Acting
Ben Turpin
- Titles
- 129movies
- Career
Active from 1907 to 1960, with a break from 1943 to 1956, busiest in 1915 with 16 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 76top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Our Wife71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.2average 2.4
- Situational Comedy6.8average 2.7
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor5.2average 2.0
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.6average 2.3
- Showbiz3.2average 1.2
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Psychological2.0, average 5.6
- Mystery0.8, average 4.1
- Melancholy2.0, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 6
- Historical Setting 6
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Physical Gags 5
- Silent Film Comedy 4
- Short Film 4
- Silent Comedy 4
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Classic Slapstick 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Burlesque 2
- Historical Curiosity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Wallace BeeryActorThe Laundress, Sweedie Goes to College, Madame Double X, A Bedroom Blunder, Sweedie's Clean-Up, +21 more
Leo WhiteActorHis New Job, The Laundress, A Burlesque on Carmen, A Night Out, Sweedie's Clean-Up, +13 more
Mack SennettWriterBright Eyes, The Jolly Jilter, When a Man's a Prince, The Pride of Pikeville, A Small Town Idol, +8 more
Robert BolderActorHis New Job, The Laundress, Madame Double X, Sweedie's Clean-Up, Sweedie and the Sultan's Present, +6 more
Charlotte MineauActorHis New Job, The Laundress, Married Life, Sweedie Goes to College, Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie, +5 more
Madeline HurlockActorThe Jolly Jilter, When a Man's a Prince, A Harem Knight, Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?, Pitfalls of a Big City, +5 more
James FinlaysonActorSaps at Sea, Our Wife, Married Life, Wedding Yells, Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?, +4 more
Edward F. ClineWriterThe Jolly Jilter, When a Man's a Prince, A Harem Knight, A Bedroom Blunder, The Pawnbroker's Heart, +4 more
Andy ClydeActorThe Pride of Pikeville, Million Dollar Legs, Yukon Jake, Asleep at the Switch, Broke in China, +3 more
Lillian HamiltonActorMasked Mirth, Caught in the End, Poultry à la Mode, Bucking the Tiger, He Died and He Didn't, +2 more
Gilbert M. AndersonActorTag Day, Mr. Flip, A Christmas Revenge, The Haunted Lounge, Too Much Turkey, +2 more
Charles MurrayActorMarried Life, A Bedroom Blunder, A Small Town Idol, Trying to Get Along, Yankee Doodle in Berlin, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
1221980s
1 title
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
1960s
2 titles · average score 74
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
3 titles · average score 71
as archive footage
as Dancer
as (archive footage)
1940s
4 titles · average score 70
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Jackson Snood
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
1930s
15 titles · average score 64
as Sam Smith
as Bartender in Western
as Count Drewa Blanc
as Bartender
as Henry
as Ben
as Mysterious Man
as The Russian Prince
as Traffic Cop
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Cross-eyed Ben
as The Butcher
1920s
34 titles · average score 62
as Baron Bonamo
as The Janitor
as Vigil Vancourt
as Donald Drake
as Prince Nikolo
as Rodney St. Clair
as Gerald Montague
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
as The Soda Clerk
as Joe Magee
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
as Sam Smith
1910s
58 titles · average score 58
as A Romantic Janitor
as Dickie, the pianist
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
as Suffern Phatt
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
as Vic
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
as Fellow Reveller
as The Count's Valet
as Remendados
as Sweedie's Romeo
as Captain of Life Savers
1900s
5 titles · average score 44
as Mr. Flip
as Tramp
as Servant
as The Tramp