Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Joseph Hallie Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton and appeared with his son in several films. Keaton was born a few miles south of Terre Haute, Indiana, to Libbie Jane and Joseph Francis Keaton IV. Leaving home in 1889, the year of the Land Rush, he homesteaded in the Oklahoma territory for a time, securing a claim three and a half miles northwest of Edmond. A few months into Keaton's residency, the neighboring homesteader (a Canadian whom Keaton had befriended on their shared journey west) was murdered and partially buried by a claim jumper; the body was subsequently discovered, and "justice was meted out" to the murderer by Keaton and a group of three or four men that included Robert Galbreath Jr. On May 31, 1894, Joe Keaton eloped with Myra Edith Cutler, who became known as Myra Keaton. Myra performed with Joe in a vaudeville act called the Two Keatons. Joe and Myra's first child was Joseph Frank Keaton, who became known as the silent film actor Buster Keaton; their other children were Harry Keaton and Louise Keaton. When Buster was only a few years old, he joined the act, which became the Three Keatons. The act was a rough-and-tumble one, with Buster being thrown around on stage most of the time. As the years went by, Joe Keaton became an alcoholic; when Buster was 21, Myra left him, taking Buster with her. However, after Buster found success in silent film, he supported Joe and gave him small parts in several movies. Myra and Joe reunited, but eventually split up again. He lived alone in a Hollywood hotel for many years. He stopped drinking with the help of a girlfriend who was a Christian Scientist. Joe Keaton died on January 13, 1946, at his home in Hollywood after a long illness, according to the New York Times. However, Buster later said he was hit by a car, and state death records show that he died in Ventura. He was buried in Inglewood Cemetery in Inglewood, California, in an unmarked grave. In 2018, Keaton fans around the world raised the necessary funds and had the grave marked with a headstone.

  • Title: Joe Keaton
  • Popularity: 2.743
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1867-07-06
  • Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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Joe Keaton Movies

  • 1926
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    The General

    The General

    7.959 1926 HD

    During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an...

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  • 1924
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    Sherlock Jr.

    Sherlock Jr.

    8.1 1924 HD

    A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's...

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  • 1923
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    Our Hospitality

    Our Hospitality

    7.5 1923 HD

    A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

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  • 1918
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    The Bell Boy

    The Bell Boy

    6.5 1918 HD

    At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a...

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  • 1922
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    Day Dreams

    Day Dreams

    6.482 1922 HD

    In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various...

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  • 1918
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    Out West

    Out West

    6.02 1918 HD

    The story involves Arbuckle coming to the western town of Mad Dog Gulch after being thrown off a train and chased by Indians. He teams up with...

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  • 1920
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    The Scarecrow

    The Scarecrow

    7.434 1920 HD

    Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.

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  • 1920
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    Neighbors

    Neighbors

    7.089 1920 HD

    The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating...

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  • 1922
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    The Electric House

    The Electric House

    6.684 1922 HD

    Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home.

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  • 1917
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    A Country Hero

    A Country Hero

    5 1917 HD

    Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage...

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  • 1935
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    Palooka from Paducah

    Palooka from Paducah

    5.2 1935 HD

    A hillbilly family, hard-hit by the end of Prohibition, decide to set the biggest brother up as a professional wrestler.

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  • 1920
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    Convict 13

    Convict 13

    6.723 1920 HD

    A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

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  • 1925
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    Go West

    Go West

    6.866 1925 HD

    With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the...

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  • 1921
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    The Goat

    The Goat

    7.2 1921 HD

    A series of adventures begins when Buster is mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the evil bad guy.

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  • 1918
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    Good Night, Nurse!

    Good Night, Nurse!

    5.558 1918 HD

    Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the...

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