Harry Benham
ActingFrom 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.
Known For
David Copperfield
Zudora
John Storm
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
The Dancer's Peril
Richard Moraino
The Last of the Carnabys
Johnn Rand
She
Star of Bethlehem
Angel Gabriel
Polly with a Past
Clay Cullum
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
Sherlock Holmes
The Lady from the Sea
Filmography — Acting
David Copperfield
Zudora
John Storm
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
The Dancer's Peril
Richard Moraino
The Last of the Carnabys
Johnn Rand
She
Star of Bethlehem
Angel Gabriel
Polly with a Past
Clay Cullum
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
Sherlock Holmes
The Lady from the Sea
Robin Hood
Alan-a-Dale
The Portrait of Lady Anne
Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
Moths
Correyee
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicolas Nickleby
Cinderella
Prince
Cecilia of the Pink Roses
Harry Twombly
Under Two Flags
The Warfare of the Flesh
Frank Gregory
Dora Thorne
Lord Rowland
In a Garden
The Quarrel Maker
Your Best Friend
Robert Meyers
The Country Girl
Belville, Phyllis' Lover
The Repeater
Jack, the Repeater
The Man Inside
Hunter
The Mischief Maker
Al Tourney
The Smuggler
The Secret Service Man
The Forest Rose
Jilted
The Fiancé
The Wrecked Taxi
One Flag at Last
Fred
The Dangerous Paradise
Norman Kent
The Town That Forgot God
Harry Adams
East Lynne
When a Count Counted
The Young Law Clerk, Her Sweetheart
The Old Curiosity Shop
King Rene’s Daughter
Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Victim
George Griffin, lawyer
Pamela Congreve
Brains vs. Brawn
Brawn / The Young Athlete
Hush Money
Bishop Deems
The Prey
James Calvin
Letters of a Lifetime
The Brother
The Path of Happiness
Merrill Day - The Intruder
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
Paul Leighton - an Artist
Their Burglar
Jack
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
Bob / Madam Blanche
Frou Frou
Henri de Sartorys
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
The Mummy
The Love Craze
The Hero
When You and I Were Young
Artist
Just a Shabby Doll
The Husband
The Missing Heir
The Policeman
A Woman's Loyalty
Jack
His Two Patients
The Doctor
Her Ladyship's Page
The Girl of the Sea
Emelyn Lewis - the Reporter
Get Rich Quick
Undetermined Role
Coals of Fire
Blodgett - A Rich Young Businessman
Her Secret
The Loyal Sister's Husband
The Voice of Conscience
Suitor
His Uncle's Wives
A Freight Car Honeymoon
Dan Boynton - the Groom
The Warning
The Father
When Hungry Hamlet Fled
Johnny Jenkins
The Tomboy
The Guardian
A Romance of the U.S.N.
The Sailor
Daughter of Kings
J. Courtleigh Brice
The Girl of the Cabaret
May's Husband