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Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Actor, director and writer, also producer and editor · Died February 1, 1966, aged 70 · Piqua, Kansas, USA

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1895
Died
February 1, 1966 (aged 70)
From
Piqua, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer and editor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 180 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 38% in 30 days

What are Buster Keaton's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
24%
Morality
13%
Society
11%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Survival
3%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 37 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 23 · Charged 17 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 6

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 31

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 35 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 28 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 28
Trickster
6 of 28
Shadow
2 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Mentor
1 of 28
Ally
1 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
33
Absurd
20
Warm
10
Romantic
12
Thrilling
10
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Buster Keaton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buster Keaton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

180 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stunts: A Taste for Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

  • Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté(2020)

    as archive footage

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Image Book(2018)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin/Keaton: Duel of Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as (archive footage)

  • You Have to Live Somewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Smelly Janitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks

  • Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as (archive footage)

  • Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as (archive footage)

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (archive footage)

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Funny Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as (archive footage)

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Magic with the Stars(1982)

    as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hollywood Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Three Stooges Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Clarence Plunkett (archive footage)

  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 4 Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as (archive footage)

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum(1966)

    as Erronius

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Scribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Journalist

  • War Italian Style(1965)

    as Gen. von Kassler

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Film(1965)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Dead Head(1965)

    as Airman Blinken

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini(1965)

    as Bwana

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Railrodder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · as The Man

  • Beach Blanket Bingo(1965)

    as Buster

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Pajama Party(1964)

    as Chief Rotten Eagle

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Big Parade of Comedy(1964)

    as Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sound of Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Elmer Butts

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)

    as Jimmy the Crook

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mortimer Lovely

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 30 Years of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Lester Snapwell

  • The Great Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Crazy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Home Owner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Home Owner

  • The Devil to Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Diablos

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1960)

    as Lion Tamer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • When Comedy Was King(1960)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lifetime of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Woodrow Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Mr. Pastry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Professor

  • No Time at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Harrison

  • The Buster Keaton Story(1957)

    Technical Advisor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Train Conductor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelsey Dutton

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as The Man

  • L'Incantevole nemica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Baker's Apprentice in Play

  • Limelight(1952)

    as Calvero's Partner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Paradise for Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Buster

  • Ça c'est du cinéma(1951)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Life with Buster Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Misadventures of Buster Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Buster

  • Sunset Boulevard(1950)

    as Buster Keaton

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • In the Good Old Summertime(1949)

    Additional Writing · Screenplay · as Hickey

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • You're My Everything(1949)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Lovable Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Goulard

  • A Southern Yankee(1948)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Duel to the Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as The First Fisherman

  • Boom in the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Old Tarp / Mr. Boone

  • Easy to Wed(1946)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • She Went to the Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bellboy (uncredited)

  • That Night with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sam - Short Order Cook

  • That's the Spirit(1945)

    as L.M.

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • San Diego I Love You(1944)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Take It or Leave It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Bathing Beauty(1944)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • She's Oil Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Buster Waters, plumber

  • General Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.

  • So You Won't Squawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Eddie

  • His Ex Marks the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Buster - the husband

  • Li'l Abner(1940)

    as Lonesome Polecat

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as William Dalton

  • The Spook Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Buster

  • New Moon(1940)

    as Prisoner - 'LuLu'

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Taming of the Snood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Buster Keaton

  • Pardon My Berth Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Elmer - Newspaper Copyboy

  • Nothing But Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Clarence Plunkett

  • Go West(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Buster Keaton

  • Quick Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • Mooching Through Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer · as Homer Cobb

  • Pest from the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer · as Sir

  • The Jones Family in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • At the Circus(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Too Hot to Handle(1938)

    Creative Consultant · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Streamlined Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Hollywood Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Love Nest on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · as Elmer

  • Ditto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as The Forgotten Man

  • Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Mixed Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth

  • The Chemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Elmer Triple

  • Blue Blazes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · as Elmer

  • Grand Slam Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Writer · as Elmer Butts

  • Three on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Elmer Brown

  • The Invader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Leander Proudfoot

  • The Timid Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Milton

  • The E-Flat Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Elmer

  • Tars and Stripes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · as Apprentice Seaman Elmer Doolittle

  • Hayseed Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Elmer Dolittle

  • One Run Elmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Elmer

  • Palooka from Paducah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jim Diltz

  • A Night at the Opera(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The King of the Champs-Élysées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Buster Garner / Jim le Balafré

  • Allez Oop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · as Elmer

  • The Gold Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · as Wally

  • What-No Beer?(1933)

    as Elmer J. Butts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Plumber in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer · as Elmer E. Tuttle

  • Speak Easily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer · as Professor Post

  • The Passionate Plumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Elmer E. Tuttle

  • Casanova Against His Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer · as Reggie Irving

  • Sidewalks of New York(1931)

    Producer · as Harmon

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Buster se marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer · as Reggie Irving

  • The Stolen Jools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Policeman

  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931)

    Producer · as Reginald Irving

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Forward, March! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Doughboys(1930)

    Story · as Elmer J. Stuyvesant, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Estrellados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Canuto Cuadratin

  • The Voice of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy(1930)

    Producer · as Elmer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Spite Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Producer · as Elmer

  • Tide of Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

  • The Baby Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Stunt Double (uncredited)

  • The Cameraman(1928)

    Director · Producer · as Buster

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928)

    Director · Screenplay · as Steamboat Bill Jr.

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • College(1927)

    Director · as Ronald, The Boy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The General(1926)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Stunts · as Johnnie Gray

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Battling Butler(1926)

    Director · Producer · as Alfred Butler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Go West(1925)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Friendless

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Mule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Indian (uncredited)

  • Seven Chances(1925)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as James 'Jimmie' Shannon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Navigator(1924)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Rollo Treadway

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Jr.(1924)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Projectionist / Sherlock, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Our Hospitality(1923)

    Director · Producer · Stunts · as William McKay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Three Ages(1923)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as The Boy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Love Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer · as Buster Keaton

  • The Balloonatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer · as The Young Man

  • Day Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as The Young Man

  • The Electric House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as Buster

  • The Frozen North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as The Bad Man

  • The Blacksmith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as Blacksmith's Assistant

  • My Wife's Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as The Husband

  • Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Young Man

  • The Paleface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as Little Chief Paleface

  • The Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as The Boat Builder

  • The Play House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as Orchestra / Minstrels / Dancers / Audience / Stagehand

  • The Goat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as The Goat

  • The High Sign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as Our Hero

  • Hard Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as Suicidal Boy

  • The Haunted House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer · as Bank Clerk

  • Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Writer · as The Boy

  • The Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Writer · as Farmhand

  • Convict 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Golfer Turned Prisoner, Guard

  • The Round-up(1920)

    as Indian (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Saphead(1920)

    Writer · as Bertie Van Alstyne

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • One Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Groom

  • The Garage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Mechanic / Fireman

  • The Hayseed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Manager, General Store

  • Back Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Stagehand

  • The Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as The Waiter (uncredited)

  • Good Night, Nurse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dr. Hampton

  • Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Editor · as Revenue Agent

  • The Bell Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Bellboy

  • Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Sheriff, Saloon Owner

  • A Country Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Vaudeville Artist

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Rival / Cop with Moustache

  • Oh, Doctor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Junior Holepoke

  • His Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Delivery boy

  • The Rough House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer · as Gardener / Delivery Boy / Cop

  • A Reckless Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Blind Organ Grinder

  • The Butcher Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Buster

Career shape

A full career of 173 titles from 1917 to 2023.

Biggest box office

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

$7.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The General (1926)

Film career

Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles.

  • 1917Screen debut· The Butcher Boy
  • 1920First top-billed film· One Week
  • 1926Career best· The General

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting164 of 173: 112 only acting, 52 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdDirecting42 of 173: 3 only directing, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thWriting32 of 173: 2 only writing, 30 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndProducing16 of 173: 0 only producing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndEditing8 of 173: 0 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew7 of 173: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

173 titles, 52 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 39 of them.

By decade

1910s14 · 14 acting · 2 crew1920s37 · 37 acting · 32 crew1930s41 · 35 acting · 22 crew1940s24 · 23 acting · 2 crew1950s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew1960s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew1970s5 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 61% of 59 roles
1722273257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Buster Keaton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 56; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

74th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Buster Keaton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles13–33 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles2–22 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 1 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles18–33 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Buster Keaton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buster Keaton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph M. Schenck shares the most, 9.

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