Ben Turpin
Acting
Biography
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Born: September 18, 1869
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
Keystone Hotel
The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigious beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered with pastry.
Our Wife
Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
Cracked Nuts
To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup d'etat. He tries to achieve this with a bomb, but then something goes wrong...
The Golden Age of Comedy
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.
Saps at Sea
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.
When Comedy Was King
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
Chase Me Charlie
Chase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin's short films made for the Essanay Company, including The Tramp, Shanghaied, In the Park and The Bank. The 1918 film-- fourteen years later-- was re released, this time with music and narration. The score was written by Elias Breeskin and the narration was spoken by Teddy Bergman who later changed his name to Alan Reed
The Love Parade
The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
as Self (archive footage)
as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as archive footage
as Dancer
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
as Bartender in Western
as Sam Smith
as Self
as Count Drewa Blanc
as Henry
as Bartender
as Mysterious Man
as Ben
as Self
as The Russian Prince
as The Butcher
as Justice of the Peace
as Cross-eyed Ben
as Bartender
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
as Amos Gillig
as Rodney St. Clair
as The Janitor
as Baron Bonamo
as Donald Drake
as Vigil Vancourt
as Gerald Montague
as Rodney St. Clair
as Prince Nikolo
as Rodney St. Clair
as Rodney St. Clair
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
as Self
as The Soda Clerk
as Joe Magee
as The Station Agent
as Rodney St. Clair
as Ben Turpin
as Rodney St. Clair
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
as The Lifeguard
as Sam Smith
as The Justice of the Peace
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
as Freeloading Customer
as A Prussian Guardsman
as Ben
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as The Pawnshop Janitor
as Pest Guest
as A Romantic Janitor
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
as Suffern Phatt
as Dickie, the pianist
as Ben
as 1st Plumber
as Remendados
as Loafer
as The Count's Valet
as The Bellboy
as The Lunatic
as Ringside vendor
as Fellow Reveller
as Sweedie's Romeo
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
as Captain of the Dog Catchers
as Police Captain
as Swipes, her husband
as Mr. Tightwad
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
as The Hypnotist
as Captain of the Police
as The Waiter
as Captain of the Police
as His Assistant
as The Chief of Police
as Captain of Life Savers
as Police Captain
as The Chief of Police
as Captain
as Secondary Role
as Mr. Flip
as The Tramp
as Tramp
as Servant