Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1869-09-18
- Day of Death1940-07-01 (70 years)
- Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also Known AsBernard TurpinBernhard Turpin
Ben Turpin
Biography
Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Acting Career
- 1982
Dance of the Cookoos
As: Cross-Eyed Plumber
- 1954
Big Farewell
As: Dancer
- 1940
Saps at Sea
As: Cross-Eyed Plumber
- 1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
As: Bartender in Western
- 1939
A Small Town Idol
As: Sam Smith
- 1935
Keystone Hotel
As: Count Drewa Blanc
- 1934
The Law of the Wild
As: Henry
- 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
As: Bartender
- 1932
Million Dollar Legs
As: Mysterious Man
1932Make Me a Star
As: Ben
1932Lighthouse Love
As: The Russian Prince
1931Ambassador Bill
As: The Butcher
1931Our Wife
As: Justice of the Peace
1931Cracked Nuts
As: Cross-eyed Ben
1930Swing High
As: Bartender
1930A Royal Romance
As: Cossack Guard (uncredited)
1930The Love Parade
As: Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
1929The Show of Shows
As: Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
1928The Cockeyed Family
As: Amos Gillig
1927The College Hero
As: The Janitor
1927The Pride of Pikeville
As: Baron Bonamo
1927Broke in China
As: Donald Drake
1927The Jolly Jilter
As: Vigil Vancourt
1926A Blonde's Revenge
As: Gerald Montague
1926A Harem Knight
As: Rodney St. Clair
1926When a Man's a Prince
As: Prince Nikolo
1925The Raspberry Romance
As: Rodney St. Clair
1925The Wild Goose Chaser
As: Rodney St. Clair
1924Three Foolish Weeks
As: Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
1924Romeo and Juliet
As: Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
1924Yukon Jake
As: Sheriff Cyclone Bill
1924Ten Dollars or Ten Days
As: The Soda Clerk
1923The Dare-Devil
As: Joe Magee
1923Asleep at the Switch
As: The Station Agent
1923Pitfalls of a Big City
As: Rodney St. Clair
1923Hollywood
As: Ben Turpin
1923Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
As: Rodney St. Clair
1923The Shriek of Araby
As: Bill Poster - The Sheik
1921Bright Eyes
As: Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
1921She Sighed by the Seaside
As: The Lifeguard
1921A Small Town Idol
As: Sam Smith
1920The Quack Doctor
As: The Justice of the Peace
1920Down on the Farm
As: The Faithful Wife's Husband
1919Trying to Get Along
As: Freeloading Customer
1919Yankee Doodle in Berlin
As: A Prussian Guardsman
1918Chase Me Charlie
As: Ben
1918Sheriff Nell's Tussle
As: Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
1917Are Waitresses Safe?
As: Ralph - Who Loved Her So
1917Roping Her Romeo
As: Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
1917A Bedroom Blunder
As: Hotel Desk Clerk
1917The Pawnbroker's Heart
As: The Pawnshop Janitor
1917Lost: A Cook
As: Pest Guest
1917A Clever Dummy
As: A Romantic Janitor
1917Caught in the End
As: Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
1917Masked Mirth
As: Suffern Phatt
1917The Musical Marvel
As: Dickie, the pianist
1916Poultry à la Mode
As: Ben
1916Doctoring a Leak
As: 1st Plumber
- 1915
A Burlesque on Carmen
As: Remendados
1915Versus Sledge Hammers
As: The Count's Valet
1915Sweedie's Hero
As: The Bellboy
1915Curiosity
As: The Lunatic
- 1915
The Champion
As: Ringside vendor
- 1915
A Night Out
As: Fellow Reveller
1915Sweedie Goes to College
As: Sweedie's Romeo
- 1915
His New Job
As: Film Extra, in Anteroom
1915Sweedie and Her Dog
As: Captain of the Dog Catchers
1915Sweedie's Suicide
As: Police Captain
1915Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
As: Swipes, her husband
1914Sweedie Collects for Charity
As: Mr. Tightwad
1914Madame Double X
As: Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
1914Sweedie and the Hypnotist
As: The Hypnotist
1914Sweedie at the Fair
As: Captain of the Police
1914Countess Sweedie
As: The Waiter
1914Sweedie the Trouble Maker
As: Captain of the Police
1914The Laundress
As: His Assistant
1914She Landed a Big One
As: The Chief of Police
1914Sweedie Learns to Swim
As: Captain of Life Savers
1914The Fickleness of Sweedie
As: Police Captain
1914Sweedie's Clean-Up
As: The Chief of Police
1914Sweedie's Skate
As: Captain
1913The Usual Way
As: Secondary Role
1909Mr. Flip
As: Mr. Flip
1909Tag Day
As: The Tramp