1869-09-18 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
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Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay | Self (archive footage) | 2017-01-20 |
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Dance of the cookoos | Cross-Eyed Plumber | 1982-01-01 |
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Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | 1961-03-21 |
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Lifetime of Comedy | (archive footage) | 1960-01-01 |
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When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage) | 1960-03-29 |
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The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
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Il grande addio | Dancer | 1954-08-28 |
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Ça, c'est du cinéma | (archive footage) | 1951-03-23 |
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A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" | 1951-03-01 | |
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Down Memory Lane | (archive footage) | 1949-08-01 |
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
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Wedding Yells | Jackson Snood | 1942-03-07 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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Saps at Sea | Cross-Eyed Plumber | 1940-04-29 |
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Hollywood Cavalcade | Bartender in Western | 1939-10-13 |
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A Small Town Idol | Sam Smith | 1939-02-11 |
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Any Day in Hollywood | 1935-01-16 | |
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Keystone Hotel | Count Drewa Blanc | 1935-09-21 |
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Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935-09-28 |
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The Law of the Wild | Henry | 1934-09-04 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 | Bartender | 1934-04-28 |
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Running Hollywood | Traffic Cop | 1932-01-27 |
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Hollywood on Parade | Self | 1932-06-05 |
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Million Dollar Legs | Mysterious Man | 1932-07-08 |
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Make Me a Star | Ben | 1932-07-01 |
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Lighthouse Love | The Russian Prince | 1932-05-06 |
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Lighthouse Love | The Russian Prince | 1932-05-06 |
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Cracked Nuts | Cross-eyed Ben | 1931-04-18 |
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Ambassador Bill | The Butcher | 1931-11-13 |
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Our Wife | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1931-05-16 |
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 | Self - Guest Host | 1930-03-24 |
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A Royal Romance | Cossack Guard (uncredited) | 1930-03-17 |
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Swing High | Bartender | 1930-05-18 |
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The Love Parade | Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited) | 1929-11-19 |
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Taking the Count | 1929-05-20 | |
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The Show of Shows | Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number | 1929-11-21 |
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Seein' Things | 1928-04-29 | |
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She Said No | 1928-04-29 | |
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The Wife's Relations | Rodney St. Clair | 1928-01-13 |
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Idle Eyes | Benjamin Turps | 1928-04-29 |
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Why Babies Leave Home | 1928-01-01 | |
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The Cockeyed Family | Amos Gillig | 1928-07-10 |
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The Eyes Have It | 1928-04-29 | |
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Holding His Own | Ben Muggs | 1928-05-22 |
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A Woman's Way | 1928-02-18 | |
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The Pride of Pikeville | Baron Bonamo | 1927-06-05 |
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The Jolly Jilter | Vigil Vancourt | 1927-03-13 |
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Broke in China | Donald Drake | 1927-04-23 |
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The College Hero | The Janitor | 1927-11-27 |
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When a Man's a Prince | Prince Nikolo | 1926-08-15 |
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A Harem Knight | Rodney St. Clair | 1926-11-06 |
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A Prodigal Bridegroom | 1926-06-25 | |
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A Blonde's Revenge | Gerald Montague | 1926-12-19 |
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Hogan's Alley | The Stranger | 1925-12-12 |
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The Raspberry Romance | Rodney St. Clair | 1925-03-01 |
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The Wild Goose Chaser | Rodney St. Clair | 1925-01-17 |
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The Marriage Circus | Rodney St. Clair | 1925-04-12 |
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The Hollywood Kid | Self | 1924-04-19 |
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Three Foolish Weeks | Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair | 1924-09-13 |
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Ten Dollars or Ten Days | The Soda Clerk | 1924-01-06 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Rodney St. Clair / Romeo | 1924-08-03 |
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Yukon Jake | Sheriff Cyclone Bill | 1924-06-07 |
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Hollywood | Ben Turpin | 1923-08-19 |
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The Dare-Devil | Joe Magee | 1923-11-25 |
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Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? | Rodney St. Clair | 1923-07-08 |
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The Shriek of Araby | Bill Poster - The Sheik | 1923-03-04 |
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Asleep at the Switch | The Station Agent | 1923-10-14 |
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Pitfalls of a Big City | Rodney St. Clair | 1923-09-02 |
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Step Forward | Rodney Robbin | 1922-04-13 |
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A Small Town Idol | Sam Smith | 1921-02-13 |
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Love and Doughnuts | The Baker | 1921-09-14 |
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She Sighed by the Seaside | The Lifeguard | 1921-05-08 |
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Bright Eyes | Luke Larson the Oil Magnate | 1921-12-24 |
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Charlie Butts In | 1920-01-01 | |
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Married Life | Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man | 1920-06-15 |
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Down on the Farm | The Faithful Wife's Husband | 1920-04-17 |
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The Quack Doctor | The Justice of the Peace | 1920-07-04 |
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Up in Alf's Place | Oswald Planter - Mortician | 1919-10-12 |
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Trying to Get Along | Freeloading Customer | 1919-07-05 |
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Cupid's Day Off | 1st Shoe Salesman | 1919-01-12 |
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin | A Prussian Guardsman | 1919-03-02 |
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Chase Me Charlie | Ben | 1918-04-08 |
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Watch Your Neighbor | Banana Peel Victim | 1918-02-10 |
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Sheriff Nell's Tussle | Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her | 1918-03-11 |
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She Loved Him Plenty | 1918-08-11 | |
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Roping Her Romeo | Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly | 1917-10-21 |
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A Clever Dummy | A Romantic Janitor | 1917-07-15 |
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A Bedroom Blunder | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1917-10-07 |
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Lost: A Cook | Pest Guest | 1917-08-12 |
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The Pawnbroker's Heart | The Pawnshop Janitor | 1917-08-19 |
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The Butcher's Nightmare | The Butcher | 1917-02-24 |
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His Bogus Boast | 1917-03-10 | |
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Are Waitresses Safe? | Ralph - Who Loved Her So | 1917-11-18 |
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Bucking the Tiger | The Grand Ruin | 1917-05-05 |
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Caught in the End | Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co | 1917-05-19 |
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The Musical Marvel | Dickie, the pianist | 1917-02-11 |
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A Studio Stampede | Vic | 1917-03-01 |
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That Night | 1917-12-16 | |
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Masked Mirth | Suffern Phatt | 1917-04-21 |
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When Ben Bolted | 1917-04-16 | |
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Picture Pirates | 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well | 1916-11-12 |
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Doctoring a Leak | 1st Plumber | 1916-09-17 |
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Poultry à la Mode | Ben | 1916-10-01 |
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He Died and He Didn't | The Gambler | 1916-10-29 |
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The Stolen Booking | Ben | 1916-09-03 |
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His New Job | Film Extra, in Anteroom | 1915-02-01 |
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Sweedie's Suicide | Police Captain | 1915-01-11 |
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Sweedie and Her Dog | Captain of the Dog Catchers | 1915-01-18 |
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Versus Sledge Hammers | The Count's Valet | 1915-09-01 |
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A Night Out | Fellow Reveller | 1915-02-15 |
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Love and Trouble | Sweedie's Beau | 1915-03-15 |
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The Champion | Ringside vendor | 1915-03-11 |
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Too Much Turkey | The Neighbor | 1915-11-09 |
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Broncho Billy's Love Affair | 1915-11-26 | |
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A Christmas Revenge | Loafer | 1915-12-18 |
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Broncho Billy Steps In | 1915-08-13 | |
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Two Hearts That Beat as Ten | 1915-01-25 | |
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Sweedie's Hero | The Bellboy | 1915-05-20 |
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Sweedie Goes to College | Sweedie's Romeo | 1915-02-08 |
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A Burlesque on Carmen | Remendados | 1915-12-18 |
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Sweedie and the Sultan's Present | Swipes, her husband | 1915-01-04 |
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Curiosity | The Lunatic | 1915-03-29 |
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A Coat Tale | 1915-04-01 | |
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Snakeville’s Champion | Bloggie | 1915-12-16 |
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Sweedie in Vaudeville | 1915-05-13 | |
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Sweedie Learns to Ride | Sweedie's Romeo | 1915-03-22 |
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Sweedie's Hopeless Love | The Grocery Boy | 1915-03-01 |
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Sweedie's Finish | 1915-06-10 | |
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The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer' | 1914-10-28 | |
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The Fickleness of Sweedie | Police Captain | 1914-10-05 |
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Sweedie Collects for Charity | Mr. Tightwad | 1914-12-28 |
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Countess Sweedie | The Waiter | 1914-11-16 |
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Sweedie's Clean-Up | The Chief of Police | 1914-09-28 |
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Sweedie at the Fair | Captain of the Police | 1914-11-23 |
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Sweedie the Swatter | 1914-07-13 | |
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Sweedie Learns to Swim | Captain of Life Savers | 1914-10-11 |
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Sweedie the Trouble Maker | Captain of the Police | 1914-11-09 |
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Madame Double X | Mr. Von Crooks Jr. | 1914-12-14 |
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Sweedie and the Hypnotist | The Hypnotist | 1914-12-07 |
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The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in | 1914-08-05 | |
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Sweedie and the Lord | 1914-06-27 | |
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The Laundress | His Assistant | 1914-11-02 |
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Sweedie and the Double Exposure | 1914-08-17 | |
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She Landed a Big One | The Chief of Police | 1914-10-19 |
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Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie | The Captain | 1914-10-02 |
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Their Cheap Vacation | 1914-12-21 | |
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Sweedie's Skate | Captain | 1914-09-21 |
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Sweedie Springs a Surprise | Mr. Prim | 1914-08-24 |
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The Usual Way | Secondary Role | 1913-11-19 |
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The Hidden Treasure | Puddlefoot Pete | 1912-11-30 |
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You Saved My Life | 1910-09-05 | |
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The Haunted Lounge | Tramp | 1909-01-06 |
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The Neighbors' Kids | Servant | 1909-01-06 |
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Mr. Flip | Mr. Flip | 1909-05-12 |
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A Mexican's Gratitude | 1909-05-05 | |
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Tag Day | The Tramp | 1909-02-17 |
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Oh! What Lungs | 1908-08-22 | |
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An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers | The Hobo | 1907-07-31 |