# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ben-turpin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:14:28.468Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ben-turpin"
name: "Ben Turpin"
slug: "ben-turpin"
description: "Bernard \"Ben\" Turpin was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. A sometime vaudeville performer, he was \"discovered\" for film while working as the janitor for Essanay Studios in Chicago. Turpin went on to work with notable performers such as Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, and was a part of the Mack Sennett studio team. He is believed to have been the first filmed \"victim\" of the pie in the face gag. When sound came to films, Turpin chose to retire, having invested profitably in real estate, although he did do occasional cameos."
tagline: "American actor (1869-1940)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ben_Turpin_(1869-1940)_in_a_top_hat.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1869-09-19"
deathDate: "1940-07-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.6
  momentum:             10.08869089804596
  historical:           20.908144
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878035/"
    handle:    "nm0878035"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump