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Ben Turpin - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

Home/People/Ben Turpin

Born

September 18, 1869
Died: July 1, 1940

(Lived 70 years)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

155

Movies

0

TV Shows

1

Directed

Also Known As

Bernard Turpin

Bernhard Turpin

External Links

Ben Turpin

Biography

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

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay poster

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

as Self (archive footage)

January 20, 2017

Dance of the Cookoos poster

Dance of the Cookoos

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

January 1, 1982

Days of Thrills and Laughter poster

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King poster

When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy poster

Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

January 1, 1960

The Golden Age of Comedy poster

The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

December 26, 1957

Big Farewell poster

Big Farewell

August 28, 1954

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives poster

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen poster

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

Down Memory Lane poster

Down Memory Lane

as (archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments poster

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

January 1, 1943

Wedding Yells

as Jackson Snood

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) poster

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

January 1, 1942

Saps at Sea poster

Saps at Sea

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

Hollywood Cavalcade poster

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Bartender in Western

October 13, 1939

A Small Town Idol poster

A Small Town Idol

February 11, 1939

Starlit Days at the Lido poster

Starlit Days at the Lido

September 28, 1935

Keystone Hotel poster

Keystone Hotel

as Count Drewa Blanc

September 21, 1935

Any Day in Hollywood

January 16, 1935

The Law of the Wild poster

The Law of the Wild

September 4, 1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

as Mysterious Man

Make Me a Star poster

Make Me a Star

Hollywood on Parade poster

Hollywood on Parade

Lighthouse Love

as The Russian Prince

Lighthouse Love poster

Lighthouse Love

as The Russian Prince

Running Hollywood

January 27, 1932

Ambassador Bill poster

Ambassador Bill

November 13, 1931

Our Wife poster

Our Wife

as Justice of the Peace

Cracked Nuts poster

Cracked Nuts

as Cross-eyed Ben

Swing High poster

Swing High

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

as Self - Guest Host

A Royal Romance poster

A Royal Romance

as Cossack Guard (uncredited)

The Love Parade poster

The Love Parade

as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

January 18, 1930

The Show of Shows poster

The Show of Shows

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

November 21, 1929

Taking the Count

The Cockeyed Family poster

The Cockeyed Family

Holding His Own

The Eyes Have It

Seein' Things

She Said No

Idle Eyes

as Benjamin Turps

A Woman's Way poster

A Woman's Way

February 18, 1928

Why Babies Leave Home

January 1, 1928

The College Hero poster

The College Hero

November 27, 1927

The Pride of Pikeville poster

The Pride of Pikeville

as Baron Bonamo

Broke in China poster

Broke in China

as Donald Drake

The Jolly Jilter poster

The Jolly Jilter

as Vigil Vancourt

A Blonde's Revenge poster

A Blonde's Revenge

as Gerald Montague

December 19, 1926

A Harem Knight poster

A Harem Knight

as Rodney St. Clair

November 6, 1926

When a Man's a Prince poster

When a Man's a Prince

as Prince Nikolo

August 15, 1926

A Prodigal Bridegroom poster

A Prodigal Bridegroom

Hogan's Alley

as The Stranger

December 12, 1925

The Marriage Circus

as Rodney St. Clair

The Raspberry Romance poster

The Raspberry Romance

as Rodney St. Clair

The Wild Goose Chaser poster

The Wild Goose Chaser

as Rodney St. Clair

January 17, 1925

Three Foolish Weeks poster

Three Foolish Weeks

as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

September 13, 1924

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

Yukon Jake poster

Yukon Jake

as Sheriff Cyclone Bill

The Hollywood Kid poster

The Hollywood Kid

Ten Dollars or Ten Days poster

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

as The Soda Clerk

January 6, 1924

The Dare-Devil poster

The Dare-Devil

November 25, 1923

Asleep at the Switch poster

Asleep at the Switch

as The Station Agent

October 14, 1923

Pitfalls of a Big City poster

Pitfalls of a Big City

as Rodney St. Clair

September 2, 1923

Hollywood poster

Hollywood

August 19, 1923

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? poster

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

as Rodney St. Clair

The Shriek of Araby poster

The Shriek of Araby

as Bill Poster - The Sheik

Step Forward

as Rodney Robbin

Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

December 24, 1921

Love and Doughnuts

September 14, 1921

She Sighed by the Seaside poster

She Sighed by the Seaside

as The Lifeguard

A Small Town Idol poster

A Small Town Idol

February 13, 1921

The Quack Doctor poster

The Quack Doctor

as The Justice of the Peace

Down on the Farm poster

Down on the Farm

as The Faithful Wife's Husband

Charlie Butts In poster

Charlie Butts In

January 1, 1920

Up in Alf's Place

as Oswald Planter - Mortician

October 12, 1919

Trying to Get Along poster

Trying to Get Along

as Freeloading Customer

Yankee Doodle in Berlin poster

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as A Prussian Guardsman

Cupid's Day Off

as 1st Shoe Salesman

January 12, 1919

She Loved Him Plenty poster

She Loved Him Plenty

August 11, 1918

Chase Me Charlie poster

Chase Me Charlie

Sheriff Nell's Tussle poster

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

That Night poster

That Night

December 16, 1917

Are Waitresses Safe? poster

Are Waitresses Safe?

as Ralph - Who Loved Her So

November 18, 1917

Roping Her Romeo poster

Roping Her Romeo

as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

October 21, 1917

A Bedroom Blunder poster

A Bedroom Blunder

as Hotel Desk Clerk

October 7, 1917

The Pawnbroker's Heart poster

The Pawnbroker's Heart

as The Pawnshop Janitor

August 19, 1917

Lost: A Cook poster

Lost: A Cook

August 12, 1917

A Clever Dummy poster

A Clever Dummy

as A Romantic Janitor

Caught in the End poster

Caught in the End

as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

Bucking the Tiger

as The Grand Ruin

Masked Mirth poster

Masked Mirth

as Suffern Phatt

When Ben Bolted poster

When Ben Bolted

His Bogus Boast poster

His Bogus Boast

A Studio Stampede

The Butcher's Nightmare

February 24, 1917

The Musical Marvel poster

The Musical Marvel

as Dickie, the pianist

February 11, 1917

Picture Pirates

as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

November 12, 1916

He Died and He Didn't

October 29, 1916

Poultry à la Mode poster

Poultry à la Mode

October 1, 1916

Doctoring a Leak poster

Doctoring a Leak

September 17, 1916

The Stolen Booking

September 3, 1916

A Burlesque on Carmen poster

A Burlesque on Carmen

December 18, 1915

A Christmas Revenge poster

A Christmas Revenge

December 18, 1915

Snakeville’s Champion

December 16, 1915

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

November 26, 1915

Too Much Turkey

as The Neighbor

November 9, 1915

Versus Sledge Hammers poster

Versus Sledge Hammers

as The Count's Valet

September 1, 1915

Broncho Billy Steps In

August 13, 1915

Sweedie's Finish poster

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Hero poster

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie in Vaudeville

A Coat Tale

Curiosity poster

Curiosity

Sweedie Learns to Ride

as Sweedie's Romeo

Love and Trouble

as Sweedie's Beau

The Champion poster

The Champion

as Ringside vendor

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

as The Grocery Boy

A Night Out poster

A Night Out

as Fellow Reveller

February 15, 1915

Sweedie Goes to College poster

Sweedie Goes to College

as Sweedie's Romeo

February 8, 1915

His New Job poster

His New Job

as Film Extra, in Anteroom

February 1, 1915

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten poster

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

January 25, 1915

Sweedie and Her Dog poster

Sweedie and Her Dog

as Captain of the Dog Catchers

January 18, 1915

Sweedie's Suicide poster

Sweedie's Suicide

as Police Captain

January 11, 1915

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present poster

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

as Swipes, her husband

January 4, 1915

Sweedie Collects for Charity poster

Sweedie Collects for Charity

as Mr. Tightwad

December 28, 1914

Their Cheap Vacation poster

Their Cheap Vacation

December 21, 1914

Madame Double X poster

Madame Double X

as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

December 14, 1914

Sweedie and the Hypnotist poster

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

as The Hypnotist

December 7, 1914

Sweedie at the Fair poster

Sweedie at the Fair

as Captain of the Police

November 23, 1914

Countess Sweedie poster

Countess Sweedie

November 16, 1914

Sweedie the Trouble Maker poster

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

as Captain of the Police

November 9, 1914

The Laundress poster

The Laundress

as His Assistant

November 2, 1914

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

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

October 28, 1914

She Landed a Big One poster

She Landed a Big One

as The Chief of Police

October 19, 1914

Sweedie Learns to Swim poster

Sweedie Learns to Swim

as Captain of Life Savers

October 11, 1914

The Fickleness of Sweedie poster

The Fickleness of Sweedie

as Police Captain

October 5, 1914

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

October 2, 1914

Sweedie's Clean-Up poster

Sweedie's Clean-Up

as The Chief of Police

September 28, 1914

Sweedie's Skate poster

Sweedie's Skate

September 21, 1914

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

August 24, 1914

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

August 17, 1914

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

Sweedie the Swatter poster

Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie and the Lord

The Usual Way poster

The Usual Way

as Secondary Role

November 19, 1913

The Hidden Treasure

as Puddlefoot Pete

November 30, 1912

You Saved My Life

September 5, 1910

Mr. Flip poster

Mr. Flip

A Mexican's Gratitude

Tag Day poster

Tag Day

February 17, 1909

The Haunted Lounge poster

The Haunted Lounge

January 6, 1909

The Neighbors' Kids poster

The Neighbors' Kids

January 6, 1909

Oh! What Lungs

August 22, 1908

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers