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