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Spencer Gordon Bennet(1893-1987)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Spencer Gordon Bennet was born on 5 January 1893 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Oil Raider (1934), The House Without a Key (1926) and Jaws of Justice (1933). He died on 8 October 1987 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1893
DiedOctober 8, 1987(94)
BornJanuary 5, 1893
DiedOctober 8, 1987(94)
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Known for

Buster Crabbe in The Oil Raider (1934)
The Oil Raider
5.3
  • Director
  • 1934
The House Without a Key (1926)
The House Without a Key
5.2
  • Director
  • 1926
Jack Perrin and Kazan the Wonder Dog in Jaws of Justice (1933)
Jaws of Justice
4.2
  • Director
  • 1933
Thomas Storey in The Black Book (1929)
The Black Book
6.6
  • Director(as Spencer G. Bennet)
  • 1929

Credits

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Director

  • Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine (1966)
    Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • D-Day on Mars (1966)
    D-Day on Mars
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • F.B.I. 99
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • Jungle Gold (1966)
    Jungle Gold
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • Sakima and the Masked Marvel
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • Joan Marsh in The Baron's African War (1966)
    The Baron's African War
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Spencer Bennet)
    • 1966
  • Dan Duryea, Rod Cameron, and Audrey Dalton in The Bounty Killer (1965)
    The Bounty Killer
    5.8
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1965
  • Rod Cameron and Stephen McNally in Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965)
    Requiem for a Gunfighter
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Paul Dubov, Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, and Brett Halsey in The Atomic Submarine (1959)
    The Atomic Submarine
    5.1
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1959
  • John Bentley, Brett Halsey, and Mabel Rea in Submarine Seahawk (1958)
    Submarine Seahawk
    5.1
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1958
  • Norma Brooks and Lee Roberts in Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)
    Blazing the Overland Trail
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Dennis Moore in Perils of the Wilderness (1956)
    Perils of the Wilderness
    6.1
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1956
  • Angela Stevens, Johnny Weissmuller, and Vera Francis in Devil Goddess (1955)
    Devil Goddess
    5.6
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1955
  • John Hart and June Howard in Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! (1955)
    Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger!
    6.6
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1955
  • Marshall Reed and Shirley Whitney in Riding with Buffalo Bill (1954)
    Riding with Buffalo Bill
    5.1
    • Director (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1954

Producer

  • Finis Barton and Wallace Ford in Get That Man (1935)
    Get That Man
    5.6
    • associate producer
    • 1935
  • Ralph Forbes in Rescue Squad (1935)
    Rescue Squad
    6.0
    • co-producer
    • 1935
  • Jack La Rue, Lillian Miles, Arthur Millett, and Jack Norton in Calling All Cars (1935)
    Calling All Cars
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Buster Crabbe in The Oil Raider (1934)
    The Oil Raider
    5.3
    • co-producer
    • 1934
  • The Fighting Rookie
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Jack Perrin and Kazan the Wonder Dog in Jaws of Justice (1933)
    Jaws of Justice
    4.2
    • producer (as Bennet)
    • 1933
  • Swift Justice
    Short
    • associate producer (as Spencer G. Bennet)
    • 1932
  • John J. McGraw, Walter Miller, and Hughie Jennings in Play Ball (1925)
    Play Ball
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1925

Actor

  • Sunken Silver (1925)
    Sunken Silver
    • Doug (as Gordon Bennett)
    • 1925
  • The Sky Ranger (1921)
    The Sky Ranger
    • 1921
  • A Moment of Madness
    Short
    • Sailor
    • 1914
  • Pearl White in The Perils of Pauline (1914)
    The Perils of Pauline
    6.2
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Spencer G. Bennet
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • January 5, 1893
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 8, 1987
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Known as "The King of Serial Directors"; the inscription on his tombstone reads, "His Final Chapter".
  • Nicknames
    • The Serial King
    • Spence
    • Gordon Bennett
    • Spencer Bennet
    • Spencer G. Bennet
    • Bennet
    • Spencer Bennett
    • Spencer Gordon Bennett
  • Salary
    • Hurricane Hutch
      (1921)
      $62 .50

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