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Ben Webster(1864-1947)

  • Actor
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Ben Webster in Downhill (1927)
Ben Webster was born on 2 June 1864 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Old Curiosity Shop (1934), Drake the Pirate (1935) and The Gay Lord Quex (1917). He was married to May Whitty. He died on 26 February 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 2, 1864
DiedFebruary 26, 1947(82)
BornJune 2, 1864
DiedFebruary 26, 1947(82)
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Known for

Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, and Ben Webster in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
The Old Curiosity Shop
6.1
  • The Grandfather
  • 1934
Matheson Lang in Drake the Pirate (1935)
Drake the Pirate
6.6
  • Lord Burghley
  • 1935
The Gay Lord Quex
  • Lord Quex
  • 1917
12.10 (1919)
12.10
  • Lord Chatterton
  • 1919

Credits

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Actor

  • Lauren Bacall and Charles Boyer in Confidential Agent (1945)
    Confidential Agent
    6.5
    • Miner (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Lassie Come Home
    7.1
    • Dan'l Fadden
    • 1943
  • Hitler's Madman (1943)
    Hitler's Madman
    6.5
    • Old Man Masaryk (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
    6.9
    • Vicar
    • 1943
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    Mrs. Miniver
    7.6
    • Ginger (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941)
    Suspicion
    7.2
    • William Howe (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edward Arnold and Robert Montgomery in The Earl of Chicago (1940)
    The Earl of Chicago
    6.2
    • Gaffer Oakes (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Katharine and Petruchio
    TV Movie
    • Baptista
    • 1939
  • Richard of Bordeaux
    TV Movie
    • Lancaster
    • 1938
  • The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
    The Prisoner of Zenda
    7.6
    • Lord Topham (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Eliza Comes to Stay
    • 1936
  • Matheson Lang in Drake the Pirate (1935)
    Drake the Pirate
    6.6
    • Lord Burghley
    • 1935
  • Elaine Benson, Hay Petrie, and Ben Webster in The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    6.1
    • The Grandfather
    • 1934
  • One Precious Year (1933)
    One Precious Year
    5.7
    • Sir Richard Pakenham
    • 1933
  • Gloria Swanson in Perfect Understanding (1933)
    Perfect Understanding
    5.6
    • Judge
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 2, 1864
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 26, 1947
    • Hollywood, California, USA(complications from surgery)
  • Spouse
    • May Whitty1892 - February 26, 1947 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He performed for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Festival at the Old Vic Theatre (formerly known as the Royal Victoria Hall) in London, England with Ellen Terry, Matheson Lang, Russell Thorndike, Sybil Thorndike, Lilian Braithwaite, Joyce Carey, Florence Saunders, Nellie Hutin Britton and Gertrude Elliot in the cast. Ben Street was the director.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Tried to defy family tradition by practicing law rather than the more honorable profession of acting. Within two years of his passing the bar he had seen the error of his ways and had returned to the stage.

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