This is a list of films by the American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Buster Keaton.
Short films
Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleApril 23, 1917The Butcher Boy Buster First film roleJune 25, 1917 The Rough House Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop Co-directed and co-written by Roscoe ArbuckleAugust 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 Lost filmJanuary 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 Incomplete filmSeptember 7, 1919 Back Stage Stagehand First film upon returning from service in WWIOctober 26, 1919 The Hayseed Manager, general store —January 11, 1920 The Garage Mechanic / Fireman Last film with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
Starring Buster Keaton under Buster Keaton Productions Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleSeptember 1, 1920 One Week The groom —October 27, 1920 Convict 13 Golfer turned prisoner / Guard —December 22, 1920 Neighbors The boy —December 22, 1920 The Scarecrow Farmhand —February 10, 1921 The Haunted House Bank clerk —March 14, 1921 Hard Luck Suicidal boy —April 12, 1921 The High Sign Our hero Keaton's first solo film - produced before One Week.May 18, 1921 The Goat Buster Keaton —October 6, 1921 The Play House Audience / Orchestra / Mr. Brown – First Minstrel / Second Minstrel / Interlocutors / Stagehand —November 10, 1921 The Boat The boat builder —January 1922 The Paleface Little Chief Paleface —March 1922 Cops The young man —May 1922 My Wife's Relations The husband —July 21, 1922 The Blacksmith Blacksmith's assistant —August 28, 1922 The Frozen North The bad man —October 16, 1922 The Electric House Buster Keaton —November 1922 Day Dreams The young man Distributed byFirst National PicturesIncomplete filmJanuary 22, 1923 The Balloonatic The young man —March 1923 Love Nest Buster Keaton Keaton's last independent two reeler.
Starring Buster Keaton for Educational Pictures Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleMarch 16, 1934 The Gold Ghost Wally —May 25, 1934 Allez Oop Elmer —January 11, 1935 Palooka from Paducah Jim Diltz —February 22, 1935 One Run Elmer Elmer —March 15, 1935 Hayseed Romance Elmer Dolittle —May 3, 1935 Tars and Stripes 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 Elmer Butts Screenplay by Buster Keaton and Charles LamontAugust 21, 1936 Blue Blazes Elmer filmed in New YorkOctober 9, 1936 The Chemist Elmer Triple filmed in New YorkNovember 20, 1936 Mixed Magic Elmer "Happy" Butterworth filmed in New YorkJanuary 8, 1937 Jail Bait Office Boy —February 12, 1937 Ditto The forgotten man —March 26, 1937 Love Nest on Wheels Elmer —
Starring Buster Keaton for Columbia Pictures Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleJune 16, 1939 Pest from the West Sir Screenplay by Clyde Bruckman and (uncredited) Buster KeatonAugust 11, 1939 Mooching Through Georgia 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 Hedley Lamar, Jr. —November 20, 1941 She's Oil Mine Buster Waters, plumber —
Starring Buster Keaton for independent producers Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleDecember 31, 1947 Un Duel À Mort Monsieur Keaton French short for Les Films Cristal, directed by Pierre BlondyOctober 15, 1952 Paradise for Buster Buster Industrial short for John Deere & Co., directed by Del Lord1960 The Devil to Pay Diablos Industrial short for the National Association of Wholesalers1963 There's No Business Like No Business Owner of Service Station Industrial short for Maremont Exhaust and the Gabriel Shocks Division of the Arvin Corporation1963 The Triumph of Lester Snapwell Lester Snapwell Industrial short, filmed in color, for the Eastman Kodak Company1965 The Fall Guy The Fall Guy Industrial short for U.S. SteelJanuary 8, 1965 Film The Man Experimental project by Samuel BeckettOctober 2, 1965 The Railrodder The Man National Film Board of Canada travelogue, filmed in color, to promote travel in Canada.January 8, 1966 The Scribe Journalist Industrial short for the Construction Safety Association of Ontario
Directed by (but not featuring) Buster Keaton for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleFebruary 26, 1938 Life in Sometown, USA —May 28, 1938 Hollywood Handicap September 10, 1938 Streamlined Swing Musical Short
With Buster Keaton in featured or cameo roles Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director Role1922 Seeing Stars Himself —April 12, 1925 The Iron Mule Indian —April 4, 1931 The Stolen Jools Policeman —December 7, 1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Himself —August 6, 1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Himself —May 3, 1939 Hollywood Hobbies Himself Third baseman on all-star baseball team
Feature films Starring Buster Keaton for Metro Pictures Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleOctober 18, 1920 The Saphead Bertie "The Lamb" Van Alstyne —
Starring Buster Keaton under Buster Keaton Productions Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleSeptember 24, 1923 Three Ages The Boy Co-directed with Edward F. ClineNovember 19, 1923 Our Hospitality Willie McKay Co-directed with John G. BlystoneMay 11, 1924 Sherlock Jr. Projectionist / Sherlock Jr. —October 13, 1924 The Navigator Rollo Treadway Co-directed with Donald CrispMarch 15, 1925 Seven Chances James Shannon —November 1, 1925 Go West Friendless —September 19, 1926 Battling Butler Alfred Butler —December 31, 1926(Tokyo)The General Johnnie Gray Co-written and directed with Clyde BruckmanSeptember 27, 1927 College Ronald Co-directed with James W. HorneMay 20, 1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr. William Canfield Jr. Co-directed with Charles Reisner
Starring Buster Keaton for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleSeptember 22, 1928 The Cameraman Buster Co-directed with Edward SedgwickApril 6, 1929 Spite Marriage Elmer Gantry Co-directed with Edward SedgwickMarch 22, 1930 Free and Easy Elmer —July 7, 1930 Estrellados Canuto Cuadratin Spanish-language version of Free and EasyAugust 30, 1930 Doughboys Elmer —January 23, 1931 De frente...marchen Canuto de la Montera Spanish-language version of DoughboysFebruary 28, 1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Reginald Irving —September 26, 1931 Sidewalks of New York Harmon —October 19, 1931 Casanova wider Willen Reggie Irving German-language version of Parlor, Bedroom and BathDecember 23, 1931 Buster se marie Reggie French-language version of Parlor, Bedroom and BathFebruary 6, 1932 The Passionate Plumber Elmer E. Tuttle —August 13, 1932 Speak Easily Professor Post —December 30, 1932 Le plombier amoureux Elmer Tuttle French-language version of The Passionate PlumberFebruary 10, 1933 What! No Beer? Elmer J. Butts —
Starring Buster Keaton for independent producers Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleDecember 11, 1934 Le Roi des Champs-Élysées Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré —January 2, 1936 The Invader Leander Proudfoot —August 2, 1946 El Moderno Barba Azul GI / Prisoner Also known as A Modern Bluebeard and Boom in the MoonOctober 30, 1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again Himself Documentary about the making of The Railrodder
With Buster Keaton in featured or cameo roles Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director RoleOctober 10, 1920 The Round-Up Indian UncreditedDecember 23, 1928 Brotherly Love Barber Uncredited, appearance is speculativeApril 23, 1929 Tide of Empire Drunk thrown out of bar UncreditedJune 20, 1929 The Hollywood Revue Himself / Princess Raja —Unreleased, scheduled for September 1930 The March of Time Caveman —November, 1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood Himself Truncated German-language version of The March of TimeOctober 13, 1939 Hollywood Cavalcade Himself —July 19, 1940 New Moon Prisoner – "LuLu" most scenes deletedOctober 11, 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her William Dalton —November 1, 1940 Li'l Abner Lonesome Polecat —March 26, 1943 Forever and a Day Wilkins —September 29, 1944 San Diego, I Love You Bus Driver —June 1, 1945 That's the Spirit L.M., angel —September 28, 1945 That Night with You Sam —November 4, 1945 She Went to the Races Bellboy —March 15, 1946 God's Country Mr. Boone aka Old Tarp —July 25, 1946 Easy to Wed UncreditedApril 13, 1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game May 11, 1949 The Lovable Cheat Goulard —July 29, 1949 In the Good Old Summertime Hickey —August 1949 You're My Everything Butler cameo appearanceAugust 10, 1950 Sunset Boulevard Himself cameo appearanceOctober 23, 1952 Limelight Calvero's Partner —June 14, 1953 The Enchanting Enemy Buster —October 17, 1956 Around the World in 80 Days Train Conductor – San Francisco to Fort Kearney —August 3, 1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lion Tamer —November 7, 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Jimmy the Crook —November 11, 1964 Pajama Party Chief Rotten Eagle —April 14, 1965 Beach Blanket Bingo Buster —July 14, 1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Bwana —August 18, 1965 Sergeant Deadhead Airman Blinken —December 2, 1965 War Italian Style General von Kassler —October 16, 1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Erronius Final film role, released posthumously
Television appearances (incomplete) The Ed Wynn Show, (1949) as Buster The Buster Keaton Show, KKTV (1950) as Buster Life with Buster Keaton, KKTV (1951) as Buster Douglas Fairbanks Presents, episode "The Awakening" (1954) as The Man Screen Directors Playhouse, episode "The Silent Partner" (1955) as Kelsey Dutton The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater S1E38 "Strange Little Stranger" as Travel Agent The Rosemary Clooney Show, (1956) as Keystone Policeman Circus Time, Buster Keaton (1957) What's My Line? 09/01/1957 (Episode # 326) (Season 8, Ep 35) as Mystery Guest The Donna Reed Show (1957) episode "A Very Merry Christmas" as Charlie Milky Way, Buster Keaton TV Commercial (1961) The Twilight Zone, episode "Once Upon a Time" (1961) as Woodrow Mulligan the Janitor Candid Camera, episode "In the Diner" (1962) The Scene Stealers, Buster Keaton and Ed Wynn (1962). Route 66, in "Journey to Nineveh" (1962) as Jonah Butler, the town jinx Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in episode "Think Mink" (1963) as Si Willis Burke's Law, (1964) as Buster The Greatest Show on Earth (1964) S1E30 "You're All Right, Ivy" as Pippo Cleopatra Skit, (1964) Buster Keaton on The Hollywood Palace Buster Keaton and Lucille Ball, in Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) as Buster Alka-Seltzer, TV advertisement, (1966) as Buster Ford Van, TV advertisement, (1966) as Buster
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