Ben Webster(1864-1947)

Actor

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Ben Webster in Downhill (1927)

Ben Webster was born on 2 June 1864 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Drake the Pirate (1935), The Gay Lord Quex (1917) and 12.10 (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 and Athene Seyler in Drake the Pirate (1935)

Drake the Pirate

6.9

Lord Burghley

1935

The Gay Lord Quex

Lord Quex

1917

12.10 (1919)

Lord Chatterton

1919

Downhill (1927)

6.0

Dr. Dowson

1927

Credits

Actor

Confidential Agent
6.5
- Miner (uncredited)
- 1945
Lassie Come Home
7.1
- Dan'l Fadden
- 1943
Hitler's Madman
6.5
- Old Man Masaryk (uncredited)
- 1943
Forever and a Day
6.9
- Vicar
- 1943
Mrs. Miniver
7.6
- Ginger (uncredited)
- 1942
Suspicion
7.3
- William Howe (uncredited)
- 1941
The Earl of Chicago
6.2
- Gaffer Oakes (uncredited)
- 1940
Katharine and Petruchio
TV Movie
- Baptista
- 1939
Richard of Bordeaux
TV Movie
- Lancaster
- 1938
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.6
- Lord Topham (uncredited)
- 1937
Eliza Comes to Stay
- 1936
Drake the Pirate
6.9
- Lord Burghley
- 1935
The Old Curiosity Shop
6.2
- The Grandfather
- 1934
One Precious Year
7.0
- Sir Richard Pakenham
- 1933
Perfect Understanding
5.5
- Judge
- 1933

Personal details

Height
- 5′ 11″ (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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