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The Champion (1915) -- Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose...
A Night Out (1915) -- After a visit to a pub, Charlie and Ben cause a ruckus at a posh restaurant. Charlie later finds himself in a compromising position at a hotel with the head waiter's wife.
His New Job (1915) -- Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter...
A Clever Dummy (1917) -- A Clever Dummy

Overview

Date of Death:
1 July 1940, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
First of all, the cross-eyed comedian of silent days was not born that way... more
Trivia:
Turpin had a reputation as being somewhat argumentative with directors... more
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Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Saps at Sea (1940) (uncredited) Cross-eyed Plumber 1940 - 6.8 (735)
- 2. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) Bartender in Western 1939 - 6.6 (120)
- 3. Keystone Hotel (1935)   Count Drewa Blanc 1935 - 5.9 (17)
AKAs:
  • Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title)
- 4. Bring 'Em Back a Lie (1935) 1935 - -
- 5. The Little Big Top (1935)   1935 - -
AKAs:
  • Frolics of Youth (#8): The Little Big Top (USA: series title)
- 6. The Law of the Wild (1934) Henry 1934 - 6.5 (20)
- 7. Hypnotized (1932) (uncredited) Cameo appearance 1932 - 3.2 (5)
- 8. Million Dollar Legs (1932) Mysterious Man 1932 - 7.4 (277)
- 9. Make Me a Star (1932) Ben the Crosseyed Man 1932 - 7.0 (82)
- 10. Running Hollywood (1932) Traffic Cop 1932 - 5.2 (18)
- 11. Lighthouse Love (1932) The Prince 1932 - 6.5 (12)
- 12. Ambassador Bill (1931) (uncredited) The Butcher 1931 - 6.2 (50)
- 13. Movie Town (1931)   (uncredited) Ben 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Happenings (USA: alternative title)
- 14. Our Wife (1931) Justice of the Peace 1931 - 7.2 (339)
- 15. Cracked Nuts (1931) (uncredited) Cross-eyed Ben 1931 - 6.1 (87)
- 16. A Hollywood Theme Song (1930) 1930 - -
- 17. Swing High (1930) Bartender 1930 - 6.8 (9)
- 18. A Royal Romance (1930) (uncredited) Cossack Guard 1930 - -
- 19. The Show of Shows (1929) Waiter (song "What Became of the Floradora Boys") 1929 - 7.6 (69)
- 20. The Love Parade (1929) (uncredited) Cross-eyed Lackey 1929 - 7.6 (416)
- 21. The Hollywood Dressmaker (1929) Ben 1929 - -
- 22. A Woman's Way (1928) 1928 - -
- 23. The Wife's Relations (1928)   Rodney St. Clair 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • The Lost Heiress (UK)
- 24. Idle Eyes (1928) Benjamin Turps 1928 - 6.1 (5)
- 25. The Eyes Have It (1928) 1928 - 5.5 (15)
- 26. Holding His Own (1928) Ben Muggs 1928 - -
- 27. Seein' Things (1928) 1928 - -
- 28. She Said No (1928) 1928 - -
- 29. The Cockeyed Family (1928) Amos Gillig 1928 - -
- 30. Why Babies Leave Home (1928) Their Wandering Boy/The Old Man 1928 - -
- 31. Daddy Boy (1927)   1927 - -
AKAs:
  • Daddyboy (USA: copyright title)
- 32. The College Hero (1927) The Janitor 1927 - -
- 33. Love's Languid Lure (1927) 1927 - -
- 34. The Pride of Pikeville (1927) The Pride of Pikeville 1927 - -
- 35. Broke in China (1927) 1927 - -
- 36. The Jolly Jilter (1927) 1927 - -
- 37. A Hollywood Hero (1927) 1927 - -
- 38. A Blonde's Revenge (1926) Gerald Montague 1926 - -
- 39. A Harem Knight (1926) Rodney St. Clair 1926 - -
- 40. A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926) Rodney St. Clair 1926 - -
- 41. When a Man's a Prince (1926) 1926 - -
- 42. Steel Preferred (1925) Bartender 1925 - -
- 43. Hogan's Alley (1925) A Stranger 1925 - -
- 44. The Marriage Circus (1925) 1925 - -
- 45. The Raspberry Romance (1925) 1925 - -
- 46. The Wild Goose Chaser (1925) 1925 - -
- 47. The Reel Virginian (1924) 1924 - -
- 48. Three Foolish Weeks (1924) Rodney St. Clair 1924 - -
- 49. Romeo and Juliet (1924) 1924 - -
- 50. Yukon Jake (1924) Sheriff Cyclone Bill 1924 - 5.9 (19)
- 51. The Hollywood Kid (1924) 1924 - 5.0 (6)
- 52. Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924) 1924 - -
- 53. The Daredevil (1923) Joe Magee, actor 1923 - 7.4 (9)
- 54. Asleep at the Switch (1923) 1923 - -
- 55. Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Pitfalls of a Great City (USA: poster title)
- 56. Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923) 1923 - -
- 57. The Shriek of Araby (1923) The Sheik 1923 - -
- 58. Home Made Movies (1922) 1922 - -
- 59. Step Forward (1922) 1922 - -
- 60. Bright Eyes (1922) Oil magnet 1922 - 7.1 (5)
- 61. Love and Doughnuts (1921) 1921 - -
- 62. Molly O' (1921) (uncredited) 1921 - 6.5 (17)
- 63. Love's Outcast (1921) 1921 - -
- 64. Home Talent (1921) Stranded Actor 1921 - -
- 65. She Sighed by the Seaside (1921) 1921 - -
- 66. A Small Town Idol (1921) Sam Smith 1921 - 5.9 (13)
- 67. The Quack Doctor (1920) 1920 - -
- 68. You Wouldn't Believe It (1920) 1920 - -
- 69. Married Life (1920) Rodney St. Clair 1920 - -
- 70. Down on the Farm (1920/I) Her Husband 1920 - -
- 71. The Star Boarder (1920) 1920 - -
- 72. Bloggie's Vacation (1920) 1920 - -
- 73. Countess Bloggie (1920) 1920 - -
- 74. The Speakeasy (1919) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 1919 - -
- 75. A Lady's Tailor (1919) 1919 - -
- 76. Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) 1919 - -
- 77. Sleuths (1919) 1919 - -
- 78. Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919)   Uncle Tom 1919 - -
AKAs:
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 79. The Dentist (1919) 1919 - -
- 80. Treating 'Em Rough (1919/I) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 1919 - -
- 81. Trying to Get Along (1919) 1919 - -
- 82. No Mother to Guide Him (1919) A happy married man 1919 - -
- 83. Love's False Faces (1919) 1919 - -
- 84. When Love Is Blind (1919) First Pal 1919 - -
- 85. The Foolish Age (1919) Choir member 1919 - -
- 86. The Village Smithy (1919) (uncredited) 1919 - -
- 87. Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)   A Guardsman 1919 - 7.0 (501)
AKAs:
  • The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title)
- 88. East Lynne with Variations (1919) The Hero 1919 - -
- 89. Cupid's Day Off (1919) 1919 - -
- 90. Hide and Seek, Detectives (1918) 1918 - -
- 91. Whose Little Wife Are You? (1918) 1918 - -
- 92. She Loved Him Plenty (1918) 1918 - -
- 93. Her Screen Idol (1918) 1918 - -
- 94. Two Tough Tenderfeet (1918) First Pal 1918 - -
- 95. Love Loops the Loop (1918) 1918 - -
- 96. The Battle Royal (1918) 1918 - -
- 97. His Smothered Love (1918) 1918 - -
- 98. Saucy Madeline (1918) A Rolling Stone Out of Work 1918 - -
- 99. Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918) Honest Eyed Jack, Still After Her 1918 - -
- 100. Watch Your Neighbor (1918) 1918 - -
- 101. Taming Target Center (1917) The Old Sheriff 1917 - -
- 102. That Night (1917) 1917 - -
- 103. Are Waitresses Safe? (1917) Ralph, Who Loved Her So 1917 - -
- 104. Roping Her Romeo (1917)   Honest Eyed Jack, a Poor Butterfly 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • A Lovesick Bandit (USA: reissue title)
- 105. A Bedroom Blunder (1917)   Hotel Desk Clerk 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • Room 23 (USA: alternative title)
- 106. The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917) 1917 - -
- 107. Lost: A Cook (1917) 1917 - -
- 108. Pete's Pants (1917) Ben Turpin 1917 - -
- 109. Two Laughs (1917) Special Delivery Boy 1917 - -
- 110. A Clever Dummy (1917) A romantic janitor 1917 - 6.0 (28)
- 111. Sole Mates (1917) 1917 - -
- 112. Cactus Nell (1917) 1917 - -
- 113. Oriental Love (1917) (unconfirmed) 1917 - -
- 114. Caught in the End (1917/II) 1917 - -
- 115. Bucking the Tiger (1917) 1917 - -
- 116. Masked Mirth (1917) 1917 - -
- 117. When Ben Bolted (1917)   Ben 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • He Looked Crooked (USA) (USA: video title)
- 118. Frightened Flirts (1917) 1917 - -
- 119. His Bogus Boast (1917)   1917 - -
AKAs:
  • A Cheerful Liar
- 120. A Studio Stampede (1917) 1917 - -
- 121. The Butcher's Nightmare (1917) 1917 - -
- 122. The Musical Marvel (1917) 1917 - 4.8 (14)
- 123. A Circus Cyclone (1917) 1917 - -
- 124. Jealous Jolts (1916) 1916 - -
- 125. Taking the Count (1916) A Cabin Steward 1916 - -
- 126. Shot in the Fracas (1916) 1916 - -
- 127. A Waiting Game (1916) A Tramp 1916 - -
- 128. The Wicked City (1916) 1916 - -
- 129. Some Bravery (1916) A Bellhop 1916 - -
- 130. Picture Pirates (1916) 1916 - -
- 131. A Safe Proposition (1916) A Burglar 1916 - -
- 132. He Did and He Didn't (1916/II) 1916 - -
- 133. Ducking a Discord (1916) 1916 - -
- 134. Poultry à la Mode (1916)   1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Poultry (USA)
  • The Harem
- 135. Doctoring a Leak (1916)   1916 - -
AKAs:
  • A Total Loss
- 136. The Stolen Booking (1916) 1916 - -
- 137. Some Liars (1916) 1916 - -
- 138. Lost and Found (1916) 1916 - -
- 139. Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916) 1916 - -
- 140. For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916) Bloggie 1916 - -
- 141. A Deep Sea Liar (1916)   Bloggie 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • The Landlubber
- 142. Hired and Fired (1916/I)   Bloggie 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • The Leading Man
- 143. Just for a Kid (1916) 1916 - -
- 144. When Papa Died (1916) 1916 - -
- 145. The Iron Mitt (1916) Bloggie 1916 - -
- 146. Delinquent Bridegrooms (1916) Bloggie 1916 - -
- 147. His Blowout (1916)   Bloggie 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • The Plumber
- 148. Nailing on the Lid (1916)   1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Nailing a Lie (USA)
- 149. National Nuts (1916) 1916 - -
- 150. Burlesque on Carmen (1916)   Remendados 1916 - 6.2 (198)
AKAs:
  • Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen (USA: complete title)
- 151. A Christmas Revenge (1915) Loafer 1915 - -
- 152. Snakeville's Champion (1915) Bloggie 1915 - -
- 153. The Escape of Broncho Billy (1915) 1915 - -
- 154. The Merry Models (1915) Bloggie 1915 - -
- 155. Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915) 1915 - -
- 156. It Happened in Snakeville (1915) Bloggie 1915 - -
- 157. Too Much Turkey (1915) The Neighbor 1915 - -
- 158. When Snakeville Struck Oil (1915) 1915 - -
- 159. The Convict's Threat (1915) Prisoner 1915 - -
- 160. Snakeville's Hen Medic (1915) Bloggie 1915 - -
- 161. Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915) 1915 - -
- 162. A Quiet Little Game (1915) The Undertaker 1915 - -
- 163. Versus Sledge Hammers (1915) The Count's Valet 1915 - -
- 164. Broncho Billy Steps In (1915) 1915 - -
- 165. The Bell-Hop (1915) The Bell-Hop 1915 - -
- 166. Snakeville's Twins (1915) The Henpecked Husband 1915 - -
- 167. Others Started It, But Sophie Finished (1915) The Husband 1915 - -
- 168. Sweedie's Finish (1915) 1915 - -
- 169. Sophie and the Fakir (1915)   Sophie's Husband 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • Sophie and the Faker (USA: alternative title)
- 170. A Bunch of Matches (1915) Justice of the Piece 1915 - -
- 171. Sweedie's Hero (1915) The Bellboy 1915 - -
- 172. Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915) 1915 - -
- 173. How Slippery Slim Saw the Show (1915) 1915 - 1.5 (11)
- 174. The Undertaker's Uncle (1915)   The Uncle 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Undertaker's Wife
- 175. Their Social Splash (1915)   (unconfirmed) 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • Social Splash (USA: alternative title)
- 176. A Coat Tale (1915) Husband 1915 - -
- 177. Curiosity (1915) The Lunatic 1915 - -
- 178. Two Bold, Bad Men (1915) First Bad Man 1915 - -
- 179. Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915) Sweedie's Romeo 1915 - -
- 180. Love and Trouble (1915) Sweedie's Beau 1915 - -
- 181. The Champion (1915)   Ringside vendor 1915 - 6.7 (545)
AKAs:
  • Battling Charlie
  • Champion Charlie
  • Charlie the Champion (USA: alternative title)
- 182. Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915) The Grocery Boy 1915 - -
- 183. Hogan Out West (1915) 1915 - -
- 184. A Night Out (1915/I)   Fellow Reveller 1915 - 6.1 (401)
AKAs:
  • Champagne Charlie
  • Charlie's Drunken Daze (USA: alternative title)
  • Charlie's Night Out (USA: alternative title)
  • His Night Out (USA: alternative title)
- 185. Hogan's Romance Upset (1915) 1915 - -
- 186. Sweedie Goes to College (1915) Sweedie's Romeo 1915 - -
- 187. His New Job (1915)   Film Extra, in Anteroom 1915 - 6.2 (414)
AKAs:
  • Charlie's New Job
- 188. Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915) 1915 - -
- 189. Sweedie and Her Dog (1915) Captain of the Dog Catchers 1915 - -
- 190. The Clubman's Wager (1915) Tramp 1915 - -
- 191. Sweedie's Suicide (1915) Police Captain 1915 - -
- 192. Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915) 1915 - -
- 193. Snakeville's Debutantes (1915) Bloggie 1915 - -
- 194. Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914) 1914 - -
- 195. Their Cheap Vacation (1914) 1914 - -
- 196. Madame Double X (1914) 1914 - -
- 197. Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914) 1914 - -
- 198. Sweedie at the Fair (1914) 1914 - -
- 199. Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914) 1914 - -
- 200. The Laundress (1914)   1914 - -
AKAs:
  • Sweedie, the Laundress (USA)
- 201. She Landed a Big One (1914)   Chief of Police 1914 - -
AKAs:
  • She Landed a Lord (USA)
- 202. Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914) 1914 - -
- 203. The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914) 1914 - -
- 204. Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914) 1914 - -
- 205. Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914) 1914 - -
- 206. Sweedie's Skate (1914) 1914 - -
- 207. Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914) 1914 - -
- 208. Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914) 1914 - -
- 209. The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-In (1914) 1914 - -
- 210. Sweedie and the Lord (1914) 1914 - -
- 211. Sweedie the Swatter (1914) 1914 - -
- 212. The Usual Way (1913) 1913 - -
- 213. The Hobble Skirt (1910) 1910 - -
- 214. A Case of Seltzer (1909) The brother in drag 1909 - -
- 215. The New Cop (1909) (unconfirmed) 1909 - -
- 216. A Hustling Advertiser (1909) The Young Man 1909 - -
- 217. Mr. Flip (1909) Mr. Flip 1909 - 3.8 (38)
- 218. A Mexican's Gratitude (1909) 1909 - -
- 219. The Rubes and the Bunco Men (1909) 1909 - -
- 220. Midnight Disturbance (1909) The Burglar 1909 - -
- 221. The Energetic Street Cleaner (1909) 1909 - -
- 222. Tag Day (1909) The Tramp 1909 - -
- 223. The Haunted Lounge (1909) A Tramp 1909 - -
- 224. Ben Gets a Duck and Is Ducked (1909) 1909 - -
- 225. Breaking Into Society (1908) 1908 - -
- 226. Oh, What Lungs! (1908) 1908 - -
- 227. The Younger Brothers (1908) 1908 - -
- 228. A Free Lunch (1907) 1907 - -
- 229. Mr. Inquisitive (1907) 1907 - -
- 230. An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907) The Hobo 1907 - -
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Show of Shows (1929) (performer: "What's Become of the Floradora Boys?") 1929 - 7.6 (69)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Musical Marvel (1917) (unconfirmed) 1917 - 4.8 (14)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) (thanks) 1939 - 6.6 (120)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cinema Circus (1937) Himself 1937 - -
- 2. Starlit Days at the Lido (1935) (uncredited) Himself 1935 - 6.1 (31)
- 3. Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 (1934) Himself/Bartender 1934 - -
- 4. Hollywood on Parade (1932) Himself (the bartender) 1932 - 5.2 (30)
- 5. The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930) Himself, Guest Host 1930 - -
- 6. Hollywood (1923)   Himself, Cameo appearance 1923 - 7.1 (11)
AKAs:
  • Joligud
- 7. It's a Cinch (1918) Himself 1918 - -
- 8. Charlie's Life (1916) Various 1916 - -
- 1. A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (1992) (TV)
- 2. Dance of the Cookoos (1982) (uncredited) Cross-Eyed Plumber
- 3. "Hollywood" (1980) Himself
- 4. The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
- 5. Tobo the Happy Clown (1965) Mack Sennett comedian
- 6. "Hollywood and the Stars"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The DuPont Show of the Week"  
2 TV episodes:
- 8. When Comedy Was King (1960) edited from 'yukon jake'
- 9. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
- 10. L'incantevole nemica (1953)
- 11. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
- 12. Ça c'est du cinéma (1951)
- 13. ¡Qué tiempos aquéllos! (1951)
- 14. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) Himself
- 15. Down Memory Lane (1949) Poker player
- 16. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) Himself
- 17. Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
- 18. A Small Town Idol (1939) Sam Smith
- 19. Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) Himself
- 20. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) Himself
- 21. The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) Himself, film clip
- 22. Chase Me Charlie (1918) Ben
- 23. The Essanay-Chaplin Revue of 1916 (1916) The property man
- 24. Mixed Up (1915)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage, burlesque, and vaudeville actor. more
Publicity Listings:
24 Articles | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Comedy | Short | Western | Drama more

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