Ben Turpin

Known for: Acting
Born: September 18, 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: July 1, 1940
Movies: 159

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

Best-Known Movies

6.5

The Champion

1915

6.8

Saps at Sea

1940

5.8

His New Job

1915

5.8

A Burlesque on Carmen

1915

5.8

A Night Out

1915

6.6

The Love Parade

1929

7.1

Our Wife

1931

6.8

Million Dollar Legs

1932

5.3

Charlie Butts In

1920

7.1

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

1917

The Musical Marvel

Director, Screenplay, Producer

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