Stage name of Joseph Frank Keaton (1896-1966) was an American comedian and actor.

Short Biography:

After being a star in vaudeville, he took up a career in "Fatty" Arbuckle comedies, and became one of the great comedians of the silent film era, with an inimitable deadpan expression masking a sophisticated acting ability.

His films include One Week (1920), The Navigator (1924), The General (1927), and The Cameraman (1928).

Why is Buster Keaton famous?

Buster Keaton was an American comic actor and filmmaker.
Buster Keaton Lists

20 Most Famous Movies of Buster Keaton (June 25, 2009)

	1895 births
	1966 deaths
	Academy Honorary Award recipients
	Actors from Kansas
	American film actors
	American film directors
	American silent film actors
	Cancer deaths in California
	Deaths from lung cancer
	American people of English descent
	American people of German descent
	American people of Irish descent
	Mimes
	People from Beverly Hills, California
	People from Woodson County, Kansas
	People self-identifying as alcoholics
	Slapstick comedians
	American people of Scottish descent
	Silent film comedians
	Vaudeville performers

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Buster Keaton Pictures

 

Buster Keaton Movies
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton Limelight Paradise for Buster Around the World in Eighty Days The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn When Comedy Was King The Home Owner Nickelodeon Days The Great Chase The Sound of Laughter The Triumph of Lester Snapwell Pajama Party The Big Parade of Comedy Beach Blanket Bingo Film
Buster Keaton Filmography

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Category: Actors  - ( Actors Archive)

Date Added: 04 May '12

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