
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

Saps at Sea (1940)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
as (archive footage)

A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
as Remendados

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934)
as Bartender

The Champion (1915)
as Ringside vendor

Our Wife (1931)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Make Me a Star (1932)
as Ben

Married Life (1920)
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man

The Show of Shows (1929)
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Night Out (1915)
as Fellow Reveller

Down on the Farm (1920)
as The Faithful Wife's Husband

Cracked Nuts (1931)
as Cross-eyed Ben

Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
as A Prussian Guardsman

Down Memory Lane (1949)
as (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self (archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)

Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
as Self

The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage

A Small Town Idol (1921)
as Sam Smith

The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
as The Pawnshop Janitor

Masked Mirth (1917)
as Suffern Phatt

Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)

The Love Parade (1929)
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair

The Law of the Wild (1934)
as Henry

The Pride of Pikeville (1927)
as Baron Bonamo

Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
as The Soda Clerk

The Wife's Relations (1928)
as Rodney St. Clair

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Bartender in Western

She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
as The Lifeguard
Up in Alf's Place (1919)
as Oswald Planter - Mortician

Lighthouse Love (1932)
as The Russian Prince

Mr. Flip (1909)
as Mr. Flip
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
Actor

Trying to Get Along (1919)
as Freeloading Customer
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)
as The Captain

Chase Me Charlie (1918)
as Ben

The Shriek of Araby (1923)
as Bill Poster - The Sheik

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)
Actor

The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair

Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Mysterious Man

A Woman's Way (1928)
Actor

Hollywood on Parade (1932)
as Self

A Small Town Idol (1939)
as Sam Smith
Running Hollywood (1932)
as Traffic Cop

His New Job (1915)
as Film Extra, in Anteroom

She Loved Him Plenty (1918)
Actor

Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
Wedding Yells (1942)
as Jackson Snood

Hollywood (1923)
as Ben Turpin

Tag Day (1909)
as The Tramp

When a Man's a Prince (1926)
as Prince Nikolo
Cupid's Day Off (1919)
as 1st Shoe Salesman

Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
as Captain of Life Savers

Sweedie at the Fair (1914)
as Captain of the Police

Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
as Rodney St. Clair

A Blonde's Revenge (1926)
as Gerald Montague

Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)
as The Chief of Police

The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer' (1914)
Actor

A Bedroom Blunder (1917)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)
Actor

Asleep at the Switch (1923)
as The Station Agent

Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)
as Mr. Tightwad

Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918)
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930)
as Self - Guest Host

Sweedie Goes to College (1915)
as Sweedie's Romeo

Swing High (1930)
as Bartender

She Landed a Big One (1914)
as The Chief of Police
Sweedie and the Lord (1914)
Actor
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
Actor
The Eyes Have It (1928)
Actor

Caught in the End (1917)
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)
Actor

Versus Sledge Hammers (1915)
as The Count's Valet
You Saved My Life (1910)
Actor

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
as Self (archive footage)

Ambassador Bill (1931)
as The Butcher
Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)
Actor

The College Hero (1927)
as The Janitor

A Royal Romance (1930)
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)

Roping Her Romeo (1917)
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly

Countess Sweedie (1914)
as The Waiter

Sweedie and Her Dog (1915)
as Captain of the Dog Catchers

The Jolly Jilter (1927)
as Vigil Vancourt

Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)
as The Hypnotist
Love and Doughnuts (1921)
as The Baker

The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)
as Police Captain
Idle Eyes (1928)
as Benjamin Turps

A Christmas Revenge (1915)
as Loafer

The Hollywood Kid (1924)
as Self

Broke in China (1927)
as Donald Drake
He Died and He Didn't (1916)
as The Gambler

A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926)
Actor
The Butcher's Nightmare (1917)
as The Butcher
Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915)
as The Grocery Boy

Lost: A Cook (1917)
as Pest Guest

Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)
as Captain of the Police

The Musical Marvel (1917)
as Dickie, the pianist
The Marriage Circus (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair
Hogan's Alley (1925)
as The Stranger

Sweedie's Hero (1915)
as The Bellboy
A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
Actor
Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)
as Mr. Prim

That Night (1917)
Actor
Any Day in Hollywood (1935)
as Ben (archive footage)

Yukon Jake (1924)
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill

Poultry à la Mode (1916)
as Ben

Charlie Butts In (1920)
Actor

A Clever Dummy (1917)
as A Romantic Janitor

Bright Eyes (1921)
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
The Hidden Treasure (1912)
as Puddlefoot Pete
Why Babies Leave Home (1928)
Actor

Romeo and Juliet (1924)
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
Bucking the Tiger (1917)
as The Grand Ruin
Watch Your Neighbor (1918)
as Banana Peel Victim

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)
as Swipes, her husband

Sweedie the Swatter (1914)
Actor

Sweedie's Skate (1914)
as Captain

Big Farewell (1954)
as Dancer
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907)
as The Hobo
Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)
Actor

When Ben Bolted (1917)
Actor

A Harem Knight (1926)
as Rodney St. Clair

Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So

The Raspberry Romance (1925)
as Rodney St. Clair

The Quack Doctor (1920)
as The Justice of the Peace

The Dare-Devil (1923)
as Joe Magee

Keystone Hotel (1935)
as Count Drewa Blanc
Taking the Count (1929)
Actor

Three Foolish Weeks (1924)
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
Snakeville’s Champion (1915)
as Bloggie

His Bogus Boast (1917)
Actor
A Studio Stampede (1917)
as Vic

The Usual Way (1913)
as Secondary Role

The Cockeyed Family (1928)
as Amos Gillig
Step Forward (1922)
as Rodney Robbin
Holding His Own (1928)
as Ben Muggs

Sweedie's Suicide (1915)
as Police Captain
She Said No (1928)
Actor

The Haunted Lounge (1909)
as Tramp
A Coat Tale (1915)
Actor

The Laundress (1914)
as His Assistant

Sweedie's Finish (1915)
Actor
Love and Trouble (1915)
as Sweedie's Beau
The Stolen Booking (1916)
as Ben
Too Much Turkey (1915)
as The Neighbor

Curiosity (1915)
as The Lunatic
Seein' Things (1928)
Actor

Doctoring a Leak (1916)
as 1st Plumber

The Neighbors' Kids (1909)
as Servant

Madame Double X (1914)
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
Picture Pirates (1916)
as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well

Their Cheap Vacation (1914)
Actor
Oh! What Lungs (1908)
Actor
The Hobble Skirt (1910)
as Happy Mike





