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.
Cinderella
as PrinceElaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just...
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Star of Bethlehem
as Angel GabrielFollowing a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet...
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In a Garden
as The Quarrel MakerOver the years, an old gardener observes a romance develop between a young boy and girl. 20...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and...
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David Copperfield
as uncreditedThanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's...
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The Path of Happiness
as Merrill Day - The IntruderSick of life in the city after his fiancée deserts him, Merrill Day goes to the country for a...
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She
as uncreditedShe was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A...
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Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
as Sherlock HolmesAn adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel starring Sherlock Holmes.
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The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912The ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making...
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Zudora
as John StormZudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic...
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Just a Shabby Doll
as The HusbandA romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and...
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The Old Curiosity Shop
as uncreditedA kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop...
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The Warfare of the Flesh
as Frank GregoryMelodrama in which the rich arrogant George gives money to poor Frank and Jane, so he may spend...
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Dora Thorne
as Lord RowlandA young lord elopes with an employee's daughter. The visit of a lady to her home causes the...
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Nicholas Nickleby
as Nicolas NicklebyWith The Old Curiosity Shop and David Copperfield, both released in 1911, and Nicholas Nickleby...
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Polly with a Past
as Clay CullumPolly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes...
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Under Two Flags
as uncreditedDrama of life in the foreign legion of Africa
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Hush Money
as Bishop DeemsThe only daughter of wealthy Wall Street banker, Evelyn Murray, while with her aristocratic...
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Robin Hood
as Alan-a-DaleRobin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest,...
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Your Best Friend
as Robert MeyersA Jewish mother in New York finds herself at odds with her son's new wife, a pretty Gentile girl.
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The Mischief Maker
as Al TourneyEffie Marchand refuses to marry a man she has never met, but who has been picked out by her...
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Pamela Congreve
as uncreditedA sileny film drama directed by Eugene Moore.
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Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
as Bob / Madam BlancheA good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while...
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Cecilia of the Pink Roses
as Harry TwomblyCecilia is a spunky Irish girl from a struggling family, faced with the imminent death of her...
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The Mummy
as uncreditedAn electric current accidentally brings a female mummy back to life with decidedly romantic...
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Get Rich Quick
as Undetermined RoleAn investment plan that tells potential investors they can "get rich quickly" turns out to be a...
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The Last of the Carnabys
as Johnn RandThe affluent Carnabys have now dwindled in fortune and family, leaving just Lucy and her...
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Her Secret
as The Loyal Sister's HusbandThe husband was stern, solemn and never could understand why anyone should laugh. The wife...
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The Dancer's Peril
as Richard MorainoThe Grand Duke Alexis has been happy with his wife, Lola, formerly the queen of the St....
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East Lynne
as uncreditedBased on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).
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Moths
as CorreyeeA French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However...
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The Lady from the Sea
as uncreditedEllida was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, and spent many hours near the water's edge....
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A Romance of the U.S.N.
as The SailorA foolish quarrel with his sweetheart and a desire for adventure caused a young man to enlist in...
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