Buster Keaton
He performed difficult stunts with a deadpan expression. This topic is part of Film People within Movies & Television. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Buster Keaton trivia questions
Buster Keaton was famous for what style of comedy?
Answer: Silent physical comedy
Bonus fact: He performed difficult stunts with a deadpan expression.
What nickname was Buster Keaton given because of his expression?
Answer: The Great Stone Face
Bonus fact: His almost expressionless face contrasted with chaotic action.
Which Keaton film features a locomotive chase during the Civil War?
Answer: The General
Bonus fact: The General is now considered a silent-film classic.
What entertainment medium absorbed many vaudeville performers and routines?
Answer: Movies
Bonus fact: Comedians such as the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton had vaudeville roots.
Which silent-film star was famous for highly athletic slapstick stunts?
Answer: Buster Keaton
Bonus fact: Keaton performed many dangerous physical gags himself.
Which silent comedian was known for a stone-faced expression and elaborate physical stunts?
Answer: Buster Keaton
Bonus fact: Keaton's deadpan face became part of his comic persona.