Harry Benham

Born: 1884-02-25

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.


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Cinderella

as Prince
Released: 1911-12-21

Elaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just...

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She

as uncredited
Released: 1911-12-25

She was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A...

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Pamela Congreve

as uncredited
Released: 1914-05-25

A sileny film drama directed by Eugene Moore.

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Zudora

as John Storm
Released: 1914-11-20

Zudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic...

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Nicholas Nickleby

as Nicolas Nickleby
Released: 1912-03-18

With The Old Curiosity Shop and David Copperfield, both released in 1911, and Nicholas Nickleby...

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Robin Hood

as Alan-a-Dale
Released: 1913-09-23

Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest,...

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David Copperfield

as uncredited
Released: 1911-10-17

Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's...

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East Lynne

as uncredited
Released: 1912-01-26

Based on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).

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Hush Money

as Bishop Deems
Released: 1921-11-01

The only daughter of wealthy Wall Street banker, Evelyn Murray, while with her aristocratic...

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
Released: 1912-01-16

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and...

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Dora Thorne

as Lord Rowland
Released: 1912-04-30

A young lord elopes with an employee's daughter. The visit of a lady to her home causes the...

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Moths

as Correyee
Released: 1913-08-31

A French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However...

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Her Secret

as The Loyal Sister's Husband
Released: 1912-06-06

The husband was stern, solemn and never could understand why anyone should laugh. The wife...

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The Mummy

as uncredited
Released: 1911-03-07

An electric current accidentally brings a female mummy back to life with decidedly romantic...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

as uncredited
Released: 1911-01-29

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop...

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Polly with a Past

as Clay Cullum
Released: 1920-11-29

Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes...

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Cecilia of the Pink Roses

as Harry Twombly
Released: 1918-06-02

Cecilia is a spunky Irish girl from a struggling family, faced with the imminent death of her...

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In a Garden

as The Quarrel Maker
Released: 1912-10-24

Over the years, an old gardener observes a romance develop between a young boy and girl. 20...

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Your Best Friend

as Robert Meyers
Released: 1922-03-26

A Jewish mother in New York finds herself at odds with her son's new wife, a pretty Gentile girl.

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The Dancer's Peril

as Richard Moraino
Released: 1917-03-12

The Grand Duke Alexis has been happy with his wife, Lola, formerly the queen of the St....

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Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four

as Sherlock Holmes
Released: 1913-02-25

An adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel starring Sherlock Holmes.

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Under Two Flags

as uncredited
Released: 1912-07-02

Drama of life in the foreign legion of Africa

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Jilted

as The Fiancé
Released: 1912-05-14

Age old tale of a couple marooned.

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Star of Bethlehem

as Angel Gabriel
Released: 1912-12-24

Following a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet...

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The Warfare of the Flesh

as Frank Gregory
Released: 1917-05-22

Melodrama in which the rich arrogant George gives money to poor Frank and Jane, so he may spend...

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Get Rich Quick

as Undetermined Role
Released: 1911-05-25

An investment plan that tells potential investors they can "get rich quickly" turns out to be a...

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Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

as Bob / Madam Blanche
Released: 1915-07-08

A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while...

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The Mischief Maker

as Al Tourney
Released: 1916-11-26

Effie Marchand refuses to marry a man she has never met, but who has been picked out by her...

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The Portrait of Lady Anne

as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
Released: 1912-07-23

The ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making...

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The Lady from the Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1911-12-12

Ellida was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, and spent many hours near the water's edge....

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Just a Shabby Doll

as The Husband
Released: 1913-03-10

A romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and...

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The Last of the Carnabys

as Johnn Rand
Released: 1917-07-22

The affluent Carnabys have now dwindled in fortune and family, leaving just Lucy and her...

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The Path of Happiness

as uncredited
Released: 1916-01-31

Sick of life in the city after his fiancée deserts him, Merrill Day goes to the country for a...

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A Romance of the U.S.N.

as The Sailor
Released: 1912-12-06

A foolish quarrel with his sweetheart and a desire for adventure caused a young man to enlist in...

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