Harry Benham
Born
February 25, 1884
Died
July 17, 1969 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
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
Your Best Friend
Robert Meyers
1922
Hush Money
Bishop Deems
1921
The Victim
George Griffin, lawyer
1920
Polly with a Past
Clay Cullum
1920
The Love Craze
1918
Cecilia of the Pink Roses
Harry Twombly
1918
The Last of the Carnabys
Johnn Rand
1917
When You and I Were Young
Artist
1917
The Warfare of the Flesh
Frank Gregory
1917
The Dancer's Peril
Richard Moraino
1917
The Mischief Maker
Al Tourney
1916
The Path of Happiness
Merrill Day - The Intruder
1916
The Man Inside
Hunter
1916
When Hungry Hamlet Fled
Johnny Jenkins
1915
His Two Patients
The Doctor
1915
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
Bob / Madam Blanche
1915
The Country Girl
Belville, Phyllis' Lover
1915
A Freight Car Honeymoon
Dan Boynton - the Groom
1915
The Girl of the Sea
Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
1915
Daughter of Kings
J. Courtleigh Brice
1915
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
Paul Leighton - an Artist
1915
Zudora
John Storm
1914
Pamela Congreve
1914
A Woman's Loyalty
Jack
1914
Robin Hood
Alan-a-Dale
1913
Moths
Correyee
1913
The Girl of the Cabaret
May's Husband
1913
King Rene’s Daughter
Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
1913
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
1913
Just a Shabby Doll
The Husband
1913
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
Sherlock Holmes
1913
His Uncle's Wives
1913
Star of Bethlehem
Angel Gabriel
1912
The Repeater
Jack, the Repeater
1912
Brains vs. Brawn
Brawn / The Young Athlete
1912
A Romance of the U.S.N.
The Sailor
1912
The Forest Rose
1912
In a Garden
The Quarrel Maker
1912
The Warning
The Father
1912
Letters of a Lifetime
The Brother
1912
The Voice of Conscience
Suitor
1912
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
The Portrait of Lady Anne
Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
1912
Under Two Flags
1912
Her Secret
The Loyal Sister's Husband
1912
Jilted
The Fiancé
1912
Dora Thorne
Lord Rowland
1912
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicolas Nickleby
1912
East Lynne
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
1912
She
1911
Cinderella
Prince
1911
The Tomboy
The Guardian
1911
The Lady from the Sea
1911
The Missing Heir
The Policeman
1911
Their Burglar
Jack
1911
David Copperfield
1911
One Flag at Last
Fred
1911
Get Rich Quick
Undetermined Role
1911
The Mummy
1911
The Old Curiosity Shop
1911