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Ben F. Wilson
Deceased

When Did Ben F. Wilson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54
Also known asBenjamin WilsonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/07/1876Born inCorning, Iowa, USADied25/08/1930 (aged 54)Died inGlendaleWikidataQ2895417 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#1144683 ↗

Ben F. Wilson, was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. 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.

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Filmography25 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1929Girls Who DareMovieRobert Randolf53
1926Rainbow RileyMovieCapt. Jones50
1926Officer '444'MovieOfficer 44450
1925The Power GodMovieJim Thorpe49
1925Warrior GapMovieCapt. Deane49
1925Vic Dyson PaysMovie'Mad' Vic Dyson49
1925The Mystery BoxMovieJack Harvey49
1925A Daughter of the SiouxMovieJohn Field49
1924The Desert HawkMovieHollister (as Ben Wilson)48
1924Notch Number OneMovieTom Watson48
1919The Trail of the OctopusMovieCarter Holmes43
1919When a Woman StrikesMovie—43
1917Even as You and IMovieCarrillo41
1917The Spindle of LifeMovie'Alphabet' Carter41
1916The MainspringMovieLawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven40
1915The Ladder of FortuneMovieLouis D'Angelo39
1914The Brass BowlMovie'Mad' Maitland / Dan Anisty38
1913Who Will Marry Mary?MovieCaptain Justin Bradford37
1913The Old Monk's TaleMovieThe Handsome Stranger (as Benjamin Wilson)37
1913The Twelfth JurorMovieHarry Baker - the Twelfth Juror37
1913Hulda of HollandMovieHeintz37
1913In A Japanese Tea GardenMovieThe Tourists 2nd Beau37
1912The Relief of LucknowMovieReginald - the British Officer36
1912The Charge of the Light BrigadeMovieCaptain Morris36
1912Out of the DeepMovieThe Deep-Sea Diver36