Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)

4.79body-of-work score · ranked #229 of 2631 directors · 9 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: October 4, 1895 · Piqua
Died: February 1, 1966 · Woodland Hills
Nationality: United States
Work: comedian, film producer, writer, film editor
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
The General
1926 · United States · comedy, romance, war
AFI 100 (2007) #18 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #95 · National Film Registry (inducted 1989)
1.516 citations
2
Sherlock, Jr.
1924 · United States · comedy, action, romance
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #54 · TIME All-TIME 100 · Letterboxd Top 250 #91
1.466 citations
3
The Cameraman
1928 · United States · comedy, romance, drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2005) · Criterion Collection spine #1033 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.503 citations
4
Cops
1922 · United States · comedy, silent
National Film Registry (inducted 1997) · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.342 citations
5
Our Hospitality
1923 · United States · comedy, romance, silent
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1925 #8
0.321 citation
6
One Week
1920 · United States · comedy, silent
National Film Registry (inducted 2008)
0.231 citation
7
The Navigator
1924 · United States · comedy, thriller, silent
National Film Registry (inducted 2018)
0.231 citation
8
Three Ages
1923 · United States · comedy, romance, silent
Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.111 citation
9
Seven Chances
1925 · United States · comedy, romance, silent
Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 45 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1917The Rough House
1920Convict 13
1920Neighbors
1920One Week
1920The Scarecrow
1921Hard Luck
1921The Boat
1921The Goat
1921The Haunted House
1921The High Sign
1921The Playhouse
1922Cops
1922Day Dreams
1922My Wife's Relations
1922The Blacksmith
1922The Electric House
1922The Frozen North
1922The Paleface
1923Our Hospitality
1923The Balloonatic
1923The Love Nest
1923Three Ages
1924Sherlock, Jr.
1924The Navigator
1925Go West
1925Seven Chances
1926Battling Butler
1926The General
1927College
1928The Cameraman
1929Spite Marriage
1934Allez Oop
1934The Gold Ghost
1935One Run Elmer
1935Tars and Stripes
1936Blue Blazes
1936Grand Slam Opera
1936Mixed Magic
1937Love Nest on Wheels
1938Hollywood Handicap
1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1939Hollywood Cavalcade
1949In the Good Old Summertime
1965The Railrodder
—Streamlined Swing