- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 25, 1884
- Place of Birth
- Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
- Died
- July 17, 1969
Harry Benham
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 m…
Filmography
movieThe Town That Forgot God
1922 · Harry Adams
movieYour Best Friend
1922 · Robert Meyers
movieHush Money
1921 · Bishop Deems
movieThe Victim
1920 · George Griffin, lawyer
moviePolly with a Past
1920 · Clay Cullum
movieThe Dangerous Paradise
1920 · Norman Kent
movieThe Prey
1920 · James Calvin
The Love Craze
movieThe Love Craze
1918 · The Hero
movieCecilia of the Pink Roses
1918 · Harry Twombly
The Outsider
movieThe Outsider
1917 · Donald Lyttleton
movieThe Last of the Carnabys
1917 · Johnn Rand
movieWhen You and I Were Young
1917 · Artist
movieThe Warfare of the Flesh
1917 · Frank Gregory
movieThe Dancer's Peril
1917 · Richard Moraino
movieThe Mischief Maker
1916 · Al Tourney
movieThe Path of Happiness
1916 · Merrill Day - The Intruder
movieThe Man Inside
1916 · Hunter
When Hungry Hamlet Fled
movieWhen Hungry Hamlet Fled
1915 · Johnny Jenkins
His Two Patients
movieHis Two Patients
1915 · The Doctor
movieMadam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
1915 · Bob / Madam Blanche
The Country Girl
movieThe Country Girl
1915 · Belville, Phyllis' Lover
A Freight Car Honeymoon
movieA Freight Car Honeymoon
1915 · Dan Boynton - the Groom
The Girl of the Sea
movieThe Girl of the Sea
1915 · Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
Daughter of Kings
movieDaughter of Kings
1915 · J. Courtleigh Brice
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
movieThe Heart of the Princess Marsari
1915 · Paul Leighton - an Artist
movieZudora
1914 · John Storm
moviePamela Congreve
1914
A Woman's Loyalty
movieA Woman's Loyalty
1914 · Jack
movieCoals of Fire
1914 · Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
Frou Frou
movieFrou Frou
1914 · Henri de Sartorys
movieRobin Hood
1913 · Alan-a-Dale
movieMoths
1913 · Correyee
The Girl of the Cabaret
movieThe Girl of the Cabaret
1913 · May's Husband
movieKing Rene’s Daughter
1913 · Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
movieThe Head of the Ribbon Counter
1913 · Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
movieJust a Shabby Doll
1913 · The Husband
movieSherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
1913 · Sherlock Holmes
His Uncle's Wives
movieHis Uncle's Wives
1913
movieStar of Bethlehem
1912 · Angel Gabriel
The Repeater
movieThe Repeater
1912 · Jack, the Repeater
Brains vs. Brawn
movieBrains vs. Brawn
1912 · Brawn / The Young Athlete
movieA Romance of the U.S.N.
1912 · The Sailor
movieThe Forest Rose
1912
movieIn a Garden
1912 · The Quarrel Maker
The Warning
movieThe Warning
1912 · The Father
Letters of a Lifetime
movieLetters of a Lifetime
1912 · The Brother
The Voice of Conscience
movieThe Voice of Conscience
1912 · Suitor
movieWhen a Count Counted
1912 · The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
The Wrecked Taxi
movieThe Wrecked Taxi
1912
movieThe Portrait of Lady Anne
1912 · Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
movieUnder Two Flags
1912
movieHer Secret
1912 · The Loyal Sister's Husband
movieJilted
1912 · The Fiancé
movieDora Thorne
1912 · Lord Rowland
movieNicholas Nickleby
1912 · Nicolas Nickleby
movieEast Lynne
1912
Her Ladyship's Page
movieHer Ladyship's Page
1912
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1912 · Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
movieShe
1911
movieCinderella
1911 · Prince
The Tomboy
movieThe Tomboy
1911 · The Guardian
movieThe Lady from the Sea
1911
The Missing Heir
movieThe Missing Heir
1911 · The Policeman
Their Burglar
movieTheir Burglar
1911 · Jack
movieDavid Copperfield
1911
One Flag at Last
movieOne Flag at Last
1911 · Fred
The Smuggler
movieThe Smuggler
1911 · The Secret Service Man
movieGet Rich Quick
1911 · Undetermined Role
movieThe Mummy
1911
movieThe Old Curiosity Shop
1911