Harry Benham
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From Wikipedia Harry Benham (February 26, 1884 – July 17, 1969) was an American silent film actor. 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.
Known for
Credits
Nicholas Nickleby (1912)
as Nicolas Nickleby
Frou Frou (1914)
as Henri de Sartorys
The Victim (1920)
as George Griffin, lawyer
The Outsider (1917)
as Donald Lyttleton
The Prey (1920)
as James Calvin
Dora Thorne (1912)
as Lord Rowland
Zudora (1914)
as John Storm
The Old Curiosity Shop (1911)
Actor
When Hungry Hamlet Fled (1915)
as Johnny Jenkins
The Dangerous Paradise (1920)
as Norman Kent
Polly with a Past (1920)
as Clay Cullum
Her Secret (1912)
as The Loyal Sister's Husband
A Woman's Loyalty (1914)
as Jack
The Mischief Maker (1916)
as Al Tourney
The Town That Forgot God (1922)
as Harry Adams
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor (1915)
as Bob / Madam Blanche
King Rene’s Daughter (1913)
as Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Warfare of the Flesh (1917)
as Frank Gregory
David Copperfield (1911)
Actor
The Girl of the Sea (1915)
as Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
Coals of Fire (1914)
as Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
The Forest Rose (1912)
Actor
The Girl of the Cabaret (1913)
as May's Husband
When a Count Counted (1912)
as The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
Under Two Flags (1912)
Actor
His Two Patients (1915)
as The Doctor
Robin Hood (1913)
as Alan-a-Dale
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four (1913)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Heart of the Princess Marsari (1915)
as Paul Leighton - an Artist
Moths (1913)
as Correyee
East Lynne (1912)
Actor
Daughter of Kings (1915)
as J. Courtleigh Brice
In a Garden (1912)
as The Quarrel Maker
Just a Shabby Doll (1913)
as The Husband
The Smuggler (1911)
as The Secret Service Man
Pamela Congreve (1914)
Actor
Cinderella (1911)
as Prince
Brains vs. Brawn (1912)
as Brawn / The Young Athlete
Letters of a Lifetime (1912)
as The Brother
Hush Money (1921)
as Bishop Deems
The Man Inside (1916)
as Hunter
The Repeater (1912)
as Jack, the Repeater
The Voice of Conscience (1912)
as Suitor
Get Rich Quick (1911)
as Undetermined Role
Your Best Friend (1922)
as Robert Meyers
The Country Girl (1915)
as Belville, Phyllis' Lover
The Warning (1912)
as The Father
The Lady from the Sea (1911)
Actor
The Dancer's Peril (1917)
as Richard Moraino
The Missing Heir (1911)
as The Policeman
A Freight Car Honeymoon (1915)
as Dan Boynton - the Groom
One Flag at Last (1911)
as Fred
Their Burglar (1911)
as Jack
Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918)
as Harry Twombly
The Portrait of Lady Anne (1912)
as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
The Mummy (1911)
Actor
The Last of the Carnabys (1917)
as Johnn Rand
The Path of Happiness (1916)
as Merrill Day - The Intruder
The Tomboy (1911)
as The Guardian
Star of Bethlehem (1912)
as Angel Gabriel
His Uncle's Wives (1913)
Actor
Jilted (1912)
as The Fiancé
A Romance of the U.S.N. (1912)
as The Sailor
When You and I Were Young (1917)
as Artist
She (1911)
Actor
The Wrecked Taxi (1912)
Actor
Her Ladyship's Page (1912)
Actor
The Love Craze (1918)
as The Hero
The Head of the Ribbon Counter (1913)
as Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk