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Ben Welden

Acting Born Jun 12, 1901 Died Oct 17, 1997 Toledo, Ohio, USA 205 credits
205
Total Credits
1930–1966
37 Years Career Span
71
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Ben Welden was an American actor. Born on June 12, 1901, in Toledo, Ohio, USA, he was also known as Benjamin Weinblatt. Welden's acting career spanned numerous credits, with a total of 179 known credits. He was a male actor who worked in the entertainment industry. Welden passed away on October 17, 1997, at the age of 96.

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Career

Career overview

Ben Welden was an actor with a long career in the entertainment industry. He was born on June 12, 1901, in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Throughout his acting career, Welden accumulated a total of 179 known credits.

Welden's acting credits spanned various media, although the specific types of projects he worked on are not specified in the available information. He was known by the name Benjamin Weinblatt, in addition to his more commonly used name, Ben Welden. The details of his acting work, including the specific roles he played and the projects he was involved in, are not provided in the available sources.

Welden passed away on October 17, 1997, at the age of 96.

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Known for

Batman

as Foo Yung
Film

Heartburn

as Vega
Film

One Night at McCool's

as Mr. Cooper
Film

A Beautiful Mind

as First Man
Film

A Beautiful Mind

as Joe

Surfside 6

as Joe Bundy

Angel

as Phil
Film

Rebel Without a Cause

as Police Chief
Film

Do the Right Thing

as Benny Hayt
Film

Night Passage

as Pete (uncredited)
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The Gale Storm Show

as Muggsy

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Frequent co-stars

Jack Larson 2 shared titles
Robert Shayne 2 shared titles
Herb Vigran 2 shared titles
Richard Reeves 2 shared titles
Tristram Coffin 2 shared titles
Paul Fix 2 shared titles
John Doucette 2 shared titles
Don C. Harvey 2 shared titles
Robert Bray 2 shared titles
John Pickard 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Batman
Branded
The Lucy Show
Mister EdMister Ed
Surfside 6Angel
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
77 Sunset Strip
Night PassageThe Crooked CircleSpook Chasers
The Gale Storm ShowThe Adventures of Jim BowieHollywood or BustHidden Guns
Matinee TheaterNavy LogBuffalo Bill Jr.Adventures of Captain Africa
LassiePublic DefenderPublic DefenderPublic DefenderPublic Defender
TopperThe Veils of BagdadAll AshoreThunder Bay
Adventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanAdventures of Superman
The Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton ShowThe Red Skelton Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowThe Jack Benny ProgramThe Gene Autry ShowThe Gene Autry ShowThe Gene Autry Show
The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger
Here Comes TroubleA Song Is BornSmart Girls Don't TalkThe Noose Hangs HighAppointment with Murder
Sinbad the SailorThe PretenderHeading for HeavenToo Many WinnersKiller Dill
The Big SleepAngel on My ShoulderThe Man I LoveThe Last Crooked MileMr. Hex
Midnight ManhuntIt's in the Bag!Circumstantial EvidenceThe Missing Corpse
The Fighting SeabeesShadows in the NightThe Desert Hawk
Here Comes Elmer
All Through the NightStand by for ActionA Close Call for Ellery QueenMaisie Gets Her ManBullet Scars
KnockoutDangerously They LiveManpowerI'll Wait for YouMen of Boys Town
City for ConquestSouth of Pago PagoThe Earl of ChicagoTear Gas SquadOutside the Three-Mile Limit
Boys' ReformatoryThe Roaring TwentiesHollywood CavalcadeRose of Washington SquareThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Happy LandingBreakdowns of 1938The Saint in New YorkSmashing the RacketsAlways Goodbye
Westbound MailKid GalahadMarked WomanThat Certain WomanThe Great Barrier
She Knew What She Wanted
Admirals AllThe Triumph of Sherlock HolmesAnnie, Leave the Room!The Big SplashThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Full Filmography

205 titles
  • Batman (1966) as Foo Yung
  • Branded (1965) as Vega
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Mr. Cooper
  • Mister Ed (1961) as First Man
  • Mister Ed (1961) as Joe
  • Surfside 6 (1960) as Joe Bundy
  • Angel (1960) as Phil
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Police Chief
  • Advertisement
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Benny Hayt
  • Night Passage (1957) as Pete (uncredited)
  • The Crooked Circle (1957) as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
  • Spook Chasers (1957) as Henchman Ziggie
  • The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Muggsy
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
  • Hollywood or Bust (1956) as Boss
  • Hidden Guns (1956) as Ben Peabody
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
  • Navy Log (1955)
  • Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)
  • Adventures of Captain Africa (1955) as Omar
  • Lassie (1954) as Delivery Man
  • Public Defender (1954) as Pinhead Pete
  • Public Defender (1954) as Donny
  • Public Defender (1954) as Dominick
  • Public Defender (1954) as Boss
  • The Lone Wolf (1954) as Murry Fitch
  • Adventures Of The Falcon (1954)
  • Killers from Space (1954) as Tar Baby 2 Pilot (bit)
  • Topper (1953) as Howard
  • The Veils of Bagdad (1953) as Stout Wrestler (uncredited)
  • All Ashore (1953) as Hugo - Bartender
  • Thunder Bay (1953) as Fisherman (uncredited)
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Gangster in Montage (archive footage)
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Carni
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as 'Leftover' Louie Lyman
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Jody Malone
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Hank
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Curley
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Lefty
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Nosey
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Blade
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Judge
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Gaston - Restaurant Manager
  • Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
  • Three Dark Horses (1952) as Jim Digger
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Big Bill's Henchman #1
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Badman
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Eddie
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Ben
  • The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Baby Face Hogan
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • I Love Lucy (1951) as Thief (uncredited)
  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
  • Boston Blackie (1951)
  • Boston Blackie (1951) as Slugs
  • Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Friar Tuck
  • The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Singing Solly
  • Rhubarb (1951) as Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)
  • The Lady and the Bandit (1951) as Barkeep in Pub
  • My True Story (1951) as Buzz Edwards
  • The Awful Sleuth (1951) as Memphis Mike
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as Lefty
  • The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Gangster
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Baldy Carter
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Pete Clark
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Henchman Pete
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Henchman Rusty
  • Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Tom
  • The Desert Hawk (1950) as Mokar
  • The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) as Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
  • The Misadventures of Buster Keaton (1950) as Sam (uncredited)
  • On the Isle of Samoa (1950) as Nick Leach
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Carlos Marina
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Pete Morales
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Ray Noonan
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Ed Lacey
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Jim Waddell
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Joel Conway
  • Impact (1949) as Moving Van Helper
  • Sorrowful Jones (1949) as Big Steve's Bodyguard
  • The Threat (1949) as Tony Anzio (uncredited)
  • Tell It to the Judge (1949) as Augie (uncredited)
  • Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) as Sammy
  • Tough Assignment (1949) as Sniffy
  • Fighting Fools (1949) as Lefty Conlin
  • Search for Danger (1949) as Gregory
  • Here Comes Trouble (1948) as Rankin (uncredited)
  • A Song Is Born (1948) as Monte
  • Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948) as Nelson Clark
  • The Noose Hangs High (1948) as Stewart (uncredited)
  • Appointment with Murder (1948) as Martin Minecci
  • My Dear Secretary (1948) as Bookie (uncredited)
  • Lady at Midnight (1948) as Willie Gold
  • Jinx Money (1948) as Benny the Meatball
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Commoner (uncredited)
  • The Pretender (1947) as Mickie
  • Heading for Heaven (1947) as Sam
  • Too Many Winners (1947) as Gil Madden / Theodore Ross
  • Killer Dill (1947) as Big Nick Moronie
  • Blackmail (1947) as Bartender
  • Little Miss Broadway (1947) as Cash Monahan
  • The Big Sleep (1946) as Pete (uncredited)
  • Angel on My Shoulder (1946) as Shaggsy (uncredited)
  • The Man I Love (1946) as Jack Atlas (uncredited)
  • The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Haynes, a thug
  • Mr. Hex (1946) as Bull Laguna (as Ben Weldon)
  • Midnight Manhunt (1945) as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
  • It's in the Bag! (1945) as Monty
  • Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Kenny
  • The Missing Corpse (1945) as "Slippery Joe" Clary
  • The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Yump Lumkin
  • Shadows in the Night (1944) as Nick Kallus
  • The Desert Hawk (1944) as Omar, the Beggar
  • Here Comes Elmer (1943) as Louis Burch
  • All Through the Night (1942) as Smitty
  • Stand by for Action (1942) as Chief Quartermaster Rankin
  • A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) as Fisherman
  • Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) as Percy Podd
  • Bullet Scars (1942) as Pills Davis
  • Secrets of the Underground (1942) as Henchman Joe (uncredited)
  • Knockout (1941) as Pelky
  • Dangerously They Live (1941) as Eddie, Nazi Henchman
  • Manpower (1941) as Al Hurst
  • I'll Wait for You (1941) as Dr. Anderson
  • Men of Boys Town (1941) as Superintendent
  • The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Reluctant Convict Dental Patient (uncredited)
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) as Moxie Karper
  • Mr. District Attorney (1941) as Monk Westman
  • At the Stroke of Twelve (1941) as Babe Summers
  • Strange Alibi (1941) as Fido Durkin
  • City for Conquest (1940) as Cobb
  • South of Pago Pago (1940) as Grimes
  • The Earl of Chicago (1940) as Silky's Driver (uncredited)
  • Tear Gas Squad (1940) as Sully
  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940) as Lefty Shores
  • Passport to Alcatraz (1940) as Bender
  • Wolf of New York (1940) as Owney McGill
  • Boys' Reformatory (1939) as Mike Hearn
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Agent
  • Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Toby
  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) as Jenks
  • Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Foreman
  • The Star Maker (1939) as Joe Gimlick
  • Sergeant Madden (1939) as Stemmy
  • I Was a Convict (1939) as Rocks Henry
  • Happy Landing (1938) as Rink Manager
  • Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Saint in New York (1938) as Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff
  • Smashing the Rackets (1938) as Whitey Clark
  • Always Goodbye (1938) as 1st New York Taxi Driver
  • Mystery House (1938) as Gerald Frawley
  • Prison Nurse (1938) as Gaffney
  • Federal Man-Hunt (1938) as Goldie
  • Straight, Place and Show (1938) as Promoter
  • Crime Ring (1938) as Nate
  • Gateway (1938) as Motorboat Man
  • Little Orphan Annie (1938) as Spot McGee
  • Tenth Avenue Kid (1938) as Marty Dayton
  • The Night Hawk (1938) as Otto Miller
  • Westbound Mail (1937) as Steve Hickman
  • Kid Galahad (1937) as Buzz Barett
  • Marked Woman (1937) as Charlie Delaney
  • That Certain Woman (1937) as Headwaiter Harry Aqueilli (uncredited)
  • The Great Barrier (1937) as Joe
  • Love and Hisses (1937) as Bugsy
  • Alcatraz Island (1937) as Richard 'Red' Carroll
  • Confession (1937) as Defense Attorney
  • Love Is on the Air (1937) as 'Nicey' Ferguson
  • Varsity Show (1937) as Hammer
  • Missing Witnesses (1937) as Wagner
  • Back in Circulation (1937) as Sam Sherman
  • The Duke Comes Back (1937) as Barney
  • She Knew What She Wanted (1936) as Chester
  • Admirals All (1935) as Adolph Klotz
  • The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) as Ted Balding
  • Annie, Leave the Room! (1935) as Raisins
  • The Big Splash (1935) as Crook
  • The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935) as Boas 'Sailor' Hoffman
  • Come Out of the Pantry (1935) as The Tramp
  • Alibi Inn (1935) as Saunders
  • Death on the Set (1935) as Freshman
  • Gay Love (1934) as Ben
  • The Medium (1934) as Deval
  • The Black Abbot (1934) as Charlie Marsh
  • The Man Who Changed His Name (1934) as Jerry Muller
  • The Fire Raisers (1934) as Bellini - Stedding's Henchman
  • Aunt Sally (1934) as Casino
  • The Medicine Man (1933) as Joe Garbel
  • Born Lucky (1933) as Harriman
  • This Is the Life (1933) as Two Gun Mullins
  • The Pride of the Force (1933) as Tony Carlotti
  • His Grace Gives Notice (1933) as Michael Collier
  • Send 'Em Back Half Dead (1933) as Mustapha
  • Their Night Out (1933) as Crook
  • Mannequin (1933) as Chris Dempson
  • Puppets of Fate (1933)
  • His Lordship (1932) as Washington Roosevelt Lincoln
  • Tin Gods (1932) as Cyrus P. Schroeder
  • The Innocents of Chicago (1932) as Spike Guinan
  • 77 Park Lane (1931) as Sinclair
  • Who Killed Doc Robin? (1931)
  • The Man from Chicago (1930) as Ted
  • Big Business (1930) as Fenchurch
  • Aliens from Space as Pilot

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Ben Welden best known for?

Ben Welden is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Batman (1966), Heartburn (1986), One Night at McCool's (2001), A Beautiful Mind (2001).

When and where was Ben Welden born?

Ben Welden was born on June 12, 1901 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. They passed away on October 17, 1997.

How many credits does Ben Welden have?

Ben Welden has accumulated over 205 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1930 to 1966.

What is Ben Welden's background in cinema and television?

Ben Welden was an American actor. Born on June 12, 1901, in Toledo, Ohio, USA, he was also known as Benjamin Weinblatt. Welden's acting career spanned numerous credits, with a total of 179 known credits. He was a male actor who worked in the entertainment industry. Welden passed away on October 17, 1997, at the age of ...

Ben Welden by the numbers

205credits
149films
56TV series
1930–1966active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (205) Born on June 12 In memoriam 1997

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