Ben Turpin

Known for Acting

9/18/1869

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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

Known For (155 credits)

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Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

2017

Short documentary about Chaplin's year at Essanay. Clips from Chaplin films but also from other Essanay films.

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Dance of the Cookoos

1982

Dance of the Cookoos is merged a cinematic cross section with the high points from almost 100 works of Laurel & Hardy, into an original framework action

5.5

Movie

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

6.7

Movie

When Comedy Was King

1960

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.

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Lifetime of Comedy

1960

Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bing Crosby.

6.9

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The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.

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Big Farewell

1954

An Italian woman has a son with an African American soldier after World War II ends.

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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson. Although trailed by the latter, Stan, who is reporting on the movie world, manages to be hired by Mack Sennett. He makes his debut in Nevada, in the middle of gold diggers. After managing to clear his name he becomes, with Oliver Hardy, a big comedy star.

10.0

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A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

1951

Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).

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Down Memory Lane

1949

This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.

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Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.

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Wedding Yells

1942

Sardonic commentary over an abridged version of DOWN ON THE FARM (1920).