as Sam - Short Order Cook
- She Went to the Races (1945) as Bellboy (uncredited)
- God's Country (1946) as Mr. Boone aka Old Tarp
- Easy to Wed (1946) (uncredited)
- Boom in the Moon (1946)
- Colmillo de Buda, El (1949) as Moe
- The Lovable Cheat (1949) as Goulard
- You're My Everything (1949) as Butler
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949) as Hickey
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) as Himself
- The Misadventures of Buster Keaton (1950) as Buster
- Excuse My Dust (1951) (uncredited)
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1951)
- Limelight (1952) as Calvero's Partner
- L'Incantevole Nemica (1953)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Train Conductor - San Francisco to Fort Kearney
- Producers' Showcase: The Lord Don't Play Favorites (1956)
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) as Lion Tamer
- Ten Girls Ago (1962, uncompleted)
- The Great Chase (1962)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Jimmy the Crook
- Pajama Party (1964) as Chief Rotten Eagle
- Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) as Buster
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) as Bwana
- Sergeant Deadhead (1965) as Airman Blinken
- War Italian Style (1965) as Gen. von Kassler
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) as Erronius (Last appearance)
Television appearances
References
External links
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