Ben Webster(1864-1947)

Actor

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Ben Webster in C'est la vie (1927)

Ben Webster was born on 2 June 1864 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Drake of England (1935), L'institut de beauté (1917) and Minuit Dix (1919). He was married to May Whitty. He died on 26 February 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Known for

Matheson Lang in Drake of England (1935)

Drake of England

6.7

Lord Burghley

1935

L'institut de beauté

Lord Quex

1917

Minuit Dix (1919)

Lord Chatterton

1919

C'est la vie (1927)

6.0

Dr. Dowson

1927

Credits

Actor

Agent secret
6.5
- Miner (uncredited)
- 1945
Lassie Come Home
7.1
- Dan'l Fadden
- 1943
Hitler's Madman
6.5
- Old Man Masaryk (uncredited)
- 1943
Et la vie recommence
6.9
- Vicar
- 1943
Madame Miniver
7.6
- Ginger (uncredited)
- 1942
Soupçons
7.3
- William Howe (uncredited)
- 1941
Le gangster de Chicago
6.2
- Gaffer Oakes (uncredited)
- 1940
Katharine and Petruchio
TV Movie
- Baptista
- 1939
Richard of Bordeaux
TV Movie
- Lancaster
- 1938
Le prisonnier de Zenda
7.6
- Lord Topham (uncredited)
- 1937
Eliza Comes to Stay
- 1936
Drake of England
6.7
- Lord Burghley
- 1935
The Old Curiosity Shop
6.2
- The Grandfather
- 1934
One Precious Year
7.0
- Sir Richard Pakenham
- 1933
Le parfait accord
5.6
- Judge
- 1933

Personal details

Height
- 1.80 m
Born
- June 2, 1864
- London, England, UK
Died
- February 26, 1947
- Hollywood, California, USA(complications from surgery)
Spouse
- May Whitty1892 - February 26, 1947 (his death, 1 child)
Other works
He performed for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Festival at the Old Vic Theatre (formerly known as the Royal Victoria Hall) in London, England with Ellen Terry, Matheson Lang, Russell Thorndike, Sybil Thorndike, Lilian Braithwaite, Joyce Carey, Florence Saunders, Nellie Hutin Britton and Gertrude Elliot in the cast. Ben Street was the director.
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Tried to defy family tradition by practicing law rather than the more honorable profession of acting. Within two years of his passing the bar he had seen the error of his ways and had returned to the stage.

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