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Ben Turpin

ACTING

1869-09-18

1940-07-01

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Mr. Flip poster

Mr. Flip(1909)

Mr. Flip

Tag Day poster

Tag Day(1909)

The Tramp

The Haunted Lounge poster

The Haunted Lounge(1909)

Tramp

The Neighbors' Kids poster

The Neighbors' Kids(1909)

Servant

The Usual Way poster

The Usual Way(1913)

Secondary Role

Sweedie Learns to Swim poster

Sweedie Learns to Swim(1914)

Captain of Life Savers

The Laundress poster

The Laundress(1914)

His Assistant

Countess Sweedie poster

Countess Sweedie(1914)

The Waiter

Sweedie Collects for Charity poster

Sweedie Collects for Charity(1914)

Mr. Tightwad

The Fickleness of Sweedie poster

The Fickleness of Sweedie(1914)

Police Captain

Sweedie at the Fair poster

Sweedie at the Fair(1914)

Captain of the Police

Sweedie the Trouble Maker poster

Sweedie the Trouble Maker(1914)

Captain of the Police

Sweedie and the Hypnotist poster

Sweedie and the Hypnotist(1914)

The Hypnotist

Madame Double X poster

Madame Double X(1914)

Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

Sweedie's Skate poster

Sweedie's Skate(1914)

Captain

Sweedie's Clean-Up poster

Sweedie's Clean-Up(1914)

The Chief of Police

She Landed a Big One poster

She Landed a Big One(1914)

The Chief of Police

The Champion poster

The Champion(1915)

Ringside vendor

His New Job poster

His New Job(1915)

Film Extra, in Anteroom

A Night Out poster

A Night Out(1915)

Fellow Reveller

A Burlesque on Carmen poster

A Burlesque on Carmen(1915)

Remendados

Versus Sledge Hammers poster

Versus Sledge Hammers(1915)

The Count's Valet

Sweedie Goes to College poster

Sweedie Goes to College(1915)

Sweedie's Romeo

Sweedie's Hero poster

Sweedie's Hero(1915)

The Bellboy

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present poster

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present(1915)

Swipes, her husband

Sweedie's Suicide poster

Sweedie's Suicide(1915)

Police Captain

Sweedie and Her Dog poster

Sweedie and Her Dog(1915)

Captain of the Dog Catchers

Curiosity poster

Curiosity(1915)

The Lunatic

A Christmas Revenge poster

A Christmas Revenge(1915)

Loafer

Doctoring a Leak poster

Doctoring a Leak(1916)

1st Plumber

Poultry à la Mode poster

Poultry à la Mode(1916)

Ben

The Musical Marvel poster

The Musical Marvel(1917)

Dickie, the pianist

Director, Screenplay, Producer

A Clever Dummy poster

A Clever Dummy(1917)

A Romantic Janitor

A Bedroom Blunder poster

A Bedroom Blunder(1917)

Hotel Desk Clerk

Are Waitresses Safe? poster

Are Waitresses Safe?(1917)

Ralph - Who Loved Her So

Caught in the End poster

Caught in the End(1917)

Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

Masked Mirth poster

Masked Mirth(1917)

Suffern Phatt

The Pawnbroker's Heart poster

The Pawnbroker's Heart(1917)

The Pawnshop Janitor

Lost: A Cook poster

Lost: A Cook(1917)

Pest Guest

Roping Her Romeo poster

Roping Her Romeo(1917)

Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

Chase Me Charlie poster

Chase Me Charlie(1918)

Ben

Sheriff Nell's Tussle poster

Sheriff Nell's Tussle(1918)

Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

Yankee Doodle in Berlin poster

Yankee Doodle in Berlin(1919)

A Prussian Guardsman

Trying to Get Along poster

Trying to Get Along(1919)

Freeloading Customer

Down on the Farm poster

Down on the Farm(1920)

The Faithful Wife's Husband

The Quack Doctor poster

The Quack Doctor(1920)

The Justice of the Peace

Married Life poster

Married Life(1920)

Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man

Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes(1921)

Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

A Small Town Idol poster

A Small Town Idol(1921)

Sam Smith

She Sighed by the Seaside poster

She Sighed by the Seaside(1921)

The Lifeguard

The Dare-Devil poster

The Dare-Devil(1923)

Joe Magee

The Shriek of Araby poster

The Shriek of Araby(1923)

Bill Poster - The Sheik

Hollywood poster

Hollywood(1923)

Ben Turpin

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? poster

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?(1923)

Rodney St. Clair

Pitfalls of a Big City poster

Pitfalls of a Big City(1923)

Rodney St. Clair

Asleep at the Switch poster

Asleep at the Switch(1923)

The Station Agent

Yukon Jake poster

Yukon Jake(1924)

Sheriff Cyclone Bill

Ten Dollars or Ten Days poster

Ten Dollars or Ten Days(1924)

The Soda Clerk

Three Foolish Weeks poster

Three Foolish Weeks(1924)

Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet(1924)

Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

The Wild Goose Chaser poster

The Wild Goose Chaser(1925)

Rodney St. Clair

The Raspberry Romance poster

The Raspberry Romance(1925)

Rodney St. Clair

A Harem Knight poster

A Harem Knight(1926)

Rodney St. Clair

When a Man's a Prince poster

When a Man's a Prince(1926)

Prince Nikolo

A Blonde's Revenge poster

A Blonde's Revenge(1926)

Gerald Montague

Broke in China poster

Broke in China(1927)

Donald Drake

The Pride of Pikeville poster

The Pride of Pikeville(1927)

Baron Bonamo

The Jolly Jilter poster

The Jolly Jilter(1927)

Vigil Vancourt

The College Hero poster

The College Hero(1927)

The Janitor

The Cockeyed Family poster

The Cockeyed Family(1928)

Amos Gillig

The Wife's Relations poster

The Wife's Relations(1928)

Rodney St. Clair

The Love Parade poster

The Love Parade(1929)

Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

The Show of Shows poster

The Show of Shows(1929)

Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Swing High poster

Swing High(1930)

Bartender

A Royal Romance poster

A Royal Romance(1930)

Cossack Guard (uncredited)

Our Wife poster

Our Wife(1931)

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Cracked Nuts poster

Cracked Nuts(1931)

Cross-eyed Ben

Ambassador Bill poster

Ambassador Bill(1931)

The Butcher

Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs(1932)

Mysterious Man

Make Me a Star poster

Make Me a Star(1932)

Ben

Lighthouse Love poster

Lighthouse Love(1932)

The Russian Prince

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9(1934)

Bartender

The Law of the Wild poster

The Law of the Wild(1934)

Henry

Keystone Hotel poster

Keystone Hotel(1935)

Count Drewa Blanc

Hollywood Cavalcade poster

Hollywood Cavalcade(1939)

Bartender in Western

A Small Town Idol poster

A Small Town Idol(1939)

Sam Smith

Saps at Sea poster

Saps at Sea(1940)

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Happy Times and Jolly Moments poster

Happy Times and Jolly Moments(1943)

(archive footage)

Down Memory Lane poster

Down Memory Lane(1949)

(archive footage)

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives poster

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives(1951)

(archive footage)

Big Farewell poster

Big Farewell(1954)

Dancer

The Golden Age of Comedy poster

The Golden Age of Comedy(1957)

archive footage

When Comedy Was King poster

When Comedy Was King(1960)

edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy poster

Lifetime of Comedy(1960)

(archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos poster

Dance of the Cookoos(1982)

Cross-Eyed Plumber