Directed credits
42
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Buster Keaton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 42Directed series: 0All crew credits: 63
TMDB ID: 8635
IMDb ID: nm0000036
Known for: Directing
Born: October 3, 1895
Died: February 1, 1966
Age: 70
Place of birth: Piqua, Kansas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1917 - 2026
Years active: 110
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q103949
Also known as
The Great Stone Face • Joseph Frank Keaton • 巴斯特·基顿 • باستر کیتون
Frequent jobs
Director (42)Producer (7)Writer (4)Story (3)Creative Consultant (2)Additional Writing (1)Editor (1)In Memory Of (1)Technical Advisor (1)
Biography
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname The Great Stone Face. He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Buster Keaton.
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
Director
2026 Movie
Busta Keaton in COPS
Director
2017 Movie
4.1
Streamlined Swing
Director
1938 Movie
4.5
Hollywood Handicap
Director
1938 Movie
7.0
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Director
1938 Movie
6.0
Love Nest on Wheels
Director
1937 Movie
5.7
Mixed Magic
Director
1936 Movie
5.5
Blue Blazes
Director
1936 Movie
4.4
Tars and Stripes
Director
1935 Movie
6.3
Allez Oop
Director
1934 Movie
5.6
The Gold Ghost
Director
1934 Movie
6.7
Spite Marriage
Director
1929 Movie
7.6
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director
1928 Movie
6.7
College
Director
1927 Movie
7.9
The General
Director
1926 Movie
6.8
Battling Butler
Director
1926 Movie
6.9
Go West
Director
1925 Movie
7.5
Seven Chances
Director
1925 Movie
7.1
The Navigator
Director
1924 Movie
8.0
Sherlock Jr.
Director
1924 Movie
7.5
Our Hospitality
Director
1923 Movie
6.8
Three Ages
Director
1923 Movie
6.7
The Love Nest
Director
1923 Movie
6.2
The Balloonatic
Director
1923 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Buster Keaton.
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
1950 Movie
8.0
Sherlock Jr.
Director
1924 Movie
7.9
The General
Director
1926 Movie
7.9
One Week
Director
1920 Movie
7.9
Limelight
as Calvero's Partner
1952 Movie
7.8
The Cameraman
Producer
1928 Movie
7.6
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director
1928 Movie
7.5
Seven Chances
Director
1925 Movie
7.5
Our Hospitality
Director
1923 Movie
7.5
The Scarecrow
Director
1920 Movie
7.2
The Goat
Director
1921 Movie
7.2
Cops
Director
1922 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Buster Keaton.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Buster Keaton.
7.9
Limelight
as Calvero's Partner
1952 Movie
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
as Buster Keaton
1950 Movie
4.7
Pajama Party
as Chief Rotten Eagle
1964 Movie
5.5
Oh, Doctor!
as Junior Holepoke
1917 Movie
7.1
The Navigator
Director
1924 Movie
7.9
The General
Director
1926 Movie
7.9
One Week
Director
1920 Movie
6.3
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018 Movie
4.9
Seeing Stars
as Self
1922 Movie
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Jimmy the Crook
1963 Movie
6.2
My Wife's Relations
Director
1922 Movie
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as Train Conductor
1956 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Buster Keaton.
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Woodrow Mulligan • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 2 eps
1950 Series
6.3
Route 66
1 eps
1960 Series
6.4
The Donna Reed Show
2 eps
1958 Series
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Mortimer Lovely • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 6 eps
1948 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Kelsey Dutton • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.4
This Is Your Life
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.6
Playhouse 90
as Harrison • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.0
Legends
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self • 1 eps
1964 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Buster Keaton.
Hitman²
In Memory Of
2025 Movie
2.0
The Smelly Janitor
Thanks
2008 Movie
4.9
The Buster Keaton Story
Technical Advisor
1957 Movie
6.6
In the Good Old Summertime
Additional Writing
1949 Movie
5.7
Bathing Beauty
Creative Consultant
1944 Movie
7.5
Quick Millions
Story
1939 Movie
5.9
Mooching Through Georgia
Writer
1939 Movie
6.8
Pest from the West
Writer
1939 Movie
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Story
1939 Movie
5.8
Too Hot to Handle
Creative Consultant
1938 Movie
5.8
Grand Slam Opera
Writer
1936 Movie
Plumber in love
Producer
1932 Movie
5.6
Speak Easily
Producer
1932 Movie
4.0
Casanova wider Willen
Producer
1931 Movie
Buster se marie
Producer
1931 Movie
5.2
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Producer
1931 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Buster Keaton.
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.
2026 Movie
Hodgepodge
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
9.0
Stunts: A Taste for Risk
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.5
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021 Movie
8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
2020 Movie
8.0
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Barney's Wall
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.3
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018 Movie
Busta Keaton in COPS
as The Young Man (archive footage from 'Cops')
2017 Movie
7.0
Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923
2016 Movie
7.8
Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed by Hollywood
as Self
2016 Movie
9.0
Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends
as (archive footage)
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Buster Keaton.
5.0
Legends
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.0
Funny Business
as (archive footage) • 6 eps
1992 Series
7.6
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
as Self (archive footage) • 3 eps
1987 Series
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Mortimer Lovely • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.3
Route 66
1 eps
1960 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Woodrow Mulligan • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.4
The Donna Reed Show
2 eps
1958 Series
7.6
Playhouse 90
as Harrison • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Kelsey Dutton • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.4
This Is Your Life
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series