Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

7 / Sep / 1869 (155 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Bernard Turpin
Bernhard Turpin

Ben Turpin

Biography

We don't have a biography for Ben Turpin.

Known For

10.0

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

5 / Mar / 1951

8.0

Keystone Hotel

7 / Sep / 1935

7.1

Our Wife

7 / May / 1931

7.0

Hollywood

1 / Aug / 1923

7.0

Cracked Nuts

7 / Apr / 1931

6.9

The Golden Age of Comedy

5 / Dec / 1957

6.8

Saps at Sea

2 / Apr / 1940

6.7

When Comedy Was King

3 / Mar / 1960

6.7

The Love Parade

7 / Jan / 1930

6.6

Million Dollar Legs

6 / Jul / 1932

Credits

Acting

2017

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Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

as Self (archive footage)

1982

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Dance of the Cookoos

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

1961

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Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

1960

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When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

1960

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Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1957

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The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1954

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Big Farewell

as Dancer

1951

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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

1951

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A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

1949

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Down Memory Lane

as (archive footage)

1943

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Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

1942

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Wedding Yells

as Jackson Snood

1942

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1940

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Saps at Sea

as Cross-Eyed Plumber

1939

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Hollywood Cavalcade

as Bartender in Western

1939

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A Small Town Idol

as Sam Smith

1935

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Keystone Hotel

as Count Drewa Blanc

1935

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Any Day in Hollywood

1935

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Starlit Days at the Lido

as Self

1934

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The Law of the Wild

as Henry

1934

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

as Bartender

1932

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Million Dollar Legs

as Mysterious Man

1932

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Make Me a Star

as Ben

1932

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Running Hollywood

as Traffic Cop

1932

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Hollywood on Parade

as Self

1932

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Lighthouse Love

as The Russian Prince

1932

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Lighthouse Love

as The Russian Prince

1931

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Our Wife

as Justice of the Peace

1931

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Ambassador Bill

as The Butcher

1931

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Cracked Nuts

as Cross-eyed Ben

1930

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The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

as Self - Guest Host

1930

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Swing High

as Bartender

1930

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The Love Parade

as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

1930

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A Royal Romance

as Cossack Guard (uncredited)

1929

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Show of Shows

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

1929

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Taking the Count

1928

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A Woman's Way

1928

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The Eyes Have It

1928

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She Said No

1928

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Idle Eyes

as Benjamin Turps

1928

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Seein' Things

1928

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Holding His Own

as Ben Muggs

1928

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Why Babies Leave Home

1928

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The Cockeyed Family

as Amos Gillig

1927

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Broke in China

as Donald Drake

1927

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The Pride of Pikeville

as Baron Bonamo

1927

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The Jolly Jilter

as Vigil Vancourt

1927

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The College Hero

as The Janitor

1926

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A Harem Knight

as Rodney St. Clair

1926

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A Prodigal Bridegroom

1926

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A Blonde's Revenge

as Gerald Montague

1926

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When a Man's a Prince

as Prince Nikolo

1925

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The Raspberry Romance

as Rodney St. Clair

1925

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The Marriage Circus

as Rodney St. Clair

1925

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The Wild Goose Chaser

as Rodney St. Clair

1925

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Hogan's Alley

as The Stranger

1924

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Yukon Jake

as Sheriff Cyclone Bill

1924

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Ten Dollars or Ten Days

as The Soda Clerk

1924

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The Hollywood Kid

as Self

1924

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Three Foolish Weeks

as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

1924

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Romeo and Juliet

as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

1923

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Hollywood

as Ben Turpin

1923

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Pitfalls of a Big City

as Rodney St. Clair

1923

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Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

as Rodney St. Clair

1923

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Asleep at the Switch

as The Station Agent

1923

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The Shriek of Araby

as Bill Poster - The Sheik

1923

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The Dare-Devil

as Joe Magee

1922

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Step Forward

as Rodney Robbin

1921

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She Sighed by the Seaside

as The Lifeguard

1921

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A Small Town Idol

as Sam Smith

1921

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Bright Eyes

as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

1921

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Love and Doughnuts

as The Baker

1920

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Down on the Farm

as The Faithful Wife's Husband

1920

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Charlie Butts In

1920

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The Quack Doctor

as The Justice of the Peace

1919

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Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as A Prussian Guardsman

1919

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Trying to Get Along

as Freeloading Customer

1919

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Up in Alf's Place

as Oswald Planter - Mortician

1919

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Cupid's Day Off

as 1st Shoe Salesman

1918

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Sheriff Nell's Tussle

as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

1918

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Chase Me Charlie

as Ben

1918

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She Loved Him Plenty

1917

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The Musical Marvel

as Dickie, the pianist

1917

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That Night

1917

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Masked Mirth

as Suffern Phatt

1917

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When Ben Bolted

1917

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A Studio Stampede

as Vic

1917

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A Bedroom Blunder

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1917

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A Clever Dummy

as A Romantic Janitor

1917

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Bucking the Tiger

as The Grand Ruin

1917

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Caught in the End

as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

1917

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His Bogus Boast

1917

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The Butcher's Nightmare

as The Butcher

1917

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Are Waitresses Safe?

as Ralph - Who Loved Her So

1917

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The Pawnbroker's Heart

as The Pawnshop Janitor

1917

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Lost: A Cook

as Pest Guest

1916

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He Died and He Didn't

as The Gambler

1916

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The Stolen Booking

as Ben

1916

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Picture Pirates

as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

1916

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Doctoring a Leak

as 1st Plumber

1916

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Poultry à la Mode

as Ben

1915

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The Champion

as Ringside vendor

1915

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Sweedie's Hero

as The Bellboy

1915

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Sweedie and Her Dog

as Captain of the Dog Catchers

1915

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Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

as Swipes, her husband

1915

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Sweedie's Suicide

as Police Captain

1915

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Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

1915

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Sweedie Learns to Ride

as Sweedie's Romeo

1915

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Love and Trouble

as Sweedie's Beau

1915

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Sweedie's Hopeless Love

as The Grocery Boy

1915

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Sweedie's Finish

1915

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Sweedie in Vaudeville

1915

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Curiosity

as The Lunatic

1915

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His New Job

as Film Extra, in Anteroom

1915

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A Night Out

as Fellow Reveller

1915

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A Burlesque on Carmen

as Remendados

1915

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Broncho Billy Steps In

1915

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Too Much Turkey

as The Neighbor

1915

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Broncho Billy's Love Affair

1915

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A Christmas Revenge

as Loafer

1915

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A Coat Tale

1915

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Snakeville’s Champion

as Bloggie

1915

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Versus Sledge Hammers

as The Count's Valet

1915

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Sweedie Goes to College

as Sweedie's Romeo

1914

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Sweedie the Swatter

1914

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Countess Sweedie

as The Waiter

1914

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Sweedie at the Fair

as Captain of the Police

1914

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Sweedie Collects for Charity

as Mr. Tightwad

1914

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Sweedie the Trouble Maker

as Captain of the Police

1914

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The Fickleness of Sweedie

as Police Captain

1914

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Their Cheap Vacation

1914

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Sweedie and the Hypnotist

as The Hypnotist

1914

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Madame Double X

as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

1914

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Sweedie and the Double Exposure

1914

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Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

as The Captain

1914

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Sweedie Springs a Surprise

as Mr. Prim

1914

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Sweedie and the Lord

1914

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

1914

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She Landed a Big One

as The Chief of Police

1914

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Sweedie's Skate

1914

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Sweedie's Clean-Up

as The Chief of Police

1914

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

1914

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Sweedie Learns to Swim

as Captain of Life Savers

1914

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The Laundress

as His Assistant

1913

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The Usual Way

as Secondary Role

1912

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The Hidden Treasure

as Puddlefoot Pete

1910

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You Saved My Life

1909

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Tag Day

as The Tramp

1909

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A Mexican's Gratitude

1909

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The Haunted Lounge

as Tramp

1909

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The Neighbors' Kids

as Servant

1909

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Mr. Flip

as Mr. Flip

1908

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Oh! What Lungs

1907

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An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers

as The Hobo

Directing

1917

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The Musical Marvel

Director

Production

1917

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The Musical Marvel

Producer

Writing

1917

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The Musical Marvel

Screenplay

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