Ben Welden

Ben Welden

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Ben Welden was born on Jun 12, 1901 in USA. Ben Welden's big-screen debut came with His Lordship directed by Michael Powell in 1932, strarring Washington Roosevelt Lincoln. Ben Welden is known for Navy Log directed by Samuel Gallu, Robert Carson stars as Narrator and Robert Shayne as Commander. The upcoming new movie Ben Welden plays is The Crooked Circle which will be released on Nov 11, 1957.

Character actor of distinctly American persona who nevertheless made several films in Britain before returning to the U.S. to carve out a career as a familiar face in American movies. Short, bald and built like a tank with a streetwise character and a Damon Runyan accent, Welden played countless gangsters and smalltime hoods, often with a comic aspect. He was the henchman who beat the snot out of Bette Davis in Femmes marquées (1937) and gunned down Elia Kazan in Ville conquise (1940), and made numerous appearances as crooks on Superman (1952). As a sideline, he owned Nutcorn, a popular Beverly Hills confectionery. He retired from acting in his sixties.

  • Birthday

    Jun 12, 1901
  • Place of Birth

    Toledo, Ohio, USA

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