Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 25, 1884
Died
Jul 17, 1969
Place of Birth
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Credits
70 titles
Harry Benham
Biography
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
Filmography
The Town That Forgot God
Harry Adams
Your Best Friend
Robert Meyers
Hush Money
Bishop Deems
The Victim
George Griffin, lawyer
Polly with a Past
Clay Cullum
The Dangerous Paradise
Norman Kent
The Prey
James Calvin
The Love Craze
The Hero
Cecilia of the Pink Roses
Harry Twombly
The Outsider
Donald Lyttleton
The Last of the Carnabys
Johnn Rand
When You and I Were Young
Artist
The Warfare of the Flesh
Frank Gregory
The Dancer's Peril
Richard Moraino
The Mischief Maker
Al Tourney
The Path of Happiness
Merrill Day - The Intruder
The Man Inside
Hunter
When Hungry Hamlet Fled
Johnny Jenkins
His Two Patients
The Doctor
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
Bob / Madam Blanche
The Country Girl
Belville, Phyllis' Lover
A Freight Car Honeymoon
Dan Boynton - the Groom
The Girl of the Sea
Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
Daughter of Kings
J. Courtleigh Brice
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
Paul Leighton - an Artist
Zudora
John Storm
Pamela Congreve
A Woman's Loyalty
Jack
Coals of Fire
Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
Frou Frou
Henri de Sartorys
Robin Hood
Alan-a-Dale
Moths
Correyee
The Girl of the Cabaret
May's Husband
King Rene’s Daughter
Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
Just a Shabby Doll
The Husband
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
Sherlock Holmes
His Uncle's Wives
Star of Bethlehem
Angel Gabriel
The Repeater
Jack, the Repeater
Brains vs. Brawn
Brawn / The Young Athlete
A Romance of the U.S.N.
The Sailor
The Forest Rose
In a Garden
The Quarrel Maker
The Warning
The Father
Letters of a Lifetime
The Brother
The Voice of Conscience
Suitor
When a Count Counted
The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
The Wrecked Taxi
The Portrait of Lady Anne
Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912