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