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 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
- 1922 · Your Best Friend as Robert Meyers
- 1921 · Hush Money as Bishop Deems
- 1920 · Polly with a Past as Clay Cullum
- 1918 · The Love Craze as
- 1918 · Cecilia of the Pink Roses as Harry Twombly
- 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
- 1916 · The Mischief Maker as Al Tourney
- 1916 · The Path of Happiness as Merrill Day - The Intruder
- 1915 · When Hungry Hamlet Fled as Johnny Jenkins
- 1915 · Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor as Bob / Madam Blanche
- 1915 · The Country Girl as Belville, Phyllis' Lover
- 1915 · A Freight Car Honeymoon as Dan Boynton - the Groom
- 1915 · Daughter of Kings as J. Courtleigh Brice
- 1915 · The Heart of the Princess Marsari as Paul Leighton - an Artist
- 1914 · Zudora as John Storm
- 1914 · Pamela Congreve as
- 1914 · A Woman's Loyalty as Jack
- 1913 · Robin Hood as Alan-a-Dale
- 1913 · Moths as Correyee
- 1913 · The Girl of the Cabaret as May's Husband
- 1913 · King Rene’s Daughter as Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
- 1913 · The Head of the Ribbon Counter as Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
- 1913 · Just a Shabby Doll as The Husband
- 1913 · Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four as Sherlock Holmes
- 1913 · His Uncle's Wives as
- 1912 · Star of Bethlehem as Angel Gabriel
- 1912 · The Repeater as Jack, the Repeater
- 1912 · Brains vs. Brawn as Brawn / The Young Athlete
- 1912 · A Romance of the U.S.N. as The Sailor
- 1912 · In a Garden as The Quarrel Maker
- 1912 · The Warning as The Father
- 1912 · Letters of a Lifetime as The Brother
- 1912 · The Voice of Conscience as Suitor
- 1912 · The Wrecked Taxi as
- 1912 · The Portrait of Lady Anne as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
- 1912 · Under Two Flags as
- 1912 · Her Secret as The Loyal Sister's Husband
- 1912 · Jilted as The Fiancé
- 1912 · Dora Thorne as Lord Rowland
- 1912 · Nicholas Nickleby as Nicolas Nickleby
- 1912 · East Lynne as
- 1912 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
- 1911 · She as
- 1911 · Cinderella as Prince
- 1911 · The Tomboy as The Guardian
- 1911 · The Lady from the Sea as
- 1911 · The Missing Heir as The Policeman
- 1911 · Their Burglar as Jack
- 1911 · David Copperfield as
- 1911 · One Flag at Last as Fred
- 1911 · Get Rich Quick as Undetermined Role
- 1911 · The Mummy as
- 1911 · The Old Curiosity Shop as