Harry Benham

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.

  • Title: Harry Benham
  • Popularity: 1.143
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1884-02-25
  • Place of Birth: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
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  • 1912
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    Her Secret

    Her Secret

    1 1912 HD

    The husband was stern, solemn and never could understand why anyone should laugh. The wife didn't have much sense, perhaps, but she was full of life...

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  • 1922
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    Your Best Friend

    Your Best Friend

    1 1922 HD

    A Jewish mother in New York finds herself at odds with her son's new wife, a pretty Gentile girl.

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  • 1912
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    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    1 1912 HD

    Drama of life in the foreign legion of Africa

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  • 1917
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    The Dancer's Peril

    The Dancer's Peril

    1 1917 HD

    The Grand Duke Alexis has been happy with his wife, Lola, formerly the queen of the St. Petersburg ballet, and their baby daughter, Vasta. But the...

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  • 1920
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    Polly with a Past

    Polly with a Past

    4 1920 HD

    Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help...

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  • 1917
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    The Last of the Carnabys

    The Last of the Carnabys

    1 1917 HD

    The affluent Carnabys have now dwindled in fortune and family, leaving just Lucy and her brother, Gordon in financial straits. Situations escalate as...

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  • 1921
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    Hush Money

    Hush Money

    1 1921 HD

    The only daughter of wealthy Wall Street banker, Evelyn Murray, while with her aristocratic fiancé, Bert Van Vliet, runs down and injures...

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  • 1914
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    A Woman's Loyalty

    A Woman's Loyalty

    1 1914 HD

    The greenhouse proprietor did not take any heart in his work, for he firmly believed he was destined to be a great painter. The result was he...

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  • 1915
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    The Heart of the Princess Marsari

    The Heart of the Princess Marsari

    1 1915 HD

    The girl's father is Gunga Ras, a Hindu student of the occult. The girl's uncle is found dead and the lover blamed, but she personally investigates...

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    Daughter of Kings

    Daughter of Kings

    1 1915 HD

    J. Courtleigh Brice, son of a self-made father, lives abroad where he does little except spend the money his father has left and lament the fact that...

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  • 1911
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    Their Burglar

    Their Burglar

    1 1911 HD

    In the course of a fashionable reception at her home, a young girl quarrels with her suitor. Piqued by a fancied wrong, the girl with complaisance...

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    The Missing Heir

    The Missing Heir

    1 1911 HD

    A lawyer is given the execution of a will, which bequeaths to the child of a disinherited son a large fortune. The disinherited son is now dead. The...

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    The Tomboy

    The Tomboy

    1 1911 HD

    A wealthy miner, having no near relatives, leaves his two little daughters to the guardianship of a former chum of his, who had left the west with a...

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  • 1911
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    She

    She

    4 1911 HD

    She was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A History of Adventure.

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    Jilted

    Jilted

    1 1912 HD

    Age old tale of a couple marooned.

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    Letters of a Lifetime

    Letters of a Lifetime

    1 1912 HD

    The wealthy old bachelor returned to his home after a visit to his club, and found waiting him news that his time on earth was pitifully brief. He...

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    The Warning

    The Warning

    1 1912 HD

    Happy in the love of his devoted wife and their child, a young businessman found life's pathway pleasant. Then the greatest of sorrows came; his wife...

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    A Romance of the U.S.N.

    A Romance of the U.S.N.

    1 1912 HD

    A foolish quarrel with his sweetheart and a desire for adventure caused a young man to enlist in the United States Navy. Soon after his departure his...

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  • 1912
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    Brains vs. Brawn

    Brains vs. Brawn

    1 1912 HD

    Among the suitors of a wealthy widow was a middle aged scientist, and while the woman was glad to regard him as a friend, she did not see how she...

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  • 1912
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    The Repeater

    The Repeater

    1 1912 HD

    The story's hero, a reformer in politics, has been accused and convicted of "padding the registration lists," but on procured evidence and on a...

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  • 1913
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    The Head of the Ribbon Counter

    The Head of the Ribbon Counter

    1 1913 HD

    The head of the ribbon counter was the most popular clerk in the store. Customers liked him, employees admired him and even "the boss" regarded him...

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  • 1913
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    The Girl of the Cabaret

    The Girl of the Cabaret

    1 1913 HD

    A young girl, who had talent as a violinist, came to New York determined to win fame on the concert stage. She found the field overcrowded, but...

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  • 1916
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    The Mischief Maker

    The Mischief Maker

    1 1916 HD

    Effie Marchand refuses to marry a man she has never met, but who has been picked out by her mother, is exiled to boarding school Then, when sculpting...

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  • 1917
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    The Warfare of the Flesh

    The Warfare of the Flesh

    1 1917 HD

    Melodrama in which the rich arrogant George gives money to poor Frank and Jane, so he may spend a night with Jane. Jane goes along with it because...

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  • 1911
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    The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

    1 1911 HD

    A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay...

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  • 1912
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    Dora Thorne

    Dora Thorne

    1 1912 HD

    A young lord elopes with an employee's daughter. The visit of a lady to her home causes the young wife to leave her husband. Years later the peer...

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  • 1912
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    5.8 1912 HD

    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

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  • 1911
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    The Mummy

    The Mummy

    1 1911 HD

    An electric current accidentally brings a female mummy back to life with decidedly romantic inclinations, much to the surprise of a young...

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  • 1912
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    The Portrait of Lady Anne

    The Portrait of Lady Anne

    5.8 1912 HD

    The ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making sure that her descendant marries the man who is right...

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  • 1913
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    Moths

    Moths

    1 1913 HD

    A French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However she is in love with someone else.

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  • 1913
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    King Rene’s Daughter

    King Rene’s Daughter

    5 1913 HD

    This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name...

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  • 1914
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    Pamela Congreve

    Pamela Congreve

    1 1914 HD

    A sileny film drama directed by Eugene Moore.

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  • 1912
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    Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

    5.8 1912 HD

    With The Old Curiosity Shop and David Copperfield, both released in 1911, and Nicholas Nickleby in 1912, Thanhouser established itself as producer of...

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  • 1912
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    The Voice of Conscience

    The Voice of Conscience

    4 1912 HD

    Two girls fall in love with the same man. Out motoring one day they are thrown from the machine and carried to the hospital. One of the girls poisons...

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  • 1915
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    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

    Madam Blanche, Beauty Doctor

    5 1915 HD

    A good example of the clever light comedy Thanhouser produced for its Falstaff label, while other studios cranked out broad slapstick comedies. Harry...

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  • 1914
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    Zudora

    Zudora

    1 1914 HD

    Zudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic and detective, who covets her inheritance. She wants to...

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  • 1913
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    Just a Shabby Doll

    Just a Shabby Doll

    5 1913 HD

    A romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and Helen Badgley (http://thanhouser.org/).

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  • 1912
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    Star of Bethlehem

    Star of Bethlehem

    5 1912 HD

    Following a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet a very special newborn baby. Meanwhile, King Herod,...

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  • 1911
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    Get Rich Quick

    Get Rich Quick

    4 1911 HD

    An investment plan that tells potential investors they can "get rich quickly" turns out to be a swindle, and investors are in danger of losing all...

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  • 1912
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    In a Garden

    In a Garden

    4 1912 HD

    Over the years, an old gardener observes a romance develop between a young boy and girl. 20 years after they break up over a misunderstanding, the...

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  • 1911
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    6.4 1911 HD

    Elaborately produced version of the well known George O. Nichols fairy tale interrupted by just a few summarizing intertitles, with Florence LaBadie...

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  • 1913
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    His Uncle's Wives

    His Uncle's Wives

    6 1913 HD

    A painter in New York City discovers that he has inherited a harem. Since he's already married and his wife would definitely not approve, he must...

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  • 1912
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    East Lynne

    East Lynne

    1 1912 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).

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  • 1911
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    One Flag at Last

    One Flag at Last

    1 1911 HD

    A Southern girl helps an escaped Union soldier in the midst of the Civil War.

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  • 1911
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    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    1 1911 HD

    Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's tribulation-filled journey to adulthood,...

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  • 1918
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    Cecilia of the Pink Roses

    Cecilia of the Pink Roses

    1 1918 HD

    Cecilia is a spunky Irish girl from a struggling family, faced with the imminent death of her mother.

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  • 1918
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    The Love Craze

    The Love Craze

    1 1918 HD

    A Florence Lawrence short film directed by Winthrop Kelley

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  • 1916
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    The Path of Happiness

    The Path of Happiness

    1 1916 HD

    Sick of life in the city after his fiancée deserts him, Merrill Day goes to the country for a rest with his sister and niece. There he meets...

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  • 1913
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    Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four

    Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four

    1 1913 HD

    An adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel starring Sherlock Holmes.

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  • 1913
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    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

    1 1913 HD

    Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest, pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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  • 1911
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    The Lady from the Sea

    The Lady from the Sea

    1 1911 HD

    Ellida was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, and spent many hours near the water's edge. While she was still scarcely more than a child, one of...

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  • 1917
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    When You and I Were Young

    When You and I Were Young

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1915
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    When Hungry Hamlet Fled

    When Hungry Hamlet Fled

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    A Freight Car Honeymoon

    A Freight Car Honeymoon

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1912
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    The Wrecked Taxi

    The Wrecked Taxi

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

    1 1916 HD

    Years after Barry Thornton disappears from Panama while under suspicion of stealing American defense plans for the canal, his daughter Eleanor, now...

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  • 1912
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    The Forest Rose

    The Forest Rose

    1 1912 HD

    Forester and Maywood, two wealthy neighbor planters, volunteered their services to defend their country when the war of the Revolution broke out....

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  • 1920
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    The Victim

    The Victim

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1915
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    His Two Patients

    His Two Patients

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Girl of the Sea

    The Girl of the Sea

    1 1915 HD

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