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Ben Wright (I) (1915–1989)

Ben Wright was born May 15, 1915, to an English mother and an American father in London, England, UK. At 16, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where classmates included such future stars as Ida Lupino. Upon graduating, he acted in several West End stage productions. When WWII broke out... See full bio »

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(age 74) in Burbank, California, USA

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1989 The Little Mermaid
Grimsby (voice)
 
1987 Mathnet (TV series)
Hives Bottomly
Problem of the Trojan Hamburger (1987) … Hives Bottomly
 
1983 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
Singing Frenchman
Last Chance Louie (1983) … Singing Frenchman
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Harris - veterinarian
When Luck Ran Out (1982) … Dr. Harris - veterinarian (uncredited)
 
1980 Turnover Smith (TV movie)
Franz
 
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV series)
Mr. Harbridge
Collision Course (1979) … Mr. Harbridge
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Officer
Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly (1979) … Officer
 
1978 Little Women (TV series)
Doctor
Pilot (1978) … Doctor
 
1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Derek Halsted
The House on Willis Avenue (1978) … Derek Halsted
 
1977 Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (TV mini-series)
Dr. Lovash
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Eric Von Strauss / Pindar
Downshift (1977) … Eric Von Strauss
The Hemline Heist (1977) … Pindar
 
1977/II McNamara's Band (TV movie)
Gen. Grosshtecker
 
1977 Emergency! (TV series)
Oscar Hubbs
All Night Long (1977) … Oscar Hubbs
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Fournier
The DeJon Caper (1977) … Fournier
 
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV mini-series)
Dr. Azevedo
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
German Gentleman
Chapter VII (1976) … German Gentleman
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Dr. Baluda
Chapter III (1976) … Dr. Baluda
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Anton Lucheck
The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976) … Anton Lucheck
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Mr. Jarvis
Sole Survivor (1975) … Mr. Jarvis
 
1975 Ladies of the Corridor (TV movie)
Doorman
 
1973-1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Gordon McLean / Mr. Jason
Jeopardy for Two (1975) … Gordon McLean
Twenty Million Alibis (1973) … Mr. Jason
 
1975 Caribe (TV series)
MacKelvin
The Mercenary (1975) … MacKelvin
 
1974-1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Benno Reichert / Ives
The Cross-Country Kidnap (1975) … Benno Reichert
The Last of the Fourth of Julys (1974) … Ives
 
1967-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Dr. Leon Chaffey / Mr. Hawkins / Peter Mysodon
Raise the Devil: Part 1 (1974) … Mr. Hawkins
Good Will Tour (1970) … Peter Mysodon
Dead Man's Tale (1967) … Dr. Leon Chaffey
 
1972-1973 Cannon (TV series)
Club Maitre'd
The Limping Man (1973)
Hear No Evil (1972) … Club Maitre'd
 
1973 Arnold
Jonesy
 
1973 My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (TV movie)
Carter
 
1973 Terror in the Wax Museum
First Constable
 
1973 The Stranger (TV movie)
Doctor
 
1973 Voyage of the Yes (TV movie)
Philip Blemsley
 
1968-1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Ethan Marcus / Narrator
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon: Part 2 (1972) … Narrator (voice)
Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon: Part 1 (1972) … Narrator (voice)
Way Down Cellar: Part 2 (1968) … Ethan Marcus
Way Down Cellar: Part 1 (1968) … Ethan Marcus
 
1972 All My Darling Daughters (TV movie)
Carter
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
Kurt van Niestat
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Uncle Hans
Operation: Deathwatch (1972) … Uncle Hans
 
1972 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Inspector Medoc
The Sorrow of Sangapur (1972) … Inspector Medoc
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
David Fulton
The Triangle (1971) … David Fulton
 
1971 The Good Life (TV series)
 
1963-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Desk Clerk / Hotel Clerk Moore / McCabe / …
The Town Killer (1971) … Desk Clerk
Train of Darkness (1970) … Michael Patrick
The Orchard (1968) … McCabe
The Exiles (1963) … Hotel Clerk Moore
 
1971 Raid on Rommel
Admiral
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Dr. Bard
Seek and Destroy (1971) … Dr. Bard
 
1967-1970 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Major Feldkamp / Count Rudolf von Heffernick / Dr. Riemann / …
The Dropouts (1970) … Dr. Riemann
Klink's Old Flame (1969) … Count Rudolf von Heffernick
An Evening of Generals (1967) … General Felix Mercer
 
1970 The Most Deadly Game (TV series)
Schaeffer
Little David (1970) … Schaeffer
 
1970 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Paul Overbeck
Missing Persons: The Body (1970) … Paul Overbeck
 
1969 Topaz
French Officer (uncredited)
 
1967-1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dr. Irving Berman / Kleister
Mastermind (1969) … Dr. Irving Berman
The Legend (1967) … Kleister
 
1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over (TV movie)
 
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Professor Randolph
A Matter of Humanities (1969) … Professor Randolph
 
1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Doctor Skenadoar
One Angry Juror (1969) … Doctor Skenadoar
 
1966-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Clarence / Col. Allenby-Smythe
The Night of the Sabatini Death (1969) … Clarence
The Night the Dragon Screamed (1966) … Col. Allenby-Smythe
 
1968 Mod Squad (TV series)
Acting Instructor
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet (1968) … Acting Instructor
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Agent
One Long-Stemmed American Beauty (1968) … Agent
 
1967-1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Arthur Stever / Commissioner / Constable McFee / …
The Four O'Clock Army: Part 1 (1968) … Commissioner
The Last of the Supermen (1967) … Arthur Stever
Man Killer (1967) … Constable McFee
Captain Jai (1967) … Hatcher
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Commander Bakst
When Thieves Fall In (1968) … Commander Bakst
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
Col. Jameson / Colonel Voss
The Fifth Wheel Raid (1967) … Col. Jameson
The Double or Nothing Raid (1967) … Colonel Voss
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Dr. Paul
Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow (1967) … Dr. Paul
Hondo and the Mad Dog (1967) … Dr. Paul
 
1967 The Second Hundred Years (TV series)
Packard
Just Pay the Two Dollars (1967) … Packard
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Emissary
Summit Meeting: Part I (1967) … Emissary
 
1967 That Girl (TV series)
Manager
 
1967 The Jungle Book
Wolf (voice)
 
1967 Occasional Wife (TV series)
Dr. Harley
So Little Time (1967) … Dr. Harley
 
1967 Captain Nice (TV series)
Stevens
Don't Take Any Wooden Indians (1967) … Stevens
 
1966 The Sand Pebbles
Englishman (uncredited)
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Cabinet Minister
Night of the Long Knives (1966) … Cabinet Minister
 
1965-1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Capt. Whitelaw / Col. Curry
The Ace (1966) … Col. Curry
End of the Line (1965) … Capt. Whitelaw
 
1958-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mr. Ross / Birger Engdahl / Calmers / …
The Newcomers (1966) … Birger Engdahl
Father's Love (1964) … Mr. Ross
Friend (1964) … Father Tom
Two of a Kind (1963) … Harris
The Renegades (1963) … Colonel
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Ferguson
Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) … Ferguson
 
1966 The Fortune Cookie
Specialist #4
 
1966 The Monkees (TV series)
Grandfather
Success Story (1966) … Grandfather
 
1966 Munster, Go Home!
Hennesy
 
1966 My Three Sons (TV series)
Sir Walter Marsden
London Memories (1966) … Sir Walter Marsden
 
1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
Mr. Rudolpho
Ophelia's Career (1966) … Mr. Rudolpho
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Spiers
Ride the Wind: Part 2 (1966) … Spiers
 
1965 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Vladimir
Who's Got a Secret? (1965) … Vladimir
 
1965 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Captain Tillman
The Insolents (1965) … Captain Tillman
 
1965 Get Smart (TV series)
Hillary
School Days (1965) … Hillary
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Alan Rycroft
Balance of Terror (1965) … Alan Rycroft
 
1965 Insight (TV series)
The Woodpile (1965)
 
1964-1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Dr. Nicole Baurel / Stamp Expert
The Girls of Nazarone Affair (1965) … Dr. Nicole Baurel
The Deadly Games Affair (1964) … Stamp Expert
 
1965 My Blood Runs Cold
Lansbury
 
1963-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Doctor Norton / Mr. Sutherland / Tony Niles
Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) … Mr. Sutherland
Murder Case (1964) … Tony Niles
A Home Away from Home (1963) … Doctor Norton
 
1963-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
German Commandant / The Casino Manager
The Last Clear Chance (1965) … German Commandant
The End of the World, Baby (1963) … The Casino Manager
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Detective #1
Crime of Passion (1965) … Detective #1
 
1963-1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mr. Baker / Vernon Beasley
My Name Is Lisa, and I Am Lost (1965) … Mr. Baker
The Mosaic (1963) … Vernon Beasley
 
1965 My Living Doll (TV series)
Dealer
Rhoda's Forgery (1965) … Dealer
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Brewster
The Last Battle (1965) … Brewster
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Constable Huggins
Money Is for Burning (1965) … Constable Huggins
 
1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Elder of Luminos / General Benton / Grippian Refugee Scientists / …
Wolf 359 (1964) … Philip Exeter Dundee
A Feasibility Study (1964) … Elder of Luminos
Moonstone (1964) … Grippian Refugee Scientists (voice) (uncredited)
Nightmare (1963) … General Benton
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Footman at Ball (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Commodore Norcross / Sir Percy
Lester, the Skipper (1964) … Commodore Norcross
HMS 73 (1963) … Sir Percy
 
1962-1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Otis Taylor / Paul Costeau
The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) … Paul Costeau
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Dr. Edgar Bolton / Mr. Van DeHeuven
Modus Operandi (1964) … Mr. Van DeHeuven
Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) … Dr. Edgar Bolton
 
1964 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Alimony League (1964)
 
1963 The Prize
British Reporter (uncredited)
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Boulange / Count De Gontran
Thunder from the Hill (1963) … Boulange
The Chateau (1963) … Count De Gontran
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Leighton. S.A.C. Observer
 
1963 Cleopatra
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Manolo
Point of Entry (1963) … Manolo
 
1963 G.E. True (TV series)
Clayton Hutton
Escape: Part 2 (1963) … Clayton Hutton
Escape: Part 1 (1963) … Clayton Hutton
 
1962 Ensign O'Toole (TV series)
British Lieutenant
Operation: Impersonation (1962) … British Lieutenant
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Days of Glory (1962) (as Ben H. Wright)
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Graves (uncredited)
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Headwaiter
The Musicale (1962) … Headwaiter
 
1962 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Harris
The Sound of Murder (1962) … Harris
 
1959-1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Charles Banks / Larson Colby / Mr. Martin
The Fourth Commandment (1962) … Charles Banks
The Champ (1961) … Mr. Martin
The Streger Affair (1959) … Larson Colby
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Dietz / The Attendant
Ride a Wild Horse (1962) … The Attendant
Remembrance of Crimes Past (1962) … Dietz
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Frank Andrews
Edge of Violence (1962) … Frank Andrews
 
1959-1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Dr. Jameson / Police Lieutenant
The Baby Sitters (1962) … Dr. Jameson
The Haunted (1959) … Police Lieutenant
 
1959-1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Captain Wilbur / Chips / Doctor
Dead Man's Shoes (1962) … Chips
Deaths-Head Revisited (1961) … Doctor
Judgment Night (1959) … Captain Wilbur
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
Halbestadt
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
The Promise (1961) (uncredited)
 
1958-1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
Clarence Keller / Crawford Wright / Walter Lumis
The Case of the Guilty Clients (1961) … Clarence Keller
The Case of the Bashful Burro (1960) … Crawford Wright
The Case of the Terrified Typist (1958) … Walter Lumis
 
1958-1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Beaman / Boggs - German Settler / Count Gaspar di Cassals / …
The Road (1961) … Beaman
Brother's Keeper (1961) … Boggs - German Settler
The Princess and the Gunfighter (1961) … Count Gaspar di Cassals
The Fifth Man (1959) … Whiskey Drummer
Incident at Borrasca Bend (1959) … Jackson
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Jacques Villon / John Wellin / Seth Gordon aka Victor Green
The King of Champagne (1961) … John Wellin
The Antidote (1961) … Jacques Villon
The Big Train: Part 2 (1961) … Seth Gordon aka Victor Green (uncredited)
 
1961 Operation Bottleneck
Manders the Englishman
 
1961 National Velvet (TV series)
Will Graves
The Circuit (1961) … Will Graves
 
1961 Dante (TV series)
Mullins
Pick a Peck of Diamonds (1961) … Mullins (as Ben H. Wright)
 
1959-1961 The Rebel (TV series)
Dan Wicks / Eberhart - Bartender / Tom
The Threat (1961) … Eberhart - Bartender
Grant of Land (1960) … Dan Wicks
The Scavengers (1959) … Tom
 
1961 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Stockbridge
The Golden Arrow (1961) … Stockbridge
 
1961 101 Dalmatians
Roger (voice)
 
1958-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Doc Tyler / Paul Overland
One Must Die (1961) … Paul Overland
Debt of Gratitude (1958) … Doc Tyler
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
Cronin
When Strangers Meet (1960) … Cronin
 
1959-1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Captain George Davis / Executioner
The Promise (1960) … Captain George Davis
The Devil's Laughter (1959) … Executioner
 
1960 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Armand
Shoot the Works (1960) … Armand
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Mr. Shaftoe
End of a Dream (1960) … Mr. Shaftoe
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
The Doctor
Tigrero (1960) … The Doctor
 
1960 The Lost World
BBC Field Reporter Ted Bottomley (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 Markham (TV series)
Insurance Agent Millaud / Jacque Reynaud
The Searing Flame (1960) … Insurance Agent Millaud (as Ben H. Wright)
The Human Factor (1959) … Jacque Reynaud
 
1959-1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Dawes Trugnet / Frank Everett / Paul Miller
The Apprentice (1960) … Frank Everett
The Freight Line (1959) … Dawes Trugnet
Client: Dawes (1959) … Paul Miller
 
1956-1959 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
Hartley
Hiram's Holiday (1957) … Hartley
Lapidary Wheel (1956)
 
1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth
Paisley (uncredited)
 
1959 Death Valley Days (TV series)
General Kuragin
The Grand Duke (1959) … General Kuragin
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Dr. Snyder
Edge of the Knife (1959) … Dr. Snyder
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Operation Spark (1959)
 
1959 These Thousand Hills
Frenchy (uncredited)
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Maxwell
Crown of Silla (1959) … Maxwell
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Inspector Dutrec
The Indispensible Man (1959) … Inspector Dutrec
 
1959 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Dead Reckoning (1959)
 
1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Prof. Winters
Summit Meeting (1958) … Prof. Winters
 
1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Paul
The Dice of Fortune: File #34 (1958) … Paul
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Doctor
Fraction of a Second (1958) … Doctor
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Robbins
The Vestris (1958) … Robbins
 
1958 Mr. Adams and Eve (TV series)
Roderick
Jungle Madness (1958) … Roderick
 
1958 Now Is Tomorrow (TV movie)
The Doctor
 
1957 Witness for the Prosecution
Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me
Peters - RAF Pilot (uncredited)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Tremayne
The Quarantine (1957) … Tremayne
 
1957 Until They Sail
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
 
1957 Pharaoh's Curse
Walter Andrews
 
1956-1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Harold Bond / Prosecuting Attorney at Court-Martial
So Soon to Die (1957) … Harold Bond
Massacre at Sand Creek (1956) … Prosecuting Attorney at Court-Martial (uncredited)
 
1956 Massacre at Sand Creek (TV movie)
Prosecuting Officer at Court-Martial (uncredited)
 
1956 You Are There (TV series)
Dr. Bauer / William Brown
 
1956 The Power and the Prize
Mr. Chutwell
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Benson
 
1956 Big Town (TV series)
Detective Agency (1956)
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Gen. Millensbeck (uncredited)
 
1956 23 Paces to Baker Street
Simmons - Hotel Porter (uncredited)
 
1955-1956 Crusader (TV series)
Bratesque / Sabota
A Deal in Diamonds (1956) … Sabota
The Boxing Match (1955) … Bratesque
 
1955 Desert Sands
Commandant Captain (uncredited)
 
1955 Jump Into Hell
Captain Pluen (uncredited)
 
1955 Moonfleet
Officer (uncredited)
 
1955 A Man Called Peter
Mr. Findlay (uncredited)
 
1955 The Racers
Dr. Seger (uncredited)
 
1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Jean Brielle
The Case of the Iron Curtain (1955) … Jean Brielle
 
1955 Prince of Players
Horatio in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
 
1954 Dragnet (TV series)
 
1954 Prince Valiant
Seneschal (uncredited)
 
1954 Hell and High Water
BBC Announcer (uncredited)
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Jeweler
A String of Beads (1954) … Jeweler
 
1953 Man in the Attic
Detective in Theatre Box (uncredited)
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
The Stolen General (1953)
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Captain Germaine
Tangier Lady (1953) … Captain Germaine
 
1953 The Desert Rats
Mick
 
1953 Botany Bay
Deck Officer Green
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Quate
Macao Gold … Quate
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Duval
The Salami Story (1952) … Duval
 
1952 China Smith (TV series)
Morley
The Bamboo Coffin … Morley
 
1949 Sword in the Desert
Radio Man (uncredited)
 
1949 The Fighting O'Flynn
Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1948 Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Cockney Tout (uncredited)
 
1947 The Exile
Milbanke (as Ben H. Wright)
 
1938 The White Chateau (TV movie)
 
1938 The Ascent of F6 (TV movie)
 
1937 The Avenging Hand
Lift boy (uncredited)
 
1936 Well Done, Henry (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1992 The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (video documentary) (performer: "Cruella de Vil")
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1992 The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (video documentary)
Roger Radcliffe (voice)
 

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In 1960, he co-starred in an unsold pilot titled, "Mountain Man" about a Rocky Mountain fur trading station in the 1840s. See more »

Alternate Names:

Ben H. Wright
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When he voiced Grimsby in The Little Mermaid, no one working on the film realized that he also voiced Roger Ratcliff in 101 Dalmatians. He had to tell them this. See more »

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