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Ben Welden

January 22, 2023

Ben Welden (born Benjamin Weinblatt;[1] 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.

Ben Welden
Welden in The Missing Corpse (1945)
Born
Benjamin Weinblatt

(1901-06-12)June 12, 1901
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 1997(1997-10-17) (aged 96)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1966

Early years

Welden was born in Toledo, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.[citation needed]

Career

Welden's film debut occurred in the British production The Man from Chicago (1930).[2] After freelancing for several years, he signed with Warner Bros. in 1937.[3]

Short, balding and somewhat rotund, Welden 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 (1946).

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 featuring Vincent Price as Special Guest Villain "Egghead". He also played a supporting role in the Three Stooges short, "Three Dark Horses." (1952)

He appeared in six episodes of The Lone Ranger ("Two Gold Lockets", 1951, "Delayed Action", 1952, "Right to Vote", 1953, "Stage to Tishomingo", 1954, "Trouble at Tylerville", 1956, & "Outlaws in Greasepaint", 1957). He continued to work in television until 1966.

Personal life

After retiring from the screen, Welden owned a confection company called Nutcorn, located in Beverly Hills.[citation needed]

Death

Welden died at age 96 on October 17, 1997, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 505. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 851. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ben Welden, 96". The Palm Beach Post. Florida, West Palm Beach. October 23, 1997. p. 26. Retrieved January 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ . Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1997. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview

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Ben Welden born Benjamin Weinblatt 1 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 Ben WeldenWelden in The Missing Corpse 1945 BornBenjamin Weinblatt 1901 06 12 June 12 1901Toledo Ohio U S DiedOctober 17 1997 1997 10 17 aged 96 Woodland Hills Los Angeles U S OccupationActorYears active1930 1966 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditWelden was born in Toledo Ohio He served in the U S Army during World War II citation needed Career EditWelden s film debut occurred in the British production The Man from Chicago 1930 2 After freelancing for several years he signed with Warner Bros in 1937 3 Short balding and somewhat rotund Welden 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 1946 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 featuring Vincent Price as Special Guest Villain Egghead He also played a supporting role in the Three Stooges short Three Dark Horses 1952 He appeared in six episodes of The Lone Ranger Two Gold Lockets 1951 Delayed Action 1952 Right to Vote 1953 Stage to Tishomingo 1954 Trouble at Tylerville 1956 amp Outlaws in Greasepaint 1957 He continued to work in television until 1966 Personal life EditAfter retiring from the screen Welden owned a confection company called Nutcorn located in Beverly Hills citation needed Death EditWelden died at age 96 on October 17 1997 at the Motion Picture amp Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills California 4 Filmography EditThe Man from Chicago 1930 Ted film debut Big Business 1930 Fenchurch 77 Park Lane 1931 Sinclair The Missing Rembrandt 1932 Pinkerton Agent uncredited The Innocents of Chicago 1932 Spike Guinan Tin Gods 1932 Cyrus P Schroeder His Lordship 1932 Washington Roosevelt Lincoln Born Lucky 1933 Harriman His Grace Gives Notice 1933 Michael Collier This Is the Life 1933 Two Gun Mullins Mannequin 1933 Chris Dempson The Pride of the Force 1933 Tony Carlotti The Medicine Man 1933 Joe Garbel Their Night Out 1933 Crook Send em Back Half Dead 1933 Mustapha Puppets of Fate 1933 Mr Quincey of Monte Carlo 1933 Grover Jones Home Sweet Home 1933 Santos General John Regan 1933 Billing The Black Abbot 1934 Charlie Marsh The River Wolves 1934 Flash Lawson The Fire Raisers 1934 Bellini Stedding s Henchman uncredited The Man Who Changed His Name 1934 Jerry Muller Aunt Sally 1934 Casino Gay Love 1934 Ben The Big Splash 1935 Crook The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes 1935 Ted Balding Annie Leave the Room 1935 Raisins Royal Cavalcade 1935 Businessman Death on the Set 1935 Freshman Alibi Inn 1935 Saunders Admirals All 1935 Adolph Klotz The Mystery of the Mary Celeste 1935 Boas Sailor Hoffman Come Out of the Pantry 1935 Tramp Trust the Navy 1935 Scar The Improper Duchess 1936 Macabe The Avenging Hand 1936 Slug Clarke uncredited She Knew What She Wanted 1936 Chester The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1936 San Francisco Reporter uncredited Hot News 1936 Slug Wilson Westbound Mail 1937 Steve Hickman The Great Barrier 1937 Joe Maytime 1937 Student uncredited The King and the Chorus Girl 1937 First Waiter uncredited Marked Woman 1937 Charlie Delaney Kid Galahad 1937 Buzz Barett Another Dawn 1937 Victor Romkoff Tobacco Tycoon uncredited Confession 1937 Defense Attorney That Certain Woman 1937 Headwaiter Harry Aqueilli uncredited Varsity Show 1937 Hammer Back in Circulation 1937 Sam Sherman Love Is on the Air 1937 Nicey Ferguson Alcatraz Island 1937 Red Carroll The Great Garrick 1937 Blacksmith at Turk s Head uncredited The Last Gangster 1937 Bottles Bailey uncredited The Duke Comes Back 1937 Barney Missing Witnesses 1937 Frank Wagner Love and Hisses 1937 Bugsy uncredited City Girl 1938 Blake s Valet uncredited Happy Landing 1938 Manager Skating Rink Prison Nurse 1938 Gaffney Mystery House 1938 Gerald Frawley The Saint in New York 1938 Boots Papinoff Always Goodbye 1938 1st New York Taxi Driver Crime Ring 1938 Nate Gateway 1938 Motorboat Man uncredited Smashing the Rackets 1938 Whitey Clark Tenth Avenue Kid 1938 Marty Dayton Time Out for Murder 1938 Lefty uncredited Straight Place and Show 1938 Promoter The Night Hawk 1938 Otto Miller Up the River 1938 Coach Larkin uncredited Little Orphan Annie 1938 Spot McGee The Girl Downstairs 1938 Policeman uncredited Federal Man Hunt 1938 Goldie Stand Up and Fight 1939 Foreman uncredited The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939 Jenks Pardon Our Nerve 1939 Captain of Waiters uncredited I Was a Convict 1939 Rocks Henry Sergeant Madden 1939 Henchman Stemmy Boys Reformatory 1939 Mike Hearn Rose of Washington Square 1939 5 Toby Fugitive at Large 1939 Convict uncredited The Star Maker 1939 Joe Gimlick Hollywood Cavalcade 1939 Agent The Roaring Twenties 1939 Tavern Proprietor uncredited The Earl of Chicago 1940 Silky s Driver uncredited Wolf of New York 1940 Owney McGill Outside the Three Mile Limit 1940 Lefty Shores Tear Gas Squad 1940 Sully Rocks Partner uncredited Passport to Alcatraz 1940 Bender South of Pago Pago 1940 Grimes City for Conquest 1940 Cobb The Strawberry Blonde 1941 Reluctant Convict Dental Patient uncredited Mr District Attorney 1941 Monk Westman uncredited Knockout 1941 Pelky Men of Boys Town 1941 Superintendent Strange Alibi 1941 Durkin I ll Wait for You 1941 Dr Anderson Manpower 1941 Al Hurst Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941 Moxie Karper Fiesta 1941 Policeman uncredited Dangerously They Live 1941 Eddie All Through the Night 1942 Smitty A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942 Watchman Bullet Scars 1942 Pills Davis Maisie Gets Her Man 1942 Percy Podd Highways by Night 1942 Tony Delewese uncredited Secrets of the Underground 1942 Henchman Joe Stand by for Action 1942 Chief Quartermaster Rankin Here Comes Elmer 1943 Louis Burch The Fighting Seabees 1944 Yump Lumkin The Desert Hawk 1944 Serial Omar the Beggar Shadows in the Night 1944 Nick Kallus Circumstantial Evidence 1945 Kenny It s in the Bag 1945 Monty Bookie The Missing Corpse 1945 Slippery Joe Clary Midnight Manhunt 1945 Hotel Manager uncredited Follow That Woman 1945 Joe uncredited Cinderella Jones 1946 Truck Driver uncredited Dangerous Business 1946 Moxie uncredited Anna and the King of Siam 1946 Third Judge uncredited The Last Crooked Mile 1946 Haynes The Big Sleep 1946 Pete Mars flunky uncredited Angel on My Shoulder 1946 Shaggsy uncredited Mr Hex 1946 Bull Laguna The Man I Love 1947 Jack Atlas uncredited Sinbad the Sailor 1947 Commoner uncredited Hit Parade of 1947 1947 Mr French uncredited Too Many Winners 1947 Gil Madden Theodore Ross Fiesta 1947 Policeman uncredited Little Miss Broadway 1947 Cash Monahan Blackmail 1947 Bartender uncredited Killer Dill 1947 Big Nick Moronie The Pretender 1947 Mickie Heading for Heaven 1947 Sam Here Comes Trouble 1948 Rankin uncredited The Noose Hangs High 1948 Stewart uncredited Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948 Louis uncredited The Dude Goes West 1948 Porgy uncredited Jinx Money 1948 Benny the Meatball The Vicious Circle 1948 Constable The Babe Ruth Story 1948 Bartender scenes deleted Lady at Midnight 1948 Willie Gold Smart Girls Don t Talk 1948 Nelson Clark uncredited A Song Is Born 1948 Monte My Dear Secretary 1948 Bookie uncredited Appointment with Murder 1948 Martin Minecci Fighting Fools 1949 Lefty Conlin Impact 1949 Moving Van Helper Search for Danger 1949 Gregory Sorrowful Jones 1949 Big Steve s Bodyguard The Doctor and the Girl 1949 Patient uncredited Prison Warden 1949 Yardbird with Cards uncredited Mary Ryan Detective 1949 Sammy uncredited Tough Assignment 1949 Sniffy Tell It to the Judge 1949 Augie uncredited Riders in the Sky 1949 Dave The Threat 1949 Tony Anzio uncredited Buccaneer s Girl 1950 Tom The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 Tough Lodge Member in Stands uncredited On the Isle of Samoa 1950 Nick Leach The Desert Hawk 1950 Mokar uncredited The Misadventures of Buster Keaton 1950 Sam uncredited My True Story 1950 Buzz Edwards The Lemon Drop Kid 1951 Singing Solly Tales of Robin Hood 1951 Friar Tuck Mask of the Avenger 1951 Tavern Loafer uncredited The Lady and the Bandit 1951 Barkeep in Pub uncredited Rhubarb 1951 Oily Moe Bookie uncredited Night Stage to Galveston 1952 Arresting Patrolman uncredited Captain Pirate 1952 Martinique Policeman uncredited Tropical Heat Wave 1952 Abbot uncredited Three Dark Horses 1952 Short Jim Digger All Ashore 1953 Hugo Bartender Thunder Bay 1953 Fisherman uncredited The Veils of Bagdad 1953 Stout Wrestler uncredited Killers from Space 1954 Pilot Tar Baby 2 The Steel Cage 1954 Mike Convict segment The Face Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1955 Shorty Bates Kidnapper uncredited The Adventures of Captain Africa 1955 Omar The Benny Goodman Story 1956 Sammy Primo s 1st Henchman uncredited Hidden Guns 1956 Ben Peabody Hollywood or Bust 1956 Boss uncredited Spook Chasers 1957 Ziggie Night Passage 1957 Pete uncredited The Crooked Circle 1957 Ring Announcer final film uncredited References Edit Room Adrian 2012 Dictionary of Pseudonyms 13 000 Assumed Names and Their Origins 5th ed McFarland p 505 ISBN 9780786457632 Retrieved August 27 2017 Maxford Howard 2019 Hammer Complete The Films the Personnel the Company McFarland p 851 ISBN 978 1 4766 2914 8 Retrieved January 12 2020 Ben Welden 96 The Palm Beach Post Florida West Palm Beach October 23 1997 p 26 Retrieved January 12 2020 via Newspapers com Ben Welden Character Actor Appeared in 50 Films Los Angeles Times October 22 1997 Archived from the original on August 27 2017 Retrieved August 27 2017 Great Movie Musicals on DVD A Classic Movie Fan s Guide by John Howard Reid Google search with book previewExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Welden Ben Welden at IMDb Ben Welden at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Welden amp oldid 1132370675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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