Martin Benson


Actor

About

Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
August 10, 1918
Died
February 28, 2010

Biography

Martin Benson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Benson kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Lovers, Happy Lovers!" (1954), the Dirk Bogarde comedy sequel "Doctor at Sea" (1955) and "West of Zanzibar" (1955). He also appeared in the Van Johnson mystery "23 Paces to Baker Street" (1956), the adaptation "The King and I" (1956) with Deborah Kerr and ...

Biography

Martin Benson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Benson kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Lovers, Happy Lovers!" (1954), the Dirk Bogarde comedy sequel "Doctor at Sea" (1955) and "West of Zanzibar" (1955). He also appeared in the Van Johnson mystery "23 Paces to Baker Street" (1956), the adaptation "The King and I" (1956) with Deborah Kerr and the Dirk Bogarde adaptation sequel "Doctor at Large" (1957). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the sixties, appearing in the dramatic adaptation "Oscar Wilde" (1960) with Robert Morley, the Yul Brynner comedic adaptation "Once More, With Feeling" (1960) and the action film "Killers of Kilimanjaro" (1960) with Robert Taylor. He also appeared in the Kerwin Mathews adaptation "The Three Worlds of Gulliver" (1960). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in the Anthony Quinn drama "Mohammad Messenger of God" (1976), "The Omen" (1976) and "Meetings With Remarkable Men" (1979) with Dragan Maksimovic. He also appeared in "The Sea Wolves" (1980) with Gregory Peck and the drama "The Human Factor" (1980) with Nicol Williamson. Benson most recently appeared on "The Omen Legacy" (AMC, 2001-02).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Angela's Ashes (1999)
Year Of The Comet (1992)
Il Giovane Toscanini (1988)
Arch Of Triumph (1985)
Goldberg
Sphinx (1981)
Muhammed
The Human Factor (1980)
Boris
The Sea Wolves (1980)
Meetings With Remarkable Men (1979)
Doctor Ivanov
Mohammad Messenger of God (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Pope Joan (1972)
Battle Beneath the Earth (1968)
General Chan Lu
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
Politanu
Mozambique (1966)
Da Silva
Make Mine a Million (1965)
Commercial TV chairman
The Secret of My Success (1965)
The Secret Door (1964)
Edmundo Vara
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Maurice, 1st butler
Goldfinger (1964)
Solo
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Ramos
A Matter of WHO (1962)
Rahman
Night Creatures (1962)
Rash
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Kuznietsky
Village Of Daughters (1962)
Gorgo (1961)
Dorkin
Five Golden Hours (1961)
Enrico
Once More, With Feeling! (1960)
Luigi Bardini
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1960)
Ali
Exodus (1960)
Mordekai
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
Flimnap
Oscar Wilde (1960)
The Two-Headed Spy (1959)
Gen. Wagner
WINDOM'S WAY (1958)
The Cosmic Monster (1958)
Smith
Pickup Alley (1957)
[Capt.] Varolli
Istanbul (1957)
Mr. Darius
Spin a Dark Web (1957)
Rico Francesi
Doctor at Large (1957)
Maharajah
The King and I (1956)
Kralahome
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Pilling
Doctor at Sea (1955)
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Lawyer Dhofar
Lovers, Happy Lovers! (1954)
Recoil (1953)
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
Tony
Lucky Nick Cain (1951)
[Francisco] Sperazza
Assassin For Hire (1951)

Cast (Special)

The Omen Legacy (2001)
Look to the Lady (1989)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Jesus of Nazareth (Do Not Use) (1977)

Life Events

Photo Collections

The Cosmic Monster - Lobby Cards
Here are several Lobby Cards from the British science fiction film The Cosmic Monster (1958), which was called Cosmic Monsters in advertising material. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

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