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Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

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

Born

Sep 18, 1869

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died

Jul 01, 1940

Known For

Acting

Movies

160 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

The Champion

The Champion

1915

as Ringside vendor
Our Wife
Our Wife
1931 • as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Married Life
Married Life
1920 • as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
★ 9.0
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1931 • as Cross-eyed Ben
★ 8.0
movie
Wedding Yells
1942 • as Jackson Snood
The Law of the Wild
The Law of the Wild
1934 • as Henry
★ 7.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934 • as Bartender
Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love
1932 • as The Russian Prince
A Blonde's Revenge
A Blonde's Revenge
1926 • as Gerald Montague
★ 3.0
A Burlesque on Carmen
A Burlesque on Carmen
1915 • as Remendados
★ 5.8
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
1920 • as The Faithful Wife's Husband
★ 5.8
The Champion
The Champion
1915 • as Ringside vendor
★ 6.5
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Roping Her Romeo
Roping Her Romeo
1917 • as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
The Pawnbroker's Heart
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917 • as The Pawnshop Janitor
A Bedroom Blunder
A Bedroom Blunder
1917 • as Hotel Desk Clerk
★ 5.0
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
1949 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Hollywood on Parade
Hollywood on Parade
1932 • as Self
★ 6.5
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star
1932 • as Ben
★ 6.4
A Night Out
A Night Out
1915 • as Fellow Reveller
★ 5.8
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 8.0
Trying to Get Along
Trying to Get Along
1919 • as Freeloading Customer
★ 7.0
Starlit Days at the Lido
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935 • as Self
★ 5.7
Chase Me Charlie
Chase Me Charlie
1918 • as Ben
★ 7.5
Lost: A Cook
Lost: A Cook
1917 • as Pest Guest
movie
The Butcher's Nightmare
1917 • as The Butcher
★ 5.0
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 • as archive footage
★ 7.1
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 • as Bartender in Western
★ 6.2
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 • as Cross-Eyed Plumber
★ 6.8
The Love Parade
The Love Parade
1929 • as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
★ 6.6
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951 • as (archive footage)
movie
Love and Doughnuts
1921 • as The Baker
★ 7.0
movie
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1915
★ 7.0
movie
Watch Your Neighbor
1918 • as Banana Peel Victim
Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy
1960 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 • as A Prussian Guardsman
★ 5.7
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929 • as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
★ 6.6
The Wife's Relations
The Wife's Relations
1928 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 8.0
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
1939 • as Sam Smith
★ 5.0
Versus Sledge Hammers
Versus Sledge Hammers
1915 • as The Count's Valet
★ 5.7
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as Ben Turpin
★ 9.0
She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921 • as The Lifeguard
★ 7.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Tag Day
Tag Day
1909 • as The Tramp
★ 10.0
When a Man's a Prince
When a Man's a Prince
1926 • as Prince Nikolo
★ 8.0
Masked Mirth
Masked Mirth
1917 • as Suffern Phatt
The Quack Doctor
The Quack Doctor
1920 • as The Justice of the Peace
★ 9.0
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
1932 • as Mysterious Man
★ 6.8
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
1921 • as Sam Smith
★ 6.8
The Musical Marvel
The Musical Marvel
1917 • as Dickie, the pianist
★ 4.5
The Pride of Pikeville
The Pride of Pikeville
1927 • as Baron Bonamo
★ 7.0
A Christmas Revenge
A Christmas Revenge
1915 • as Loafer
★ 9.0
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
His Bogus Boast
His Bogus Boast
1917
movie
Taking the Count
1929
movie
¡Qué tiempos aquellos!
1951
The Shriek of Araby
The Shriek of Araby
1923 • as Bill Poster - The Sheik
★ 5.6
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
Cupid's Day Off
1919 • as 1st Shoe Salesman
★ 10.0
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way
1928
★ 8.0
Poultry à la Mode
Poultry à la Mode
1916 • as Ben
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
1924 • as The Soda Clerk
★ 5.5
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
1918 • as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
Swing High
Swing High
1930 • as Bartender
★ 7.7
Asleep at the Switch
Asleep at the Switch
1923 • as The Station Agent
★ 10.0
A Clever Dummy
A Clever Dummy
1917 • as A Romantic Janitor
★ 5.0
His New Job
His New Job
1915 • as Film Extra, in Anteroom
★ 5.8
The Wild Goose Chaser
The Wild Goose Chaser
1925 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 4.0
Caught in the End
Caught in the End
1917 • as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
★ 4.0
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
1914 • as Captain of the Police
★ 7.0
movie
Bucking the Tiger
1917 • as The Grand Ruin
The College Hero
The College Hero
1927 • as The Janitor
★ 5.2
movie
Snakeville’s Champion
1915 • as Bloggie
★ 8.0
Pitfalls of a Big City
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 8.0
movie
A Studio Stampede
1917 • as Vic
★ 5.0
Sweedie Learns to Swim
Sweedie Learns to Swim
1914 • as Captain of Life Savers
★ 5.0
Ambassador Bill
Ambassador Bill
1931 • as The Butcher
★ 6.4
She Loved Him Plenty
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
★ 5.0
movie
Running Hollywood
1932 • as Traffic Cop
★ 9.0
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
1915
★ 7.0
Sweedie and Her Dog
Sweedie and Her Dog
1915 • as Captain of the Dog Catchers
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
1924 • as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
★ 8.0
Broke in China
Broke in China
1927 • as Donald Drake
★ 6.7
Sweedie at the Fair
Sweedie at the Fair
1914 • as Captain of the Police
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos
1982 • as Cross-Eyed Plumber
★ 10.0
movie
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie
1914 • as The Captain
★ 9.0
Sweedie Collects for Charity
Sweedie Collects for Charity
1914 • as Mr. Tightwad
★ 7.0
Three Foolish Weeks
Three Foolish Weeks
1924 • as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
★ 10.0
movie
Sweedie in Vaudeville
1915
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951
★ 10.0
movie
Sweedie Springs a Surprise
1914 • as Mr. Prim
★ 7.0
The Hollywood Kid
The Hollywood Kid
1924 • as Self
★ 5.4
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
1921 • as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
★ 6.5
Sweedie Goes to College
Sweedie Goes to College
1915 • as Sweedie's Romeo
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
1915 • as Swipes, her husband
★ 9.0
movie
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
Are Waitresses Safe?
Are Waitresses Safe?
1917 • as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
★ 5.0
Sweedie the Swatter
Sweedie the Swatter
1914
Sweedie's Clean-Up
Sweedie's Clean-Up
1914 • as The Chief of Police
★ 9.0
A Royal Romance
A Royal Romance
1930 • as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
Any Day in Hollywood
1935 • as Ben (archive footage)
movie
Why Babies Leave Home
1928
Sweedie's Skate
Sweedie's Skate
1914 • as Captain
★ 8.0
Sweedie's Finish
Sweedie's Finish
1915
★ 9.0
A Prodigal Bridegroom
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
★ 7.0
movie
You Saved My Life
1910
She Landed a Big One
She Landed a Big One
1914 • as The Chief of Police
★ 10.0
movie
The Hidden Treasure
1912 • as Puddlefoot Pete
★ 10.0
The Fickleness of Sweedie
The Fickleness of Sweedie
1914 • as Police Captain
★ 10.0
movie
Up in Alf's Place
1919 • as Oswald Planter - Mortician
★ 7.0
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
1914 • as The Hypnotist
★ 8.0
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
1914
movie
Sweedie Learns to Ride
1915 • as Sweedie's Romeo
★ 9.0
The Jolly Jilter
The Jolly Jilter
1927 • as Vigil Vancourt
★ 9.0
movie
Sweedie and the Double Exposure
1914
★ 8.0
movie
Sweedie's Hopeless Love
1915 • as The Grocery Boy
movie
The Eyes Have It
1928
★ 9.0
Charlie Butts In
Charlie Butts In
1920
★ 5.3
movie
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
1914
movie
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
1930 • as Self - Guest Host
The Raspberry Romance
The Raspberry Romance
1925 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 7.0
Keystone Hotel
Keystone Hotel
1935 • as Count Drewa Blanc
★ 8.5
movie
Sweedie and the Lord
1914
★ 8.0
A Harem Knight
A Harem Knight
1926 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 8.0
movie
Too Much Turkey
1915 • as The Neighbor
★ 10.0
movie
A Mexican's Gratitude
1909
★ 1.5
The Dare-Devil
The Dare-Devil
1923 • as Joe Magee
★ 5.8
Sweedie's Hero
Sweedie's Hero
1915 • as The Bellboy
★ 10.0
movie
The Stolen Booking
1916 • as Ben
Mr. Flip
Mr. Flip
1909 • as Mr. Flip
★ 4.1
That Night
That Night
1917
movie
Hogan's Alley
1925 • as The Stranger
★ 10.0
Countess Sweedie
Countess Sweedie
1914 • as The Waiter
★ 7.0
movie
Seein' Things
1928
★ 7.0
Their Cheap Vacation
Their Cheap Vacation
1914
★ 10.0
movie
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers
1907 • as The Hobo
★ 1.0
movie
Oh! What Lungs
1908
★ 7.0
The Laundress
The Laundress
1914 • as His Assistant
★ 6.7
movie
He Died and He Didn't
1916 • as The Gambler
★ 9.0
movie
The Marriage Circus
1925 • as Rodney St. Clair
★ 9.0
movie
Idle Eyes
1928 • as Benjamin Turps
★ 6.0
movie
She Said No
1928
Doctoring a Leak
Doctoring a Leak
1916 • as 1st Plumber
Curiosity
Curiosity
1915 • as The Lunatic
★ 10.0
movie
Step Forward
1922 • as Rodney Robbin
★ 9.0
The Neighbors' Kids
The Neighbors' Kids
1909 • as Servant
When Ben Bolted
When Ben Bolted
1917
★ 5.0
Yukon Jake
Yukon Jake
1924 • as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
★ 3.8
Big Farewell
Big Farewell
1954 • as Dancer
★ 9.0
The Haunted Lounge
The Haunted Lounge
1909 • as Tramp
★ 9.0
Madame Double X
Madame Double X
1914 • as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
★ 9.0
Sweedie's Suicide
Sweedie's Suicide
1915 • as Police Captain
movie
A Coat Tale
1915
★ 10.0
The Usual Way
The Usual Way
1913 • as Secondary Role
★ 8.0
The Cockeyed Family
The Cockeyed Family
1928 • as Amos Gillig
★ 2.5
movie
Picture Pirates
1916 • as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
movie
Holding His Own
1928 • as Ben Muggs
★ 3.0
movie
Love and Trouble
1915 • as Sweedie's Beau
★ 8.0
movie
Shot in the Fracas
1916 • as The Janitor
movie
The Hobble Skirt
1910 • as Happy Mike