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Harry Benham
Actor
Born February 25, 1884Died July 17, 1969 (85 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1918 | Cecilia of the Pink Roses · as Harry Twombly |
| 1914 | Repentance · as Jack |
| 1914 | The Golden Cross · as Count L'ancre |
| 1914 | The Elevator Man · as Jack - Rose's Sweetheart |
| 1914 | Her Love Letters · as Williamson - The Well-To-Do Broker |
| 1914 | Coals of Fire · as Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman |
| 1914 | The Runaway Princess · as The American Millionaire |
| 1913 | His Father's Wife · as Cast |
| 1913 | An Orphan's Romance · as Jack Van Horn - A Young Millionaire |
| 1913 | A Beauty Parlor Graduate · as Jack, A Rising Young Lawyer |
| 1913 | A Clothes-Line Quarrel · as Harry - A Commuter |
| 1913 | Baby's Joy Ride · as John Winters - The Husband |
| 1913 | He Couldn't Lose · as Jack, A Clerk |
| 1913 | The Children's Hour · as The Grandfather |
| 1913 | Beauty in the Seashell · as Cast |
| 1913 | Robin Hood · as Alan-A-Dale |
| 1913 | His Last Bet · as Cast |
| 1913 | For the Man She Loved · as The Preferred Suitor |
| 1913 | The Eye of Krishla · as The Countess |
| 1913 | His Sacrifice · as Dr. Martin |
| 1913 | A Pullman Nightmare · as The Father |
| 1913 | The Changeling · as The Millionaire Father |
| 1913 | Half Way to Reno · as The Husband |
| 1913 | The Floorwalker's Triumph · as The Floorwalker |
| 1912 | Aurora Floyd · as John Mellish, Aurora's Second Husband |
| 1912 | In Time of Peril · as The Engineer |
| 1912 | In a Garden · as The Quarrel Maker |
| 1912 | Dotty, the Dancer · as Mademoiselle Cleo |
| 1912 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Mr. Hyde (some Scenes) (uncredited) |
| 1911 | Cinderella · as Prince |