Deceased

When Did George Benson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asGeorge Christopher BensonGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn11/01/1911Born inCardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UKDied17/06/1983Died inLondonWikidataQ5536905 ↗TMDb#115604 ↗

George Frederick Percy Benson was a British actor of both theatre and screen, whose career stretched from the 1930s to the early 1970s. He was on stage from the late 1920s, and made his film debut in 1932 in Holiday Lovers written by Leslie Arliss. His most notable work as a comic actor included supporting roles with George Formby and Ronnie Barker.

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Filmography34 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	76
1973	The Creeping FleshMovie	Waterlow	62
1972	A Warning to the CuriousMovie	Vicar	61
1971	Jason KingSeries	—	60
1971	A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries	Vicar	60
1970	The MisfitSeries	Henry	59
1970	The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesMovie	Inspector Lestrade	59
1970	The GoodiesSeries	—	59
1967	The PrisonerSeries	Labour Exchange Manager	56
1965	Out of the UnknownSeries	Arnold Potterley	54
1964	A Home of Your OwnMovie	Gatekeeper	53
1961	The AvengersSeries	—	50
1960	The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMovie	Defence Counsel	49
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	48
1959	Model for MurderMovie	Freddie	48
1959	Left Right and CentreMovie	Egerton	48
1958	DraculaMovie	Official (uncredited)	47
1958	Fair GameSeries	The Reverend Summers	47
1958	The Adventures of William TellSeries	Conrad	47
1957	Theatre NightSeries	Sibilot	46
1957	The Naked TruthMovie	Photographer (uncredited)	46
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Arthur Hopkins	45
1954	Doctor in the HouseMovie	Lecturer on Drains	43
1953	The Broken HorseshoeMovie	Prescott	42
1951	The Man in the White SuitMovie	The Lodger	40
1951	Pool of LondonMovie	George (uncredited)	40
1950	The Happiest Days of Your LifeMovie	Mr. Tripp	39
1950	Highly DangerousMovie	Sandwich Stand Customer	39
1949	Helter SkelterMovie	Temporary Waiter	38
1947	The October ManMovie	Mr. Pope	36
1940	ConvoyMovie	Parker	29
1939	Young Man's FancyMovie	Booking Clerk	28
1937	Keep FitMovie	Ernie Gill	26
1932	Holiday LoversMovie	Oswald	21