Acting · Valparaiso, Indiana, USA · Born February 25, 1884
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.
MovieThe Town That Forgot God
1922
as Harry Adams
MovieYour Best Friend
1922
as Robert Meyers
MovieHush Money
1921
as Bishop Deems
MovieThe Victim
1920
as George Griffin, lawyer
MoviePolly with a Past
1920
as Clay Cullum
MovieThe Dangerous Paradise
1920
as Norman Kent
MovieThe Prey
1920
as James Calvin
The Love Craze
1918
as The Hero
MovieCecilia of the Pink Roses
1918
as Harry Twombly
The Outsider
1917
as Donald Lyttleton
MovieThe Last of the Carnabys
1917
as Johnn Rand
MovieWhen You and I Were Young
1917
as Artist
MovieThe Warfare of the Flesh
1917
as Frank Gregory
MovieThe Dancer's Peril
1917
as Richard Moraino
MovieThe Mischief Maker
1916
as Al Tourney
MovieThe Path of Happiness
1916
as Merrill Day - The Intruder
MovieThe Man Inside
1916
as Hunter
When Hungry Hamlet Fled
1915
as Johnny Jenkins
His Two Patients
1915
as The Doctor
MovieMadam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
1915
as Bob / Madam Blanche
The Country Girl
1915
as Belville, Phyllis' Lover
A Freight Car Honeymoon
1915
as Dan Boynton - the Groom
The Girl of the Sea
1915
as Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
Daughter of Kings
1915
as J. Courtleigh Brice
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
1915
as Paul Leighton - an Artist
MovieZudora
1914
as John Storm
MoviePamela Congreve
1914
A Woman's Loyalty
1914
as Jack
MovieCoals of Fire
1914
as Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
Frou Frou
1914
as Henri de Sartorys
MovieRobin Hood
1913
as Alan-a-Dale
MovieMoths
1913
as Correyee
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913
as May's Husband
MovieKing Rene’s Daughter
1913
as Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
1913
as Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
MovieJust a Shabby Doll
1913
as The Husband
MovieSherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
1913
as Sherlock Holmes
His Uncle's Wives
1913
MovieStar of Bethlehem
1912
as Angel Gabriel
The Repeater
1912
as Jack, the Repeater
Brains vs. Brawn
1912
as Brawn / The Young Athlete
MovieA Romance of the U.S.N.
1912
as The Sailor
MovieThe Forest Rose
1912
MovieIn a Garden
1912
as The Quarrel Maker
The Warning
1912
as The Father
Letters of a Lifetime
1912
as The Brother
The Voice of Conscience
1912
as Suitor
MovieWhen a Count Counted
1912
as The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
MovieThe Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
MovieUnder Two Flags
1912
MovieHer Secret
1912
as The Loyal Sister's Husband
MovieJilted
1912
as The Fiancé
MovieDora Thorne
1912
as Lord Rowland
MovieNicholas Nickleby
1912
as Nicolas Nickleby
MovieEast Lynne
1912
Her Ladyship's Page
1912
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1912
as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
MovieShe
1911
MovieCinderella
1911
as Prince
The Tomboy
1911
as The Guardian
MovieThe Lady from the Sea
1911
The Missing Heir
1911
as The Policeman
Their Burglar
1911
as Jack
MovieDavid Copperfield
1911
One Flag at Last
1911
as Fred
The Smuggler
1911
as The Secret Service Man
MovieGet Rich Quick
1911
as Undetermined Role
MovieThe Mummy
1911
MovieThe Old Curiosity Shop
1911
