1884-02-25 Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
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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Your Best Friend | Robert Meyers | 1922-03-26 |
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The Town That Forgot God | Harry Adams | 1922-10-30 |
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Hush Money | Bishop Deems | 1921-11-01 |
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The Victim | George Griffin, lawyer | 1920-12-01 |
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Polly with a Past | Clay Cullum | 1920-11-29 |
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The Love Craze | 1918-11-18 | |
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Cecilia of the Pink Roses | Harry Twombly | 1918-06-02 |
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When You and I Were Young | Artist | 1917-07-16 |
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The Last of the Carnabys | Johnn Rand | 1917-07-22 |
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The Warfare of the Flesh | Frank Gregory | 1917-05-22 |
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The Dancer's Peril | Richard Moraino | 1917-03-12 |
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The Man Inside | Hunter | 1916-01-17 |
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The Mischief Maker | Al Tourney | 1916-11-26 |
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The Path of Happiness | Merrill Day - The Intruder | 1916-01-31 |
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Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor | Bob / Madam Blanche | 1915-07-08 |
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When Hungry Hamlet Fled | Johnny Jenkins | 1915-08-17 |
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A Freight Car Honeymoon | Dan Boynton - the Groom | 1915-06-06 |
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The Country Girl | Belville, Phyllis' Lover | 1915-06-15 |
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Daughter of Kings | J. Courtleigh Brice | 1915-05-23 |
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The Heart of the Princess Marsari | Paul Leighton - an Artist | 1915-05-18 |
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His Two Patients | The Doctor | 1915-07-25 |
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The Girl of the Sea | Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter | 1915-06-01 |
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Pamela Congreve | 1914-05-25 | |
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Zudora | John Storm | 1914-11-20 |
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A Woman's Loyalty | Jack | 1914-05-05 |
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Just a Shabby Doll | The Husband | 1913-03-10 |
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His Uncle's Wives | 1913-02-01 | |
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Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four | Sherlock Holmes | 1913-02-25 |
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Robin Hood | Alan-a-Dale | 1913-09-23 |
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King Rene’s Daughter | Tristan, Count de Vaudemont | 1913-07-01 |
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The Head of the Ribbon Counter | Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk | 1913-06-15 |
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Moths | Correyee | 1913-08-31 |
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The Girl of the Cabaret | May's Husband | 1913-08-08 |
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The Forest Rose | 1912-11-29 | |
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The Repeater | Jack, the Repeater | 1912-12-22 |
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Her Secret | The Loyal Sister's Husband | 1912-06-06 |
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A Romance of the U.S.N. | The Sailor | 1912-12-06 |
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Jilted | The Fiancé | 1912-05-14 |
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Letters of a Lifetime | The Brother | 1912-10-01 |
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The Warning | The Father | 1912-10-04 |
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The Wrecked Taxi | 1912-08-16 | |
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Brains vs. Brawn | Brawn / The Young Athlete | 1912-12-15 |
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East Lynne | 1912-01-26 | |
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Under Two Flags | 1912-07-02 | |
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The Portrait of Lady Anne | Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912 | 1912-07-23 |
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The Voice of Conscience | Suitor | 1912-09-02 |
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Nicholas Nickleby | Nicolas Nickleby | 1912-03-18 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited) | 1912-01-16 |
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Star of Bethlehem | Angel Gabriel | 1912-12-24 |
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In a Garden | The Quarrel Maker | 1912-10-24 |
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Dora Thorne | Lord Rowland | 1912-04-30 |
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The Missing Heir | The Policeman | 1911-11-07 |
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Their Burglar | Jack | 1911-11-03 |
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She | 1911-12-25 | |
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The Tomboy | The Guardian | 1911-12-19 |
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The Old Curiosity Shop | 1911-01-29 | |
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Get Rich Quick | Undetermined Role | 1911-05-25 |
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The Mummy | 1911-03-07 | |
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Cinderella | Prince | 1911-12-21 |
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One Flag at Last | Fred | 1911-09-18 |
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David Copperfield | 1911-10-17 | |
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The Lady from the Sea | 1911-12-12 |
