Occupation Film actor, singer Role Film actor | Name Harry Benham | |
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Born February 26, 1884 ( 1884-02-26 ) Valparaiso, Indiana Died July 17, 1969, Sarasota, Florida, United States Movies The Doll Doctor, Nicholas Nickleby Spouse Doris Townsend Deppe (m. 1953–1969), Ethyle Cooke (m. ?–1949) Children Dorothy Benham, Leland Benham Similar People Edwin Thanhouser, George Nichols, Leander de Cordova | ||
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Harry Benham (February 26, 1884 – July 17, 1969) was an American silent film actor.
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Background
Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, as a child Benham and his family moved to Chicago, where he was raised and attended school. Benham had a talent for singing and sang in his local church choir.
In 1904, the production Peggy From Paris came to Chicago and, at age 20, Benham became a member of the chorus while earning a living in the wholesale paper business.
Benham was soon selected to play the leading role in the production and remained in that role throughout the production's three-year run. He was subsequently able to garner more roles in other plays, such as The Sultan of Sulu, Woodland, Marrying Mary, The Gay Musician, H.M.S. Pinafore, Florodora, The Mayoress, and Madame Sherry.
In 1910 Benham joined the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York, for whom he played the leading role in many of the company's films through 1915. He married actress Ethyle Cooke, and together they had two children, Dorothy and Leland, who also became prominent Thanhouser personalities.
Benham died on July 17, 1969 in Sarasota, Florida, aged 85.
An article about his role in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) appeared in Famous Monsters of Filmland (October 1963).
Filmography
Actor
1922
The Town That Forgot God as
Harry Adams
1922
Your Best Friend as
Robert Meyers
1921
Hush Money as
Bishop Deems
1920
The Victim as
George Griffin, lawyer
1920
Polly with a Past as
Clay Cullum
1920
The Dangerous Paradise as
Norman Kent
1920
The Prey as
James Calvin
1920
For Love or Money as
John T. Hamilton
1918
The Love Craze (Short)
1918
Cecilia of the Pink Roses as
Harry Twombly
1918
Convict 993 as
Rodney Travers
1917
The Outsider as
Donald Lyttleton
1917
Putting the Bee in Herbert as
Herbert Macklin
1917
The Last of the Carnabys as
Johnn Rand
1917
When You and I Were Young as
Artist
1917
The Warfare of the Flesh as
Frank Gregory
1917
The Dancer's Peril as
Richard Moraino
1917
When Thieves Fall Out (Short) as
Herbert Wood
1917
Souls United (Short) as
Burton Stanley
1916
Toto of the Byways (Short) as
Harry Sheldon
1916
The Mischief Maker as
Al Tourney
1916
The Girl Who Didn't Tell (Short) as
Marshall Rand
1916
The Angel of the Attic (Short) as
Gerald Gray
1916
Love's Masquerade (Short) as
Howard Benson
1916
Her Mother's Sweetheart (Short) as
George Maitland
1916
The Little Grey Mouse (Short) as
Jack Stanley
1916
The Clever Mrs. Carter (Short) as
Owen Carter
1916
Peggy and the Law (Short) as
Stanley Rose
1916
The Heart Wrecker (Short) as
David Harding
1916
A College Boomerang (Short) as
Professor Grayson
1916
Her Wonderful Secret (Short) as
Raoul Pinkney
1916
The Capital Prize (Short) as
George Dumont
1916
Through Flames to Love (Short) as
Steve Rock
1916
Held for Damages (Short) as
Bob Norton - Elisha's Son
1916
Mignonette (Short) as
Henri Bergere - a Young Violinist
1916
The Doll Doctor (Short) as
Harry Belden
1916
The Path of Happiness as
Merrill Day - The Intruder
1916
The Man Inside as
Hunter
1915
The Scoop at Bellville (Short) as
Millionaire Lineham
1915
Helen's Babies (Short) as
Uncle Harry Burton
1915
When Hungry Hamlet Fled (Short) as
Johnny Jenkins
1915
When the Fleet Sailed (Short) as
Lieutenant Monroe
1915
His Two Patients (Short) as
The Doctor
1915
Madame Blanche, Beauty Doctor (Short) as
Bob / Madame Blanche
1915
The Country Girl (Short) as
Belville, Phyllis' Lover
1915
A Freight Car Honeymoon (Short) as
Dan Boynton - the Groom
1915
The Girl of the Sea (Short) as
Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
1915
Daughter of Kings (Short) as
J. Courtleigh Brice
1915
The Heart of the Princess Marsari (Short) as
Paul Leighton - an Artist
1915
Graft vs. Love (Short) as
Newell's Accomplice
1914
Mrs. Van Ruyter's Stratagem (Short) as
Harry Broadhurst - Mrs. Van Ruyter's Young Lawyer
1914
Zudora as
John Storm - Zudora's Lover
1914
The Rescue (Short) as
Harry - Alice's Brother
1914
The Trail of the Love-Lorn (Short) as
Jack - U.S. Postal Inspector
1914
The Harvest of Regrets (Short) as
Harry Moreland
1914
The Mettle of a Man (Short) as
Harry Raynor
1914
Gold (Short) as
The Head Surveyor
1914
Stronger Than Death (Short) as
Harry Gray
1914
Harry's Waterloo (Short) as
Nine Separate Characters
1914
The Harlow Handicap (Short) as
Harry Allen
1914
The Man Without Fear (Short) as
George Travis - a Man without Fear
1914
The Girl Across the Hall (Short) as
Jim Kelly - a Mechanic
1914
Rivalry (Short) as
Will Mayo
1914
Pamela Congreve
1914
Was She Right in Forgiving Him? (Short) as
Nelson Morgan - The Artist
1914
A Woman's Loyalty (Short) as
Jack
1914
His Reward (Short)
1914
Repentance (Short) as
Jack
1914
When Sorrow Fades (Short) as
Jim - an Editor
1914
The Miser's Reversion (Short) as
Jack - May's Sweetheart
1914
The Scientist's Doll (Short) as
Jack - the Scientist's Nephew
1914
The Golden Cross (Short) as
Count L'Ancre
1914
The Success of Selfishness (Short) as
Tom - Grace's Husband
1914
The Elevator Man (Short) as
Jack - Rose's Sweetheart
1914
Her Love Letters (Short) as
Williamson - The Well-to-Do Broker
1914
Coals of Fire (Short) as
Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
1914
The Runaway Princess as
The American Millionaire
1914
Their Golden Wedding (Short) as
Tom - Son of William and Enna (age 28)
1914
Frou Frou as
Henri de Sartorys
1913
His Father's Wife (Short)
1913
An Orphan's Romance (Short) as
Jack Van Horn - A Young Millionaire
1913
A Beauty Parlor Graduate (Short) as
Jack, a Rising Young Lawyer
1913
What Might Have Been (Short) as
Billy, Rolfe's Clerk
1913
A Clothes-Line Quarrel (Short) as
Harry - A Commuter
1913
Baby's Joy Ride (Short) as
John Winters - The Husband
1913
He Couldn't Lose (Short) as
Jack, a Clerk
1913
The Children's Hour (Short) as
The Grandfather
1913
The Water Cure (Short) as
One of Bella's Admirers
1913
The Mystery of the Haunted Hotel (Short)
1913
Beauty in the Seashell (Short)
1913
Louie, the Life Saver (Short) as
Louie, the Lifeguard
1913
Moths as
Correyee
1913
Robin Hood as
Alan-a-Dale
1913
His Last Bet (Short)
1913
The Spartan Father (Short) as
The Son
1913
The Medium's Nemesis (Short) as
The Policeman
1913
The Girl of the Cabaret (Short) as
May's Husband
1913
Proposal by Proxy (Short) as
The Shy Suitor
1913
Little Dorrit (Short)
1913
Willie, the Wild Man (Short) as
Willie
1913
For the Man She Loved (Short) as
The Preferred Suitor
1913
King René's Daughter (Short) as
Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
1913
The Eye of Krishla (Short) as
The Countess
1913
The Head of the Ribbon Counter (Short) as
Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
1913
His Sacrifice (Short) as
Dr. Martin
1913
Mimosa's Sweetheart (Short) as
The Ribbon Clerk
1913
A Victim of Circumstances (Short) as
The Reporter
1913
A Pullman Nightmare (Short) as
The Father
1913
For Another's Sin (Short) as
The Ex-Convict
1913
An American in the Making (Short) as
Bela Tokaji
1913
The Girl and the Grafter (Short) as
The Editor
1913
The Changeling (Short) as
The Millionaire Father
1913
The Patriot (Short) as
The Suitor
1913
The Wax Lady (Short)
1913
Babies Prohibited (Short) as
The Husband
1913
Just a Shabby Doll (Short) as
The Husband
1913
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four (Short) as
Sherlock Holmes
1913
Half Way to Reno (Short) as
The Husband
1913
A Mystery of Wall Street (Short)
1913
His Uncle's Wives (Short)
1913
The Floorwalker's Triumph (Short) as
The Floorwalker
1913
The Boomerang (Short) as
The Father
1913
A Guilty Conscience (Short)
1912
The Star of Bethlehem (Short) as
Angel Gabriel
1912
The Repeater (Short) as
Jack, the Repeater
1912
Brains vs. Brawn (Short) as
Brawn / The Young Athlete
1912
Aurora Floyd (Short) as
John Mellish, Aurora's Second Husband
1912
At Liberty -- Good Press Agent (Short) as
The Press Agent
1912
A Romance of the U.S.N. (Short) as
The Sailor
1912
The Forest Rose (Short)
1912
Miss Taku of Tokyo (Short) as
Jack, the Son
1912
In Time of Peril (Short) as
The Engineer
1912
A Noise Like a Fortune (Short) as
The Young Farmer
1912
The Ladder of Life (Short) as
The Poor Man, as an Adult
1912
In a Garden (Short) as
The Quarrel Maker
1912
Dotty, the Dancer (Short) as
Mademoiselle Cleo
1912
Miss Robinson Crusoe (Short) as
The American
1912
The Warning (Short) as
The Father
1912
Letters of a Lifetime (Short) as
The Brother
1912
The Voice of Conscience (Short) as
Suitor
1912
When a Count Counted (Short) as
The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
1912
The Wrecked Taxi (Short)
1912
Big Sister (Short) as
The Policeman
1912
The Merchant of Venice (Short) as
Bassanio
1912
The Portrait of the Lady Anne (Short) as
Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
1912
The Finger of Scorn (Short) as
The Drummer
1912
Under Two Flags (Short)
1912
Out of the Dark (Short)
1912
The Professor's Son (Short) as
The Professor
1912
In Blossom Time (Short)
1912
Why Tom Signed the Pledge (Short) as
Tom, the Deacon's Son
1912
Her Secret (Short) as
The Loyal Sister's Husband
1912
Jilted (Short) as
The Fiancé
1912
Dora Thorne (Short) as
Lord Rowland
1912
The Baby Bride (Short) as
The Bachelor
1912
An Easy Mark (Short) as
The Crook
1912
Nicholas Nickleby (Short) as
Nicholas Nickleby
1912
The Poacher (Short) as
The Poacher
1912
East Lynne (Short)
1912
Her Ladyship's Page (Short)
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Short) as
Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
1911
The Expert's Report (Short) as
The Oil Expert
1911
She (Short)
1911
Cinderella (Short) as
The Prince
1911
The Tomboy (Short) as
The Guardian
1911
The Lady from the Sea (Short)
1911
The Missing Heir (Short) as
The Policeman
1911
Their Burglar (Short) as
Jack
1911
The Satyr and the Lady (Short) as
The Artist
1911
David Copperfield (Short)
1911
The Smuggler (Short) as
The Secret Service Man
1911
The Rescue of Mr. Henpeck (Short) as
Mr. Henpeck
1911
Get Rich Quick (Short) as
Undetermined Role
1911
The Regimental Ball (Short)
1911
The Mummy (Short)
1911
The Old Curiosity Shop (Short)
Self
1916
Animated Weekly, No. 19 (Documentary short) as
Self
References
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