Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1884-02-25
Day of Death
1969-07-17
Place of Birth
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Harry Benham
Biography
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.
Filmography (69)
The Town That Forgot God
1922
Your Best Friend
1922
Hush Money
1921
The Victim
1920
Polly with a Past
1920
The Dangerous Paradise
1920
The Prey
1920The Love Craze
1918
Cecilia of the Pink Roses
1918
The Last of the Carnabys
1917
When You and I Were Young
1917
The Warfare of the Flesh
1917
The Dancer's Peril
1917
The Mischief Maker
1916
