Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

Birthday: September 18, 1869 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Deathday: July 1, 1940

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

Known For

His New Job

His New Job

A Night Out

A Night Out

A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy

Lifetime of Comedy

(archive footage)

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

archive footage

Big Farewell

Big Farewell

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

(archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

(archive footage)

Wedding Yells

Wedding Yells

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

Bartender in Western

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Keystone Hotel

Keystone Hotel

Count Drewa Blanc

Any Day in Hollywood

Any Day in Hollywood

Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido

The Law of the Wild

The Law of the Wild

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

Make Me a Star

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

Hollywood on Parade

Hollywood on Parade

Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

The Russian Prince

Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

The Russian Prince

Our Wife

Our Wife

Justice of the Peace

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

Self - Guest Host

Swing High

Swing High

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

Cossack Guard (uncredited)

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Taking the Count

Taking the Count

A Woman's Way

A Woman's Way

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

Idle Eyes

Idle Eyes

She Said No

She Said No

Seein' Things

Seein' Things

Holding His Own

Holding His Own

Why Babies Leave Home

Why Babies Leave Home

The Cockeyed Family

The Cockeyed Family

Broke in China

Broke in China

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

The Jolly Jilter

The Jolly Jilter

The College Hero

The College Hero

A Harem Knight

A Harem Knight

Rodney St. Clair

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Blonde's Revenge

A Blonde's Revenge

Gerald Montague

When a Man's a Prince

When a Man's a Prince

The Raspberry Romance

The Raspberry Romance

Rodney St. Clair

The Marriage Circus

The Marriage Circus

Rodney St. Clair

The Wild Goose Chaser

The Wild Goose Chaser

Rodney St. Clair

Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley

Yukon Jake

Yukon Jake

Sheriff Cyclone Bill

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

Three Foolish Weeks

Three Foolish Weeks

Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

Hollywood

Hollywood

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Rodney St. Clair

Pitfalls of a Big City

Pitfalls of a Big City

Rodney St. Clair

Asleep at the Switch

Asleep at the Switch

The Station Agent

The Dare-Devil

The Dare-Devil

The Shriek of Araby

The Shriek of Araby

Bill Poster - The Sheik

Step Forward

Step Forward

She Sighed by the Seaside

She Sighed by the Seaside

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

Love and Doughnuts

Love and Doughnuts

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

The Faithful Wife's Husband

Charlie Butts In

Charlie Butts In

The Quack Doctor

The Quack Doctor

The Justice of the Peace

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

A Prussian Guardsman

Trying to Get Along

Trying to Get Along

Freeloading Customer

Up in Alf's Place

Up in Alf's Place

Oswald Planter - Mortician

Cupid's Day Off

Cupid's Day Off

1st Shoe Salesman

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

Chase Me Charlie

Chase Me Charlie

She Loved Him Plenty

She Loved Him Plenty

The Musical Marvel

The Musical Marvel

Dickie, the pianist

That Night

That Night

Masked Mirth

Masked Mirth

When Ben Bolted

When Ben Bolted

A Studio Stampede

A Studio Stampede

A Bedroom Blunder

A Bedroom Blunder

Hotel Desk Clerk

A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy

A Romantic Janitor

Bucking the Tiger

Bucking the Tiger

Caught in the End

Caught in the End

Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

His Bogus Boast

His Bogus Boast

The Butcher's Nightmare

The Butcher's Nightmare

Are Waitresses Safe?

Are Waitresses Safe?

Ralph - Who Loved Her So

The Pawnbroker's Heart

The Pawnbroker's Heart

The Pawnshop Janitor

Lost: A Cook

Lost: A Cook

Roping Her Romeo

Roping Her Romeo

Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

He Died and He Didn't

He Died and He Didn't

The Stolen Booking

The Stolen Booking

Picture Pirates

Picture Pirates

2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

Doctoring a Leak

Doctoring a Leak

Poultry à la Mode

Poultry à la Mode

The Champion

The Champion

Ringside vendor

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Swipes, her husband

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie and Her Dog

Captain of the Dog Catchers

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

The Grocery Boy

Love and Trouble

Love and Trouble

Sweedie Learns to Ride

Sweedie Learns to Ride

Sweedie's Romeo

Sweedie in Vaudeville

Sweedie in Vaudeville

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Finish

Curiosity

Curiosity

His New Job

His New Job

Film Extra, in Anteroom

A Night Out

A Night Out

Fellow Reveller

A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

Broncho Billy Steps In

Broncho Billy Steps In

Too Much Turkey

Too Much Turkey

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

A Christmas Revenge

A Christmas Revenge

A Coat Tale

A Coat Tale

Snakeville’s Champion

Snakeville’s Champion

Versus Sledge Hammers

Versus Sledge Hammers

The Count's Valet

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie's Romeo

Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie the Swatter

Countess Sweedie

Countess Sweedie

Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie Collects for Charity

The Fickleness of Sweedie

The Fickleness of Sweedie

Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie at the Fair

Captain of the Police

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Captain of the Police

Their Cheap Vacation

Their Cheap Vacation

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Madame Double X

Madame Double X

Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

Sweedie and the Lord

Sweedie and the Lord

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

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

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's Clean-Up

The Chief of Police

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

She Landed a Big One

She Landed a Big One

The Chief of Police

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'

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Captain of Life Savers

The Laundress

The Laundress

The Usual Way

The Usual Way

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

Puddlefoot Pete

You Saved My Life

You Saved My Life

Tag Day

Tag Day

A Mexican's Gratitude

A Mexican's Gratitude

The Haunted Lounge

The Haunted Lounge

The Neighbors' Kids

The Neighbors' Kids

Mr. Flip

Mr. Flip

Oh! What Lungs

Oh! What Lungs

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)

Lifetime of Comedy

Lifetime of Comedy

(archive footage)

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

archive footage

Big Farewell

Big Farewell

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

(archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

(archive footage)

Wedding Yells

Wedding Yells

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

Cross-Eyed Plumber

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

Bartender in Western

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Keystone Hotel

Keystone Hotel

Count Drewa Blanc

Any Day in Hollywood

Any Day in Hollywood

Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido

The Law of the Wild

The Law of the Wild

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

Make Me a Star

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

Hollywood on Parade

Hollywood on Parade

Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

The Russian Prince

Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

The Russian Prince

Our Wife

Our Wife

Justice of the Peace

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

The Voice of Hollywood No. 8

Self - Guest Host

Swing High

Swing High

The Love Parade

The Love Parade

Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

A Royal Romance

A Royal Romance

Cossack Guard (uncredited)

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Taking the Count

Taking the Count

A Woman's Way

A Woman's Way

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

Idle Eyes

Idle Eyes

She Said No

She Said No

Seein' Things

Seein' Things

Holding His Own

Holding His Own

Why Babies Leave Home

Why Babies Leave Home

The Cockeyed Family

The Cockeyed Family

Broke in China

Broke in China

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

The Jolly Jilter

The Jolly Jilter

The College Hero

The College Hero

A Harem Knight

A Harem Knight

Rodney St. Clair

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Prodigal Bridegroom

A Blonde's Revenge

A Blonde's Revenge

Gerald Montague

When a Man's a Prince

When a Man's a Prince

The Raspberry Romance

The Raspberry Romance

Rodney St. Clair

The Marriage Circus

The Marriage Circus

Rodney St. Clair

The Wild Goose Chaser

The Wild Goose Chaser

Rodney St. Clair

Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley

Yukon Jake

Yukon Jake

Sheriff Cyclone Bill

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

Three Foolish Weeks

Three Foolish Weeks

Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Rodney St. Clair / Romeo

Hollywood

Hollywood

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Rodney St. Clair

Pitfalls of a Big City

Pitfalls of a Big City

Rodney St. Clair

Asleep at the Switch

Asleep at the Switch

The Station Agent

The Dare-Devil

The Dare-Devil

The Shriek of Araby

The Shriek of Araby

Bill Poster - The Sheik

Step Forward

Step Forward

She Sighed by the Seaside

She Sighed by the Seaside

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Luke Larson the Oil Magnate

Love and Doughnuts

Love and Doughnuts

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

The Faithful Wife's Husband

Charlie Butts In

Charlie Butts In

The Quack Doctor

The Quack Doctor

The Justice of the Peace

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

A Prussian Guardsman

Trying to Get Along

Trying to Get Along

Freeloading Customer

Up in Alf's Place

Up in Alf's Place

Oswald Planter - Mortician

Cupid's Day Off

Cupid's Day Off

1st Shoe Salesman

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

Sheriff Nell's Tussle

Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her

Chase Me Charlie

Chase Me Charlie

She Loved Him Plenty

She Loved Him Plenty

The Musical Marvel

The Musical Marvel

Dickie, the pianist

That Night

That Night

Masked Mirth

Masked Mirth

When Ben Bolted

When Ben Bolted

A Studio Stampede

A Studio Stampede

A Bedroom Blunder

A Bedroom Blunder

Hotel Desk Clerk

A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy

A Romantic Janitor

Bucking the Tiger

Bucking the Tiger

Caught in the End

Caught in the End

Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

His Bogus Boast

His Bogus Boast

The Butcher's Nightmare

The Butcher's Nightmare

Are Waitresses Safe?

Are Waitresses Safe?

Ralph - Who Loved Her So

The Pawnbroker's Heart

The Pawnbroker's Heart

The Pawnshop Janitor

Lost: A Cook

Lost: A Cook

Roping Her Romeo

Roping Her Romeo

Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

He Died and He Didn't

He Died and He Didn't

The Stolen Booking

The Stolen Booking

Picture Pirates

Picture Pirates

2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

Doctoring a Leak

Doctoring a Leak

Poultry à la Mode

Poultry à la Mode

The Champion

The Champion

Ringside vendor

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Swipes, her husband

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie and Her Dog

Captain of the Dog Catchers

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

The Grocery Boy

Love and Trouble

Love and Trouble

Sweedie Learns to Ride

Sweedie Learns to Ride

Sweedie's Romeo

Sweedie in Vaudeville

Sweedie in Vaudeville

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Finish

Curiosity

Curiosity

His New Job

His New Job

Film Extra, in Anteroom

A Night Out

A Night Out

Fellow Reveller

A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

Broncho Billy Steps In

Broncho Billy Steps In

Too Much Turkey

Too Much Turkey

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

Broncho Billy's Love Affair

A Christmas Revenge

A Christmas Revenge

A Coat Tale

A Coat Tale

Snakeville’s Champion

Snakeville’s Champion

Versus Sledge Hammers

Versus Sledge Hammers

The Count's Valet

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie's Romeo

Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie the Swatter

Countess Sweedie

Countess Sweedie

Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie Collects for Charity

The Fickleness of Sweedie

The Fickleness of Sweedie

Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie at the Fair

Captain of the Police

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Captain of the Police

Their Cheap Vacation

Their Cheap Vacation

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Madame Double X

Madame Double X

Mr. Von Crooks Jr.

Sweedie and the Lord

Sweedie and the Lord

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

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

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's Clean-Up

The Chief of Police

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

She Landed a Big One

She Landed a Big One

The Chief of Police

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'

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Captain of Life Savers

The Laundress

The Laundress

The Usual Way

The Usual Way

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

Puddlefoot Pete

You Saved My Life

You Saved My Life

Tag Day

Tag Day

A Mexican's Gratitude

A Mexican's Gratitude

The Haunted Lounge

The Haunted Lounge

The Neighbors' Kids

The Neighbors' Kids

Mr. Flip

Mr. Flip

Oh! What Lungs

Oh! What Lungs

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers

An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers