Ben Turpin

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Sep 18 (died age 70) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1907–2017 (110 year career)

5.0 avg rating

Biography

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

Known For

Film

The Champion

Ringside vendor

Film

Saps at Sea

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Film

Our Wife

Justice of the Peace

Film

A Burlesque on Carmen

Remendados

Film

The Love Parade

Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

Film

His New Job

Film Extra, in Anteroom

Film

A Night Out

Fellow Reveller

Film

Million Dollar Legs

Mysterious Man

Filmography

Acting (157)

Movies (157)

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

6.7

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

6.9

Big Farewell

1954

as Dancer

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

1951

10.0

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Down Memory Lane

1949

as (archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

Wedding Yells

1942

as Jackson Snood

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

as Self (archive footage)

Saps at Sea

1940

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

6.8

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Bartender in Western

5.3

A Small Town Idol

1939

as Sam Smith

Any Day in Hollywood

1935

Keystone Hotel

1935

as Count Drewa Blanc

8.0

Starlit Days at the Lido

as Self

The Law of the Wild

as Henry

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934

as Bartender

Running Hollywood

1932

as Traffic Cop

Lighthouse Love

1932

as The Russian Prince

5.5

Lighthouse Love

1932

as The Russian Prince

Million Dollar Legs

as Mysterious Man

Make Me a Star

as Ben

Hollywood on Parade

as Self

Our Wife

as Justice of the Peace

Cracked Nuts

as Cross-eyed Ben

Ambassador Bill

as The Butcher

Swing High

as Bartender

The Love Parade

as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

6.6

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

1930

as Self - Guest Host

A Royal Romance

1930

as Cossack Guard (uncredited)

Taking the Count

1929

The Show of Shows

1929

as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

5.5

A Woman's Way

1928

Why Babies Leave Home

The Eyes Have It

She Said No

Idle Eyes

as Benjamin Turps

Holding His Own

as Ben Muggs

The Cockeyed Family

as Amos Gillig

The Wife's Relations

as Rodney St. Clair

Seein' Things

1928

4.0

The Jolly Jilter

1927

as Vigil Vancourt

The College Hero

as The Janitor

Broke in China

as Donald Drake

The Pride of Pikeville

1927

as Baron Bonamo

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Blonde's Revenge

as Gerald Montague

When a Man's a Prince

1926

as Prince Nikolo

A Harem Knight

1926

as Rodney St. Clair

The Wild Goose Chaser

1925

as Rodney St. Clair

2.3

Hogan's Alley

1925

as The Stranger

The Marriage Circus

1925

as Rodney St. Clair

The Raspberry Romance

1925

as Rodney St. Clair

Three Foolish Weeks

1924

as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

1924

as The Soda Clerk

4.5

Yukon Jake

1924

as Sheriff Cyclone Bill

The Hollywood Kid

as Self

Romeo and Juliet

as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

as Rodney St. Clair

Hollywood

as Ben Turpin

The Dare-Devil

as Joe Magee

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

as Rodney St. Clair

The Shriek of Araby

1923

as Bill Poster - The Sheik

5.2

Asleep at the Switch

1923

as The Station Agent

Step Forward

1922

as Rodney Robbin

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

as The Lifeguard

Bright Eyes

1921

as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

Love and Doughnuts

1921

as The Baker

A Small Town Idol

1921

as Sam Smith

6.0

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Faithful Wife's Husband

5.5

The Quack Doctor

1920

as The Justice of the Peace

Charlie Butts In

1920

5.3

Married Life

1920

as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man

Cupid's Day Off

1919

as 1st Shoe Salesman

Up in Alf's Place

1919

as Oswald Planter - Mortician

Trying to Get Along

1919

as Freeloading Customer

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as A Prussian Guardsman

5.3

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

1918

as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

She Loved Him Plenty

Chase Me Charlie

as Ben

That Night

When Ben Bolted

Roping Her Romeo

as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

Caught in the End

1917

as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

A Bedroom Blunder

as Hotel Desk Clerk

A Studio Stampede

as Vic

Lost: A Cook

as Pest Guest

Are Waitresses Safe?

1917

as Ralph - Who Loved Her So

5.0

Bucking the Tiger

1917

as The Grand Ruin

The Pawnbroker's Heart

1917

as The Pawnshop Janitor

A Clever Dummy

1917

as A Romantic Janitor

5.0

Masked Mirth

1917

as Suffern Phatt

The Butcher's Nightmare

1917

as The Butcher

5.0

The Musical Marvel

1917

as Dickie, the pianist

4.5

His Bogus Boast

1917

Poultry à la Mode

1916

as Ben

The Stolen Booking

1916

as Ben

Doctoring a Leak

1916

as 1st Plumber

Picture Pirates

1916

as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

He Died and He Didn't

1916

as The Gambler

Broncho Billy Steps In

1915

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

1915

Sweedie Goes to College

1915

as Sweedie's Romeo

Versus Sledge Hammers

1915

as The Count's Valet

5.0

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

1915

as The Grocery Boy

Too Much Turkey

1915

as The Neighbor

The Champion

1915

as Ringside vendor

6.5

A Burlesque on Carmen

as Remendados

A Night Out

as Fellow Reveller

Sweedie in Vaudeville

1915

Sweedie's Finish

1915

Snakeville’s Champion

1915

as Bloggie

A Christmas Revenge

1915

as Loafer

A Coat Tale

1915

Sweedie's Hero

1915

as The Bellboy

Love and Trouble

1915

as Sweedie's Beau

His New Job

1915

as Film Extra, in Anteroom

5.7

Sweedie and Her Dog

1915

as Captain of the Dog Catchers

Curiosity

1915

as The Lunatic

Sweedie's Suicide

1915

as Police Captain

Sweedie Learns to Ride

1915

as Sweedie's Romeo

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

1915

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

1915

as Swipes, her husband

The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'

1914

Sweedie Learns to Swim

1914

as Captain of Life Savers

5.0

Sweedie Collects for Charity

1914

as Mr. Tightwad

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

1914

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

1914

as The Hypnotist

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

1914

as The Captain

Madame Double X

1914

as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

Sweedie the Swatter

1914

Sweedie's Skate

1914

as Captain

Sweedie and the Lord

1914

Countess Sweedie

1914

as The Waiter

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

1914

as Mr. Prim

The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in

1914

She Landed a Big One

1914

as The Chief of Police

Sweedie's Clean-Up

1914

as The Chief of Police

The Laundress

1914

as His Assistant

5.0

Sweedie at the Fair

1914

as Captain of the Police

The Fickleness of Sweedie

1914

as Police Captain

Their Cheap Vacation

1914

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

1914

as Captain of the Police

The Usual Way

1913

as Secondary Role

The Hidden Treasure

1912

as Puddlefoot Pete

You Saved My Life

Mr. Flip

as Mr. Flip

Tag Day

as The Tramp

The Haunted Lounge

1909

as Tramp

The Neighbors' Kids

1909

as Servant

A Mexican's Gratitude

1909

1.5

Oh! What Lungs

1908

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers

1907

as The Hobo

1.0

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

The Musical Marvel

Director

The Musical Marvel

Producer

The Musical Marvel

Screenplay