Harry Benham
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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.
Acted in
Your Best Friend
1922
as Robert Meyers
Hush Money
1921
as Bishop Deems
Polly with a Past
1920
as Clay Cullum
The Love Craze
1918
Cecilia of the Pink Roses
1918
as Harry Twombly
The Last of the Carnabys
1917
as Johnn Rand
The Warfare of the Flesh
1917
as Frank Gregory
The Dancer's Peril
1917
as Richard Moraino
The Mischief Maker
1916
as Al Tourney
The Path of Happiness
1916
Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor
1915
as Bob / Madam Blanche
Daughter of Kings
1915
as J. Courtleigh Brice
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
1915
as Paul Leighton - an Artist
Zudora
1914
as John Storm
Pamela Congreve
1914
A Woman's Loyalty
1914
as Jack
Robin Hood
1913
as Alan-a-Dale
Moths
1913
as Correyee
The Girl of the Cabaret
1913
as May's Husband
King Rene’s Daughter
1913
as Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
The Head of the Ribbon Counter
1913
as Clarence, the Ribbon Clerk
Just a Shabby Doll
1913
as The Husband
Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four
1913
as Sherlock Holmes
His Uncle's Wives
1913
Star of Bethlehem
1912
as Angel Gabriel
The Repeater
1912
as Jack, the Repeater
Brains vs. Brawn
1912
as Brawn / The Young Athlete
A Romance of the U.S.N.
1912
as The Sailor
In 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
The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
as Lady Anne's Suitor in 1912
Under Two Flags
1912
Her Secret
1912
as The Loyal Sister's Husband
Jilted
1912
as The Fiancé
Dora Thorne
1912
as Lord Rowland
Nicholas Nickleby
1912
as Nicolas Nickleby
East Lynne
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1912
as Mr. Hyde (some scenes) (uncredited)
She
1911
Cinderella
1911
as Prince
The Tomboy
1911
as The Guardian
The Lady from the Sea
1911
The Missing Heir
1911
as The Policeman
Their Burglar
1911
as Jack
David Copperfield
1911
One Flag at Last
1911
as Fred
Get Rich Quick
1911
as Undetermined Role
The Mummy
1911
The Old Curiosity Shop
1911