Ben Wright


Actor

About

Also Known As
Benjamin Huntington Wright, Ben H. Wright
Birth Place
London, UK
Born
May 05, 1915
Died
July 02, 1989
Cause of Death
Complications Following Heart Bypass Surgery

Family & Companions

Joan Kemp-Welch
Wife
Director, actor, producer. Born on September 23, 1906; died on July 5, 1999; divorced.

Notes

Not to be confused with the young stage actor who appeared in Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" (1988) and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "State Fair" (1995).

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Love Me Tender (1956)
Dialogue Director
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
Dialogue Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Laughterhouse (1984)
Rollo
Turnover Smith (1980)
Franz Gerhardt
Above Us the Earth (1977)
Arnold (1974)
Jonesy
Terror In The Wax Museum (1974)
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)
Carter
The Voyage of the Yes (1973)
The Stranger (1973)
Doctor
Search (1972)
Kurt Von Niestat
All My Darling Daughters (1972)
Cater
Raid on Rommel (1971)
Admiral
The Jungle Book (1967)
Wolf
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Englishman
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
The Specialists
Munster, Go Home! (1966)
Hennesy
The Sound of Music (1965)
Herr Zeller
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
Lansbury
My Fair Lady (1964)
Footman at ball
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
Leighton
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Graves
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Halbestadt
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Voice
Operation Bottleneck (1961)
The Lost World (1960)
TV commentator
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Mike [Duncan]
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Paisley
These Thousand Hills (1959)
Frenchy
Desert Hell (1958)
Col. Remy
Villa!! (1958)
Francisco Madero
Pharaoh's Curse (1957)
Walter Andrews
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Bailiff
Until They Sail (1957)
Defense
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
R.A.F. pilot
The Power and the Prize (1956)
Mr. Chutwell
On the Threshold of Space (1956)
Taxi driver
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Hotel porter
Johnny Concho (1956)
Benson
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
Gen. Millensbeck
Prince of Players (1955)
Horatio
The Racers (1955)
Dr. Segers
Jump into Hell (1955)
Capt. Pluen
A Man Called Peter (1955)
Mr. Findlay
Moonfleet (1955)
Officer
Prince Valiant (1954)
Seneschal
Hell and High Water (1954)
BBC announcer
The Desert Rats (1953)
Mick
Botany Bay (1953)
1st Mate Green
Sword in the Desert (1949)
Radio man
The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
Lieutenant
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Cockney tout
The Exile (1947)
Milbank
Pride of the West (1938)
Townsman

Cast (Special)

McNamara's Band (1977)
Gen Grosshtecker

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Little Women (1978)
Harold Robbins' "79 Park Avenue" (1977)

Life Events

1934

British stage acting debut

1946

Moved to Hollywood (date approximate)

Companions

Joan Kemp-Welch
Wife
Director, actor, producer. Born on September 23, 1906; died on July 5, 1999; divorced.

Bibliography

Notes

Not to be confused with the young stage actor who appeared in Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" (1988) and Rodgers & Hammerstein's "State Fair" (1995).