Ben Turpin

Acting

Ben Turpin

Born September 18, 1869New Orleans, Louisiana, USA157 credits

Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.

Known For

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Movie

2017

Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

Movie

1982

Days of Thrills and Laughter
5.5

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Movie

1961

When Comedy Was King
6.2

When Comedy Was King

Movie

1960

Lifetime of Comedy
5.5

Lifetime of Comedy

Movie

1960

The Golden Age of Comedy
7.2

The Golden Age of Comedy

Movie

1957

Filmography

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanayas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dance of the Cookoos
1982Dance of the Cookoosas Cross-Eyed PlumberMovie
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage)Movie
When Comedy Was King
1960When Comedy Was Kingas edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)Movie
Lifetime of Comedy
1960Lifetime of Comedyas (archive footage)Movie
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footageMovie
Big Farewell
1954Big Farewellas DancerMovie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951The Slappiest Days of Our Livesas (archive footage)Movie
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"Movie
Down Memory Lane
1949Down Memory Laneas (archive footage)Movie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)Movie
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1942Wedding Yellsas Jackson SnoodMovie
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage)Movie
Saps at Sea
1940Saps at Seaas Cross-Eyed PlumberMovie
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939Hollywood Cavalcadeas Bartender in WesternMovie
A Small Town Idol
1939A Small Town Idolas Sam SmithMovie
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935Starlit Days at the Lidoas SelfMovie
Keystone Hotel
1935Keystone Hotelas Count Drewa BlancMovie
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1935Any Day in HollywoodMovie
The Law of the Wild
1934The Law of the Wildas HenryMovie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-9as BartenderMovie
Million Dollar Legs
1932Million Dollar Legsas Mysterious ManMovie
Make Me a Star
1932Make Me a Staras BenMovie
Hollywood on Parade
1932Hollywood on Paradeas SelfMovie
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1932Lighthouse Loveas The Russian PrinceMovie
Lighthouse Love
1932Lighthouse Loveas The Russian PrinceMovie
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1932Running Hollywoodas Traffic CopMovie
Ambassador Bill
1931Ambassador Billas The ButcherMovie
Our Wife
1931Our Wifeas Justice of the PeaceMovie
Cracked Nuts
1931Cracked Nutsas Cross-eyed BenMovie
Swing High
1930Swing Highas BartenderMovie
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1930The Voice of Hollywood No. 8as Self - Guest HostMovie
A Royal Romance
1930A Royal Romanceas Cossack Guard (uncredited)Movie
The Love Parade
1930The Love Paradeas Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)Movie
The Show of Shows
1929The Show of Showsas Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' NumberMovie
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1929Taking the CountMovie
The Cockeyed Family
1928The Cockeyed Familyas Amos GilligMovie
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1928Holding His Ownas Ben MuggsMovie
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1928The Eyes Have ItMovie
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1928Idle Eyesas Benjamin TurpsMovie
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1928She Said NoMovie
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1928Seein' ThingsMovie
A Woman's Way
1928A Woman's WayMovie
The Wife's Relations
1928The Wife's Relationsas Rodney St. ClairMovie
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1928Why Babies Leave HomeMovie
The College Hero
1927The College Heroas The JanitorMovie
The Pride of Pikeville
1927The Pride of Pikevilleas Baron BonamoMovie
Broke in China
1927Broke in Chinaas Donald DrakeMovie
The Jolly Jilter
1927The Jolly Jilteras Vigil VancourtMovie
A Blonde's Revenge
1926A Blonde's Revengeas Gerald MontagueMovie
A Harem Knight
1926A Harem Knightas Rodney St. ClairMovie
When a Man's a Prince
1926When a Man's a Princeas Prince NikoloMovie
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926A Prodigal BridegroomMovie
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1925Hogan's Alleyas The StrangerMovie
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1925The Marriage Circusas Rodney St. ClairMovie
The Raspberry Romance
1925The Raspberry Romanceas Rodney St. ClairMovie
The Wild Goose Chaser
1925The Wild Goose Chaseras Rodney St. ClairMovie
Three Foolish Weeks
1924Three Foolish Weeksas Baron Sergius Rodney St. ClairMovie
Romeo and Juliet
1924Romeo and Julietas Rodney St. Clair / RomeoMovie
Yukon Jake
1924Yukon Jakeas Sheriff Cyclone BillMovie
The Hollywood Kid
1924The Hollywood Kidas SelfMovie
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
1924Ten Dollars or Ten Daysas The Soda ClerkMovie
The Dare-Devil
1923The Dare-Devilas Joe MageeMovie
Asleep at the Switch
1923Asleep at the Switchas The Station AgentMovie
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923Pitfalls of a Big Cityas Rodney St. ClairMovie
Hollywood
1923Hollywoodas Ben TurpinMovie
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?as Rodney St. ClairMovie
The Shriek of Araby
1923The Shriek of Arabyas Bill Poster - The SheikMovie
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1922Step Forwardas Rodney RobbinMovie
Bright Eyes
1921Bright Eyesas Luke Larson the Oil MagnateMovie
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1921Love and Doughnutsas The BakerMovie
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921She Sighed by the Seasideas The LifeguardMovie
A Small Town Idol
1921A Small Town Idolas Sam SmithMovie
The Quack Doctor
1920The Quack Doctoras The Justice of the PeaceMovie
Married Life
1920Married Lifeas Rodney St. Clair - a Man's ManMovie
Down on the Farm
1920Down on the Farmas The Faithful Wife's HusbandMovie
Charlie Butts In
1920Charlie Butts InMovie
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1919Up in Alf's Placeas Oswald Planter - MorticianMovie
Trying to Get Along
1919Trying to Get Alongas Freeloading CustomerMovie
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919Yankee Doodle in Berlinas A Prussian GuardsmanMovie
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1919Cupid's Day Offas 1st Shoe SalesmanMovie
She Loved Him Plenty
1918She Loved Him PlentyMovie
Chase Me Charlie
1918Chase Me Charlieas BenMovie
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
1918Sheriff Nell's Tussleas Honest Eyed Jack - Still After HerMovie
That Night
1917That NightMovie
Are Waitresses Safe?
1917Are Waitresses Safe?as Ralph - Who Loved Her SoMovie
Roping Her Romeo
1917Roping Her Romeoas Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor ButterflyMovie
A Bedroom Blunder
1917A Bedroom Blunderas Hotel Desk ClerkMovie
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917The Pawnbroker's Heartas The Pawnshop JanitorMovie
Lost: A Cook
1917Lost: A Cookas Pest GuestMovie
A Clever Dummy
1917A Clever Dummyas A Romantic JanitorMovie
Caught in the End
1917Caught in the Endas Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball CoMovie
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1917Bucking the Tigeras The Grand RuinMovie
Masked Mirth
1917Masked Mirthas Suffern PhattMovie
When Ben Bolted
1917When Ben BoltedMovie
His Bogus Boast
1917His Bogus BoastMovie
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1917A Studio Stampedeas VicMovie
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1917The Butcher's Nightmareas The ButcherMovie
The Musical Marvel
1917The Musical Marvelas Dickie, the pianistMovie
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1916Picture Piratesas 2nd Ne'er-Do-WellMovie
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1916He Died and He Didn'tas The GamblerMovie
Poultry à la Mode
1916Poultry à la Modeas BenMovie
Doctoring a Leak
1916Doctoring a Leakas 1st PlumberMovie
T
1916The Stolen Bookingas BenMovie
A Burlesque on Carmen
1915A Burlesque on Carmenas RemendadosMovie
A Christmas Revenge
1915A Christmas Revengeas LoaferMovie
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1915Snakeville’s Championas BloggieMovie
B
1915Broncho Billy's Love AffairMovie
T
1915Too Much Turkeyas The NeighborMovie
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915Versus Sledge Hammersas The Count's ValetMovie
B
1915Broncho Billy Steps InMovie
Sweedie's Finish
1915Sweedie's FinishMovie
Sweedie's Hero
1915Sweedie's Heroas The BellboyMovie
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1915Sweedie in VaudevilleMovie
A
1915A Coat TaleMovie
Curiosity
1915Curiosityas The LunaticMovie
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1915Sweedie Learns to Rideas Sweedie's RomeoMovie
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1915Love and Troubleas Sweedie's BeauMovie
The Champion
1915The Championas Ringside vendorMovie
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1915Sweedie's Hopeless Loveas The Grocery BoyMovie
A Night Out
1915A Night Outas Fellow RevellerMovie
Sweedie Goes to College
1915Sweedie Goes to Collegeas Sweedie's RomeoMovie
His New Job
1915His New Jobas Film Extra, in AnteroomMovie
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
1915Two Hearts That Beat as TenMovie
Sweedie and Her Dog
1915Sweedie and Her Dogas Captain of the Dog CatchersMovie
Sweedie's Suicide
1915Sweedie's Suicideas Police CaptainMovie
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
1915Sweedie and the Sultan's Presentas Swipes, her husbandMovie
Sweedie Collects for Charity
1914Sweedie Collects for Charityas Mr. TightwadMovie
Their Cheap Vacation
1914Their Cheap VacationMovie
Madame Double X
1914Madame Double Xas Mr. Von Crooks Jr.Movie
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
1914Sweedie and the Hypnotistas The HypnotistMovie
Sweedie at the Fair
1914Sweedie at the Fairas Captain of the PoliceMovie
Countess Sweedie
1914Countess Sweedieas The WaiterMovie
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
1914Sweedie the Trouble Makeras Captain of the PoliceMovie
The Laundress
1914The Laundressas His AssistantMovie
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
1914The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'Movie
She Landed a Big One
1914She Landed a Big Oneas The Chief of PoliceMovie
Sweedie Learns to Swim
1914Sweedie Learns to Swimas Captain of Life SaversMovie
The Fickleness of Sweedie
1914The Fickleness of Sweedieas Police CaptainMovie
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1914Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedieas The CaptainMovie
Sweedie's Clean-Up
1914Sweedie's Clean-Upas The Chief of PoliceMovie
Sweedie's Skate
1914Sweedie's Skateas CaptainMovie
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1914Sweedie Springs a Surpriseas Mr. PrimMovie
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1914Sweedie and the Double ExposureMovie
T
1914The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-inMovie
Sweedie the Swatter
1914Sweedie the SwatterMovie
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1914Sweedie and the LordMovie
The Usual Way
1913The Usual Wayas Secondary RoleMovie
T
1912The Hidden Treasureas Puddlefoot PeteMovie
Y
1910You Saved My LifeMovie
Mr. Flip
1909Mr. Flipas Mr. FlipMovie
A
1909A Mexican's GratitudeMovie
Tag Day
1909Tag Dayas The TrampMovie
The Haunted Lounge
1909The Haunted Loungeas TrampMovie
The Neighbors' Kids
1909The Neighbors' Kidsas ServantMovie
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1908Oh! What LungsMovie
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1907An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollersas The HoboMovie