Ben F. Wilson

American actor

Ben F. Wilson
Born(1876-07-07)July 7, 1876
Corning, Iowa, US
DiedAugust 25, 1930(1930-08-25) (aged 54)
Glendale, California, US
Years active1911-1930

Ben F. Wilson (also credited as Benjamin Wilson; July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.[1] He appeared in more than 210 films between 1911 and 1930. He also directed more than 130 films between 1912 and 1930. He starred as Inspector Cleek in a 1914 series of mystery shorts. He was born in Corning, Iowa in 1876, and died in Glendale, California in 1930 from heart disease.

Selected filmography

  • Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911)
  • The Star Spangled Banner (1911)
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill (1911)
  • To Save Her Brother (1912)
  • For the Cause of the South (1912)
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1912)
  • The Passing of J.B. Randall and Company (1912)
  • In His Father's Steps (1912)
  • The Old Monk's Tale (1913)
  • The Mystery of the Dover Express (1913)
  • The Vanishing Cracksman (1913)
  • The Twelfth Juror (1913)
  • Hulda of Holland (1913)
  • Who Will Marry Mary? (1913)
  • The Heritage of Hamilton Cleek (1914)

The Chronicles of Cleek series - (shorts)

References

  1. ^ The Actors Birthday Book by Johnson Briscoe, this edition c. 1908 Retrieved March 24, 2016

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