Ben Turpin
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Bernard "Ben" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films.
Known for
Credits
Lighthouse Love (1932)
as The Russian Prince
Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Cross-eyed Ben
Married Life (1920)
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
The Champion (1915)
as Ringside vendor
Our Wife (1931)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Idle Eyes (1928)
as Benjamin Turps
The Show of Shows (1929)
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as (archive footage)
A Night Out (1915)
as Fellow Reveller
A Bedroom Blunder (1917)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
as Remendados
The Love Parade (1929)
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
Lost: A Cook (1917)
as Pest Guest
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair
Wedding Yells (1942)
as Jackson Snood
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
The College Hero (1927)
as The Janitor
Tag Day (1909)
as The Tramp
Snakeville’s Champion (1915)
as Bloggie
Down on the Farm (1920)
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
Actor
Saps at Sea (1940)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Love and Doughnuts (1921)
as The Baker
Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
as Banana Peel Victim
His New Job (1915)
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
A Blonde's Revenge (1926)
as Gerald Montague
Trying to Get Along (1919)
as Freeloading Customer
The Law of the Wild (1934)
as Henry
Versus Sledge Hammers (1915)
as The Count's Valet
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Mysterious Man
A Christmas Revenge (1915)
as Loafer
The Musical Marvel (1917)
as Dickie, the pianist
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Bartender in Western
Taking the Count (1929)
Actor
The Wife's Relations (1928)
as Rodney St. Clair
A Studio Stampede (1917)
as Vic
Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)
as Mr. Tightwad
The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
as The Pawnshop Janitor
Chase Me Charlie (1918)
as Ben
The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
as The Butcher
Sweedie's Hero (1915)
as The Bellboy
Roping Her Romeo (1917)
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)
Ambassador Bill (1931)
as The Butcher
Broke in China (1927)
as Donald Drake
The Pride of Pikeville (1927)
as Baron Bonamo
Running Hollywood (1932)
as Traffic Cop
Cupid's Day Off (1919)
as 1st Shoe Salesman
The Jolly Jilter (1927)
as Vigil Vancourt
Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
Actor
Masked Mirth (1917)
as Suffern Phatt
Hogan's Alley (1925)
as The Stranger
Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair
When Ben Bolted (1917)
Actor
Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
as The Soda Clerk
His Bogus Boast (1917)
Actor
A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926)
Actor
The Laundress (1914)
as His Assistant
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
as Self
Mr. Flip (1909)
as Mr. Flip
Make Me a Star (1932)
as Ben
A Small Town Idol (1921)
as Sam Smith
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)
as The Captain
Bright Eyes (1921)
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
The Cockeyed Family (1928)
as Amos Gillig
The Hidden Treasure (1912)
as Puddlefoot Pete
A Small Town Idol (1939)
as Sam Smith
Hollywood (1923)
as Ben Turpin
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
as Self
The Haunted Lounge (1909)
as Tramp
Swing High (1930)
as Bartender
Holding His Own (1928)
as Ben Muggs
A Clever Dummy (1917)
as A Romantic Janitor
The Hollywood Kid (1924)
as Self
The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
Romeo and Juliet (1924)
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907)
as The Hobo
She Said No (1928)
Actor
Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
as Captain of Life Savers
The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)
as Police Captain
Madame Double X (1914)
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
The Eyes Have It (1928)
Actor
A Harem Knight (1926)
as Rodney St. Clair
Yukon Jake (1924)
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
Bucking the Tiger (1917)
as The Grand Ruin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
as A Prussian Guardsman
When a Man's a Prince (1926)
as Prince Nikolo
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self (archive footage)
Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918)
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
Charlie Butts In (1920)
Actor
Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)
Actor
The Dare-Devil (1923)
as Joe Magee
The Shriek of Araby (1923)
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)
as Swipes, her husband
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)
as Bartender
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)
Actor
The Raspberry Romance (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
She Loved Him Plenty (1918)
Actor
Caught in the End (1917)
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
Three Foolish Weeks (1924)
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
Countess Sweedie (1914)
as The Waiter
Sweedie's Skate (1914)
as Captain
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930)
as Self - Guest Host
The Marriage Circus (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
Keystone Hotel (1935)
as Count Drewa Blanc
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)
Actor
The Quack Doctor (1920)
as The Justice of the Peace
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
A Woman's Way (1928)
Actor
Sweedie and the Lord (1914)
Actor
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)
Any Day in Hollywood (1935)
as Ben (archive footage)
Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)
as Captain of the Police
Oh! What Lungs (1908)
Actor
Sweedie's Suicide (1915)
as Police Captain
Step Forward (1922)
as Rodney Robbin
Love and Trouble (1915)
as Sweedie's Beau
That Night (1917)
Actor
A Coat Tale (1915)
Actor
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)
Actor
Seein' Things (1928)
Actor
Big Farewell (1954)
as Dancer
Sweedie at the Fair (1914)
as Captain of the Police
She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
as The Lifeguard
Sweedie and Her Dog (1915)
as Captain of the Dog Catchers
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer' (1914)
Actor
Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)
as The Hypnotist
You Saved My Life (1910)
Actor
Why Babies Leave Home (1928)
Actor
Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)
Actor
Picture Pirates (1916)
as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
Up in Alf's Place (1919)
as Oswald Planter - Mortician
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
Actor
Sweedie's Finish (1915)
Actor
Curiosity (1915)
as The Lunatic
She Landed a Big One (1914)
as The Chief of Police
Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo
Asleep at the Switch (1923)
as The Station Agent
Doctoring a Leak (1916)
as 1st Plumber
Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915)
as The Grocery Boy
The Neighbors' Kids (1909)
as Servant
A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
Actor
Sweedie Goes to College (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo
The Stolen Booking (1916)
as Ben
Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)
as The Chief of Police
Too Much Turkey (1915)
as The Neighbor
A Royal Romance (1930)
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
The Usual Way (1913)
as Secondary Role
Poultry à la Mode (1916)
as Ben
Their Cheap Vacation (1914)
Actor
He Died and He Didn't (1916)
as The Gambler
Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)
as Mr. Prim