Ben Arbeid

Producer

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Birth Place

London, England, GB

Biography

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After having a hand in multiple properties, Ben Arbeid was known for his talent as a producer of Hollywood titles. Arbeid founded a career producing films with such credits as the Michael Crawford comedy "The Jokers" (1967). He elevated his craft with continued success producing such films as the drama "Assignment K" (1968) with Stephen Boyd, the Peter Sellers comedy "Hoffman" (197...

Filmography

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Executive Producer

The Water Babies (1979)

Production Executive (United Kingdom)

Eagle's Wing (1978)

Murder on the Bridge (1975)

Executive In Charge Of Production

The Hireling (1973)

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Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) The Blackmailer!

Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) The Lodger's Dilemma

Biography

After having a hand in multiple properties, Ben Arbeid was known for his talent as a producer of Hollywood titles. Arbeid founded a career producing films with such credits as the Michael Crawford comedy "The Jokers" (1967). He elevated his craft with continued success producing such films as the drama "Assignment K" (1968) with Stephen Boyd, the Peter Sellers comedy "Hoffman" (1970) and "The Hireling" (1973). He also appeared in the western "Eagle's Wing" (1978) with Martin Sheen. Later in his career, Arbeid produced the Martin Sheen drama "Enigma" (1983).

Filmography

Producer (Feature Film)

Executive Producer

The Water Babies (1979)

Production Executive (United Kingdom)

Eagle's Wing (1978)

Murder on the Bridge (1975)

Executive In Charge Of Production

The Hireling (1973)

Assignment K (1968)

The Jokers (1967)

Operation Snafu (1965)

Associate Producer

The Alphabet Murders (1965)

Associate Producer

Murder Most Foul (1965)

Murder Ahoy (1964)

Associate Producer

Children of the Damned (1964)

Associate Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

The Hands of Orlac (1964)

Prod Manager for English version

Foxhole in Cairo (1961)

Production Manager

Sea Wife (1957)

Production Manager

Dance Little Lady (1955)

Production Manager

Svengali (1955)

Production Manager

The Adventures of Sadie (1955)

Production Manager

Life Events

Videos

Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) The Blackmailer! Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Christie’s sleuth) with her associate Mr. Stringer (Stringer Davis, who was Mr. Rutherford) deducing the meaning of a cut-up newspaper found at a murder scene, ringing a landlady,(Megs Jenkins), and observed by the annoyed Inspector Craddock (Charles Tingwell) Murder Most Foul, 1964.

Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) The Lodger's Dilemma Husband of the star, Stringer Davis, as “Mr. Stringer,” appears with Ross Parker and Lucy Griffiths from the local theater company, as Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) arrives, having just caused her murder jury to be hung, with Sydney Arnold as the vicar, early in the third of four MGM-British features based on the Agatha Christie, Murder Most Foul, 1964.

Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Are You Jane Marble? Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) has her own reasons for infiltrating a local theater company, but must audition for the fussy director Cosgood (second-billed Ron Moody, in his first scene), choosing a Robert Service poem that was a favorite of Rutherford’s, in the last of her MGM-British features as Agatha Christie’s sleuth, Murder Most Foul, 1964.

Murder Most Foul (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Open, What's All This Here? Clever and nearly nasty opening bit from director George Pollock, from the script by David Pursall and Jack Seddon, based on an Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot novel, from Murder Most Foul, 1964, with a constable (Terry Scott) discovering what looks like a murder, in fictional Milchester, England.

Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) It's Like Having A Rash! Soldier Tom Courtenay (title character), whose scream amid battle cost the life of a colleague, tries to explain to "The Padre" (Ralph Michael) how he saw God, in Private Potter, 1962.

Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Is That A Lawful Excuse? Terrific scenes by Eric Thompson (Emma's dad, as "Captain Knowles"), first with accused Tom Courtenay (title character), then with his C-O (James Maxwell), from Private Potter, 1962, directed by Casper Wrede.

Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Who Screamed? British commandos hunting terrorists (presumably in post-war Cyprus), Tom Courtenay (title role) loses his cool, chastised by Corporal Lamb (Harry Landis), the key moment in Private Potter, 1962, from Ronald Harwood's screenplay.

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