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

KNOWN FOR

Saps at Sea
1940
Our Wife
1931
The Champion
1915
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
Married Life
1920
A Burlesque on Carmen
1915
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Cracked Nuts
1931
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934
A Night Out
1915
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
When Comedy Was King
1960

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
158
Directing
1
Writing
1
Producing
1
2017
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Dance of the Cookoos
as Cross-Eyed Plumber
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
1960
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1957
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1954
Big Farewell
as Dancer
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1951
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1949
Down Memory Lane
as (archive footage)
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1942
Wedding Yells
as Jackson Snood
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
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
1935
Any Day in Hollywood
as Ben (archive footage)
1935
Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
1934
The Law of the Wild
as Henry
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
as Bartender
1932
Million Dollar Legs
as Mysterious Man
1932
Make Me a Star
as Ben
1932
Running Hollywood
as Traffic Cop
1932
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
1932
Lighthouse Love
as The Russian Prince
1931
Our Wife
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1931
Ambassador Bill
as The Butcher
1931
Cracked Nuts
as Cross-eyed Ben
1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
as Self - Guest Host
1930
Swing High
as Bartender
1930
A Royal Romance
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
1929
The Show of Shows
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
1929
Taking the Count
1929
The Love Parade
as Cross-Eyed Lackey (uncredited)
1928
A Woman's Way
1928
The Eyes Have It
1928
She Said No
1928
Idle Eyes
as Benjamin Turps
1928
Seein' Things
1928
Holding His Own
as Ben Muggs
1928
Why Babies Leave Home
1928
The Cockeyed Family
as Amos Gillig
1928
The Wife's Relations
as Rodney St. Clair
1927
Broke in China
as Donald Drake
1927
The Pride of Pikeville
as Baron Bonamo
1927
The Jolly Jilter
as Vigil Vancourt
1927
The College Hero
as The Janitor
1926
A Harem Knight
as Rodney St. Clair
1926
A Prodigal Bridegroom
1926
A Blonde's Revenge
as Gerald Montague
1926
When a Man's a Prince
as Prince Nikolo
1925
The Raspberry Romance
as Rodney St. Clair
1925
The Marriage Circus
as Rodney St. Clair
1925
The Wild Goose Chaser
as Rodney St. Clair
1925
Hogan's Alley
as The Stranger
1924
Yukon Jake
as Sheriff Cyclone Bill
1924
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
as The Soda Clerk
1924
The Hollywood Kid
as Self
1924
Three Foolish Weeks
as Baron Sergius Rodney St. Clair
1924
Romeo and Juliet
as Rodney St. Clair / Romeo
1923
Hollywood
as Ben Turpin
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
as Rodney St. Clair
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as Rodney St. Clair
1923
Asleep at the Switch
as The Station Agent
1923
The Shriek of Araby
as Bill Poster - The Sheik
1923
The Dare-Devil
as Joe Magee
1922
Step Forward
as Rodney Robbin
1921
She Sighed by the Seaside
as The Lifeguard
1921
A Small Town Idol
as Sam Smith
1921
Bright Eyes
as Luke Larson the Oil Magnate
1921
Love and Doughnuts
as The Baker
1920
Down on the Farm
as The Faithful Wife's Husband
1920
Charlie Butts In
1920
The Quack Doctor
as The Justice of the Peace
1920
Married Life
as Rodney St. Clair - a Man's Man
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as A Prussian Guardsman
1919
Trying to Get Along
as Freeloading Customer
1919
Up in Alf's Place
as Oswald Planter - Mortician
1919
Cupid's Day Off
as 1st Shoe Salesman
1918
Sheriff Nell's Tussle
as Honest Eyed Jack - Still After Her
1918
Chase Me Charlie
as Ben
1918
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
Watch Your Neighbor
as Banana Peel Victim
1917
The Musical Marvel
as Dickie, the pianist
1917
That Night
1917
Masked Mirth
as Suffern Phatt
1917
When Ben Bolted
1917
A Studio Stampede
as Vic
1917
A Bedroom Blunder
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1917
A Clever Dummy
as A Romantic Janitor
1917
Bucking the Tiger
as The Grand Ruin
1917
Caught in the End
as Superintent of the Union Squar Fish Ball Co
1917
His Bogus Boast
1917
The Butcher's Nightmare
as The Butcher
1917
Are Waitresses Safe?
as Ralph - Who Loved Her So
1917
The Pawnbroker's Heart
as The Pawnshop Janitor
1917
Lost: A Cook
as Pest Guest
1917
Roping Her Romeo
as Honest Eyed Jack - a Poor Butterfly
1916
He Died and He Didn't
as The Gambler
1916
The Stolen Booking
as Ben
1916
Picture Pirates
as 2nd Ne'er-Do-Well
1916
Doctoring a Leak
as 1st Plumber
1916
Poultry à la Mode
as Ben
1915
The Champion
as Ringside vendor
1915
Sweedie's Hero
as The Bellboy
1915
Sweedie and Her Dog
as Captain of the Dog Catchers
1915
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
as Swipes, her husband
1915
Sweedie's Suicide
as Police Captain
1915
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
1915
Sweedie Learns to Ride
as Sweedie's Romeo
1915
Love and Trouble
as Sweedie's Beau
1915
Sweedie's Hopeless Love
as The Grocery Boy
1915
Sweedie's Finish
1915
Sweedie in Vaudeville
1915
Curiosity
as The Lunatic
1915
His New Job
as Film Extra, in Anteroom
1915
A Night Out
as Fellow Reveller
1915
A Burlesque on Carmen
as Remendados
1915
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915
Too Much Turkey
as The Neighbor
1915
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1915
A Christmas Revenge
as Loafer
1915
A Coat Tale
1915
Snakeville’s Champion
as Bloggie
1915
Versus Sledge Hammers
as The Count's Valet
1915
Sweedie Goes to College
as Sweedie's Romeo
1914
Sweedie the Swatter
1914
Countess Sweedie
as The Waiter
1914
Sweedie at the Fair
as Captain of the Police
1914
Sweedie Collects for Charity
as Mr. Tightwad
1914
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
as Captain of the Police
1914
The Fickleness of Sweedie
as Police Captain
1914
Their Cheap Vacation
1914
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
as The Hypnotist
1914
Madame Double X
as Mr. Von Crooks Jr.
1914
Sweedie and the Double Exposure
1914
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie
as The Captain
1914
Sweedie Springs a Surprise
as Mr. Prim
1914
Sweedie and the Lord
1914
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
1914
She Landed a Big One
as The Chief of Police
1914
Sweedie's Skate
as Captain
1914
Sweedie's Clean-Up
as The Chief of Police
1914
The Fable of the 'People's Choice Who Answered the Call of Duty and Took Seltzer'
1914
Sweedie Learns to Swim
as Captain of Life Savers
1914
The Laundress
as His Assistant
1913
The Usual Way
as Secondary Role
1912
The Hidden Treasure
as Puddlefoot Pete
1910
You Saved My Life
1910
The Hobble Skirt
as Happy Mike
1909
Tag Day
as The Tramp
1909
A Mexican's Gratitude
1909
The Haunted Lounge
as Tramp
1909
The Neighbors' Kids
as Servant
1909
Mr. Flip
as Mr. Flip
1908
Oh! What Lungs
1907
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers
as The Hobo