Biography
Horatio Curtis Benton (August 26, 1885 – September 14, 1938) was an American actor and screenwriter for silent films and early talkies. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Benton, attended Vanderbilt University and embarked upon a stage career in 1903, appearing with Robert Hilliard in A Fool There Was, and two seasons with Cohan and Harris' company where he played parts in The Fortune Hunter, Broadway Jones, and others. His film career included supporting roles in The Pursuit Eternal (1915), Conscience (1915) (which he also wrote), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916), Jealousy (1916), The Siren (1917), Fireman, Save My Child (1932) and Kid Galahad (1937). His writing credits include The Uninvited Guest (1924), It Is the Law (1924), and The Phantom Bullet (1926). In his later years he was a boxing announcer at the Hollywood Stadium.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
Writer 12
Kid Galahad (1937)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
A Close Shave (1929)
Clunked on the Corner (1929)
Freedom of the Press (1928)
The Life of Riley (1927)
The Sunset Derby (1927)
The Runaway Express (1926)
The Phantom Bullet (1926)
Sporting Life (1925)
It Is the Law (1924)
The Uninvited Guest (1924)
Mighty Lak' a Rose (1923)
The Fast Freight (1922)
The Siren (1917)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Jealousy (1916)
The Strength of the Weak (1916)
Conscience (1915)
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GenderMale
Birthday1885-08-26
Deathday1938-09-14 (53 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHoratio Curtis Benton
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