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Portrait of Joe Keaton

Acting

Joe Keaton

Career

Active from 1917 to 1935, busiest in 1920 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Keaton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 5
  • Slapstick Comedy 5
  • Physical Comedy 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Physical Humor 3
  • 1920s 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Buster Keaton 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

1 title · average score 53
Palooka from Paducah
Palooka from Paducah (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

as Pa Diltz

1920s

10 titles · average score 78
The General
The General (1926)
GoodWatch score 87

as Union General

Go West
Go West (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

as Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Girl's Father / Man on Film Screen

Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality (1923)
GoodWatch score 88

as The Engineer

The Electric House
The Electric House (1922)
GoodWatch score 75

as Buster's Father in Prologue

Day Dreams
Day Dreams (1922)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Girl's Father

The Goat
The Goat (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow (1920)
GoodWatch score 80

as Farmer (uncredited)

Convict 13
Convict 13 (1920)
GoodWatch score 70

as Prisoner

Neighbors
Neighbors (1920)
GoodWatch score 77

as His Father (uncredited)

1910s

3 titles · average score 54
Out West
Out West (1918)
GoodWatch score 56

as Man on Train

Good Night, Nurse!
Good Night, Nurse! (1918)
GoodWatch score 53

as Man in Bandages

A Country Hero
A Country Hero (1917)

as Cy Klone, Garage Owner