Directing
Buster Keaton
- Titles
- 201movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1917 to 2023, with a break from 1975 to 1991, busiest in 1922 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 110top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Cameraman91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.7average 2.5
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.1average 2.0
- Satire & Parody3.4average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Psychological2.6, average 5.6
- Social Commentary3.0, average 4.9
- Tension4.2, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Slapstick Comedy 17
- Physical Humor 14
- Silent Film 14
- Historical Setting 13
- Physical Comedy 10
- Silent Comedy 8
- Fast-Paced 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Family-Friendly 7
- Physical Gags 7
- Wholesome Entertainment 7
- Silent Film Era 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Edward F. ClineActorOne Week, The Villain Still Pursued Her, Hard Luck, The Play House, Day Dreams, +17 more
Roscoe ArbuckleActorWhen Comedy Was King, Go West, Good Night, Nurse!, The Cook, Oh, Doctor!, +16 more
Joe RobertsActorOur Hospitality, One Week, Hard Luck, The Play House, Day Dreams, +15 more
Al St. JohnActorLove Nest on Wheels, Good Night, Nurse!, The Cook, The Scarecrow, Oh, Doctor!, +14 more
Elgin LessleyCinematographerSherlock Jr., The Cameraman, The Navigator, Our Hospitality, Seven Chances, +12 more
Joe KeatonActorSherlock Jr., The General, Our Hospitality, Go West, Day Dreams, +10 more
Clyde BruckmanWriterSherlock Jr., The General, The Navigator, Seven Chances, Pest from the West, +8 more
Alice LakeActorGood Night, Nurse!, The Cook, Oh, Doctor!, Coney Island, The Rough House, +7 more- HHerbert WarrenEditorGood Night, Nurse!, The Cook, Oh, Doctor!, Coney Island, The Rough House, +7 more
- DDwight WarrenCinematographerLove Nest on Wheels, Hayseed Romance, The E-Flat Man, One Run Elmer, Tars and Stripes, +7 more
Virginia FoxActorHard Luck, The Play House, Cops, The Blacksmith, The Goat, +6 more
Charles LamontDirectorLove Nest on Wheels, Hayseed Romance, The E-Flat Man, Three on a Limb, One Run Elmer, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
331940s
1 title · average score 67
67
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
as Hickey
1930s
6 titles · average score 60
62
Mooching Through Georgia (1939)
as Homer Cobb
61
Grand Slam Opera (1936)
as Elmer Butts
52
Doughboys (1930)
as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.
1920s
25 titles · average score 72
88
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
as Steamboat Bill Jr.
88
The General (1926)
as Johnnie Gray
70
Go West (1925)
as Friendless
81
Three Ages (1923)
as The Boy
78
Cops (1922)
as The Young Man
67
Day Dreams (1922)
as The Young Man
67
My Wife's Relations (1922)
as The Husband
71
The Play House (1921)
as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand
69
Hard Luck (1921)
as Suicidal Boy
79
The Goat (1921)
as The Goat
91
One Week (1920)
as The Groom
76
The Scarecrow (1920)
as Farmhand
1910s
1 title · average score 46
46
The Rough House (1917)
as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop