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Ben Welden is a Actor American born on 12 june 1901 at Toledo (USA)
Ben Welden (June 12, 1901 – October 17, 1997) was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Welden appeared in over 120 films between 1930 and 1966.
Short, balding and somewhat rotund, he often literally played a "heavy", frequently in a somewhat comical or slightly dim-witted way, offsetting the sinister nature of his character's actions. Among his roles in this vein was The Big Sleep.
Fans of Adventures of Superman remember him well, as he appeared in eight episodes, always as a different character and yet really the same character, in a way. His best-known Superman episode might be "Flight to the North", in which he tries (and fails) to outwit a country-bumpkin type (played by Chuck Connors).
In 1966 he acted in episodes 47 and 48 of Batman.
He was a semi-regular in the 1954-1955 CBS legal drama, The Public Defender, starring Reed Hadley as an attorney for the indigent. He appeared in a 1956 episode of The Lone Ranger entitled "Trouble at Tylerville".
In his later years, Welden owned a confection company called Nutcorn, which supplemented his acting income.
Outliving most of his peers, Welden died at age 96 on October 27, 1997. He was residing at the Motion Picture Retirement Home (Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital) in Woodland Hills, California at the time of his death.
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Birth name Benjamin Weinblatt
Nationality USA
Birth 12 june 1901 at Toledo (USA)
Death 17 october 1997 (at 96 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 june 1901 at Toledo (USA)
Death 17 october 1997 (at 96 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Ben Welden (June 12, 1901 – October 17, 1997) was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Welden appeared in over 120 films between 1930 and 1966.
Short, balding and somewhat rotund, he often literally played a "heavy", frequently in a somewhat comical or slightly dim-witted way, offsetting the sinister nature of his character's actions. Among his roles in this vein was The Big Sleep.
Fans of Adventures of Superman remember him well, as he appeared in eight episodes, always as a different character and yet really the same character, in a way. His best-known Superman episode might be "Flight to the North", in which he tries (and fails) to outwit a country-bumpkin type (played by Chuck Connors).
In 1966 he acted in episodes 47 and 48 of Batman.
He was a semi-regular in the 1954-1955 CBS legal drama, The Public Defender, starring Reed Hadley as an attorney for the indigent. He appeared in a 1956 episode of The Lone Ranger entitled "Trouble at Tylerville".
In his later years, Welden owned a confection company called Nutcorn, which supplemented his acting income.
Outliving most of his peers, Welden died at age 96 on October 27, 1997. He was residing at the Motion Picture Retirement Home (Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital) in Woodland Hills, California at the time of his death.
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Night Passage (1957)
, 1h30Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Actors James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon deWilde
Roles Pete (uncredited)
Rating65%
On the way to meet his former boss, railroad tycoon Ben Kimball (Jay C. Flippen), Grant McLaine (Stewart) rescues a young boy, Joey Adams (Brandon deWilde), from Concho (Robert J. Wilke). Ben informs Grant that his payroll has been robbed several times already by a gang led by Whitey Harbin (Dan Duryea) and the Utica Kid (Murphy). If Ben's workers don't get paid soon, they will all leave. Grant accepts the job of taking $10,000 to them by train.
The Crooked Circle (1957)
, 1h12Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Smith, Fay Spain, Steve Brodie, Robert Armstrong, John Doucette, Don Haggerty
Roles Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Rating69%
Spook Chasers (1957)
, 1h2Directed by George Blair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, David Gorcey, Percy Helton, Peter Mamakos, Ben Welden
Roles Henchman Ziggie
Rating54%
Café owner Mike Clancy is told by his doctor that he needs to take a rest in the mountains due to his asthma. A crooked real estate agent sells Mike an old house that once belonged to the widow of a gangster. Mike and the Bowery Boys head out to the house, and eventually find a large pile of money hidden inside. Pretty soon, old friends of the deceased gangster who once owned the house catch wind of the Boys' discovery, and decide to rob the place. To add to this madness, the Bowery Boys find the house to be supposedly inhabited by ghosts.
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
, 1h35Directed by Charles C. Coleman, Frank Tashlin, Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Anita Ekberg, Willard Waterman, Adelle August
Roles Boss
Rating63%
Malcolm Smith (Jerry Lewis) wins a brand new automobile at a raffle. Steve Wiley (Dean Martin), a gambler from New York, obtains a counterfeit of the winning ticket and also claims that the car is his. The raffle's manager declares them both winners and that they can split the car any way that they want. Steve wants to sell the car, but Malcolm wants to drive it to Hollywood to meet actress Anita Ekberg.
Adventures of Captain Africa (1955)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors John Hart, Rick Vallin, Ben Welden, Bud Osborne
Roles Omar
Rating64%
Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation. Its leader, Caliph Abdul el Hamid, has been exiled from his country and replaced by a look-alike usurper allied with an unnamed foreign power. The Caliph intends to return but enemy agents Boris and Greg are out to stop him. Captain Africa a masked jungle lord, appears occasionally to aid Nat and Ted.
Killers from Space (1954)
, 1h11Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Peter Graves, James Seay, Steve Pendleton, Shepard Menken, Ron Gans, Ben Welden
Roles Tar Baby 2 Pilot (bit)
Rating35%
Dr. Douglas Martin is a scientist working on atomic bomb tests. While collecting aerial data on an Air Force atomic blast at Soledad Flats, his plane crashes. He survives the crash unhurt, walking back to the air base with no memory of what happened, except for a strange scar on his chest.
The Steel Cage (1954)
, 1h20Directed by Walter Doniger
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter Slezak, John Ireland, Lawrence Tierney, Arthur Franz
Roles Mike
Rating62%
This script must be run from the command line
All Ashore (1953)
, 1h20Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Barbara Bates, Peggy Ryan, Fay Roope, Jody Lawrance
Roles Hugo - Bartender
Rating49%
Three petty officers have returned from Korea on the battle cruiser USS Rochester where they are due for shore leave in California. Skip and Joe have no money due to losses in a crap game, but their shipmate Francis "Moby" Dickerson has $300 he won in poker. Skip and Joe have constantly taken advantage of Moby throughout their cruise and once again beg some money off him. Moby wishes to spend his leave on Santa Catalina but his shipmates take an unwilling Moby to an off-limits clip joint bar where bargirls and a bartender drug and rob them of all their money.
Thunder Bay (1953)
, 1h43Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea, Jay C. Flippen, Gilbert Roland, Antonio Moreno
Roles Fisherman (uncredited)
Rating64%
Following World War II, ex-Navy engineer Steve Martin (James Stewart) and his friend Johnny Gambi (Dan Duryea) come to Louisiana with dreams of wealth. They build an offshore oil drilling platform with the help of a large company, and find themselves in a lucrative business. However, local shrimp fishermen are hostile, feeling their livelihood is at risk. A further complication is the budding romance between Steve and the daughter of one of the shrimpers.
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Victor Mature, James Arness, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Guy Rolfe, Leon Askin
Roles Stout Wrestler (uncredited)
Rating61%
Antar is sent by Selima, head of the Ottoman Empire, to prevent Pasha Hammam from attempting to overthrow the emperor.
Three Dark Horses (1952)
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald, Ben Welden, Bud Jamison
Roles Jim Digger
Rating71%
The Stooges are janitors-turned-delegates after being recruited to support bad news political candidate Hammond Egger. Egger's corrupt campaign manager Bill Wick (Kenneth MacDonald) and his assistant Jim Digger (Ben Welden) are desperate after the original three delegates departed the campaign after realizing Egger was rotten. Upon finding the bumbling Stooges, who nearly destroy Digger's toupee after vacuuming it from his head, Wick is enthralled. He hired the Stooges outright, and lays out their responsibilities as delegates. They gladly accept and start caucusing.
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
, 1h31Directed by Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Ann Sheridan, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, Andrea King
Roles Singing Solly
Rating69%
The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope), a New York City swindler, is illegally touting horses at a Florida racetrack. The Kid touts across a beautiful woman intending to bet $2,000 on a horse named Iron Bar. Rigging a con, the Kid convinces her to switch her bet, but learns that she was betting for boyfriend and notorious gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark). When the horse finishes dead last, a furious Moran demands the Kid pay him $10,000 (the amount he would have won) by Christmas Eve, or the Kid "won't make it to New Year's."
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Tom Tully, Suzanne Dalbert, John Williams, Alan Mowbray
Roles Barkeep in Pub
Rating61%
Rhubarb (1951)
, 1h34Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Baseball films, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ray Milland, Orangey, Jan Sterling, William Frawley, Gene Lockhart, Willard Waterman
Roles Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)
Rating67%
Thaddeus J. Banner (Gene Lockhart), a lonely, eccentric millionaire who owns a baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons, takes a liking to a dog-chasing stray cat (played by Orangey), and takes him into his home. He names the cat "Rhubarb," which is baseball slang for an on-field argument or fight.
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
, 1h17Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas, Elsa Lanchester, Andrea King, Norman Lloyd
Roles Tom
Rating60%
A New Orleans singer becomes involved with a Pirate Lord.