Biography
Ben Welden (born Benjamin Weinblatt; 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.
Filmography
all 180
Movies 148
TV Shows 32
Foo Yung
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Mr. Cooper
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Joe / First Man
Mister Ed (1961)
TV
5.59
Phil
Angel (1960)
TV
Joe Bundy
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Police Chief
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
TV
6
Benny Hayt
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle (1957)
Movie
Pete (uncredited)
Night Passage (1957)
Movie
Ben Peabody
Hidden Guns (1956)
Movie
Speeding Motorist
So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)
Movie
Big John
Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
TV
Delivery Man
Lassie (1954)
TV
8
Dominick / Boss / Donny / Pinhead Pete
Public Defender (1954)
TV
Pilot - Tar Baby 2
Killers from Space (1954)
Movie
Howard
Topper (1953)
TV
Stout Wrestler (uncredited)
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Movie
Fisherman (uncredited)
Thunder Bay (1953)
Movie
Hugo - Bartender
All Ashore (1953)
Movie
Gaston - Restaurant Manager / Judge
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV
Jim Digger
Three Dark Horses (1952)
Movie
'Leftover' Louie Lyman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
TV
Friar Tuck
Tales of Robin Hood (1951)
Movie
Thief (uncredited)
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Badman / Big Bill's henchman #1 / Ben the Henchman / Baby Face Hogan / Eddie
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
TV
Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)
Rhubarb (1951)
Movie
Barkeep in Pub
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)
Movie
The Blackmailer
Woo-Woo Blues (1951)
Movie
Memphis Mike Bennett
The Awful Sleuth (1951)
Movie
Singing Solly
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Movie
Buzz Edwards
My True Story (1951)
Movie
Johnson
Space Patrol (1950)
TV
Gangster
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
TV
Nick Leach
On the Isle of Samoa (1950)
Movie
Pete Clark / Henchman Pete / Baldy Carter / Henchman Rusty
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
TV
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Movie
Augie (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Movie
Carlos Marina / Ed Lacey / Joel Conway / Jim Waddell / Ray Noonan / Pete Morales
The Lone Ranger (1949)
TV
Big Steve's Bodyguard
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Movie
4
Moving Van Helper
Impact (1949)
Movie
Lefty Conlin
Fighting Fools (1949)
Movie
Martin Minecci
Appointment with Murder (1948)
Movie
Bookie (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Movie
Nelson Clark
Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
Movie
Willie Gold
Lady at Midnight (1948)
Movie
Benny the Meatball
Jinx Money (1948)
Movie
Stewart (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Movie
6
Rankin (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Movie
Big Nick Moronie
Killer Dill (1947)
Movie
Bartender
Blackmail (1947)
Movie
Cash Monahan
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Movie
Gil Madden
Too Many Winners (1947)
Movie
Jack Atlas
The Man I Love (1946)
Movie
Bull Laguna
Mr. Hex (1946)
Movie
Shaggsy (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Movie
Pete (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Movie
Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
Midnight Manhunt (1945)
Movie
'Slippery Joe' Clary
The Missing Corpse (1945)
Movie
Nick Kallus
Shadows in the Night (1944)
Movie
Yump Lumkin
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Movie
4
Louis Burch
Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Movie
Chief Quartermaster Rankin
Stand by for Action (1942)
Movie
Henchman Joe
Secrets of the Underground (1942)
Movie
Percy Podd
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Movie
Pills Davis
Bullet Scars (1942)
Movie
Moxie Karper
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
Movie
Al Hurst
Manpower (1941)
Movie
Dr. Anderson
I'll Wait for You (1941)
Movie
Fido Durkin
Strange Alibi (1941)
Movie
Superintendent
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Movie
Pelky
Knockout (1941)
Movie
Monk Westman
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
Movie
Lefty Shores
Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)
Movie
Owney McGill
Wolf of New York (1940)
Movie
Silky's Driver (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
Movie
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Movie
6
Joe Gimlick
The Star Maker (1939)
Movie
Mike Hearn
Boys' Reformatory (1939)
Movie
Henchman Stemmy
Sergeant Madden (1939)
Movie
Rocks Henry
I Was a Convict (1939)
Movie
Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Movie
Spot McGee
Little Orphan Annie (1938)
Movie
Otto Miller
The Night Hawk (1938)
Movie
Marty Dayton
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
Movie
Whitey Clark
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Movie
Motorboat Man
Gateway (1938)
Movie
1st New York Taxi Driver
Always Goodbye (1938)
Movie
Boots Papinoff
The Saint in New York (1938)
Movie
4.64
Gerald Frawley
Mystery House (1938)
Movie
Gaffney
Prison Nurse (1938)
Movie
Rink Manager
Happy Landing (1938)
Movie
Frank Wagner
Missing Witnesses (1937)
Movie
'Red' Carroll
Alcatraz Island (1937)
Movie
'Nicey' Ferguson
Love Is on the Air (1937)
Movie
Hammer
Varsity Show (1937)
Movie
Headwaiter Harry Aqueilli (uncredited)
That Certain Woman (1937)
Movie
Sam Sherman
Back in Circulation (1937)
Movie
Defense Attorney
Confession (1937)
Movie
Buzz Barett
Kid Galahad (1937)
Movie
Charlie Delaney
Marked Woman (1937)
Movie
Steve Hickman
Westbound Mail (1937)
Movie
Saunders
Alibi Inn (1935)
Movie
Freshman
Death on the Set (1935)
Movie
Boas 'Sailor' Hoffman
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
Movie
Ted Balding
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Movie
Adolph Klotz
Admirals All (1935)
Movie
Casino
Aunt Sally (1934)
Movie
Charlie Marsh
The Black Abbot (1934)
Movie
Jerry Muller
The Man Who Changed His Name (1934)
Movie
Bellini - Stedding's Henchman
The Fire Raisers (1934)
Movie
Chris Dempson
Mannequin (1933)
Movie
Two Gun Mullins
This Is the Life (1933)
Movie
Michael Collier
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Movie
Harriman
Born Lucky (1933)
Movie
Tony Carlotti
The Pride of the Force (1933)
Movie
Joe Garbel
The Medicine Man (1933)
Movie
Cyrus P. Schroeder
Tin Gods (1932)
Movie
Washington Roosevelt Lincoln
His Lordship (1932)
Movie
Spike Guinan
The Innocents of Chicago (1932)
Movie
Sinclair
77 Park Lane (1931)
Movie
Fenchurch
Big Business (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1901-06-12
Deathday1997-10-17 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceToledo, Ohio, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBenjamin Weinblatt, Ben Weldon
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