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Ben Welden was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows. He appeared in over 200 films between 1930 and 1966. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Birth Name
Benjamin Weinblatt
Born
Wednesday, 12 June 1901
Died
Friday, 17 October 1997
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Batman | Foo Yung | 1966 |
| Branded | Vega | 1965 |
| The Lucy Show | Mr. Cooper | 1962 |
| Ripcord | Dan Larch | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Joe / First Man | 1961 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Little Augie | 1960 |
| Angel | Phil | 1960 |
| Surfside 6 | Joe Bundy | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Police Chief | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Batman | Foo Yung | 1966 |
| Branded | Vega | 1965 |
| The Lucy Show | Mr. Cooper | 1962 |
| Ripcord | Dan Larch | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Joe / First Man | 1961 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Little Augie | 1960 |
| Angel | Phil | 1960 |
| Surfside 6 | Joe Bundy | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Police Chief | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Curly | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Benny Hayt | 1958 |
| Superman Flies Again | Hank | 1958 |
| The Crooked Circle | Ring Announcer | 1957 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Customer | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Ned the Bartender | 1957 |
| Night Passage | Pete | 1957 |
| Spook Chasers | Ziggie | 1957 |
| Hollywood or Bust | Boss | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Muggsy | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Father Bernardo | 1956 |
| Hidden Guns | Ben Peabody | 1956 |
| The Benny Goodman Story | Sammy - Primo's 1st Henchman | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Boss | 1955 |
| Fury | Mack | 1955 |
| Navy Log | (as Ben Weldon) / Chief / Robert Arnt | 1955 |
| Adventures of Captain Africa: Mighty Jungle Avenger! | Omar | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Big John / Durocky | 1955 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Shorty Bates - Kidnapper | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | Stage Driver / Curly | 1955 |
| The Steel Cage | Mike - Convict (segment "The Face") | 1954 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | Self | 1954 |
| Lassie | Delivery Man | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Headwaiter | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Candy | 1954 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Slug | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Murry Fitch | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Dominick / Boss / Pinhead Pete / Donny | 1954 |
| Killers from Space | Tar Baby 2 Pilot (bit) / Pilot - Tar Baby 2 | 1954 |
| Topper | Howard | 1953 |
| Where's Raymond? | Bullets Brannigan | 1953 |
| The Veils of Bagdad | Stout Wrestler | 1953 |
| Thunder Bay | Fisherman | 1953 |
| All Ashore | Hugo - Bartender | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Gaston - Restaurant Manager / Judge | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Martin Logan | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Jumbo / Nick Magnus | 1952 |
| Tropical Heat Wave | Abbot | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Blade / Carni / Curley / Gangster in Montage / Hank / Jody Malone / 'Leftover' Louie Lyman / Lefty / Nosey | 1952 |
| Captain Pirate | Martinique Policeman | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Harry | 1952 |
| Night Stage to Galveston | Arresting Patrolman | 1952 |
| Dragnet | (as Ben Weldon) | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Thief | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Blackmailer | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Eddie / Big Bill's henchman #1 / Baby Face Hogan / (as Ben Weldon) | 1951 |
| Sky King | Tony Moore | 1951 |
| Boston Blackie | Slugs / Barney Stevens | 1951 |
| Rhubarb | Oily Moe - Bookie | 1951 |
| The Lady and the Bandit | Barkeep in Pub | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Joe | 1951 |
| Mask of the Avenger | Tavern Loafer | 1951 |
| Tales of Robin Hood | Friar Tuck | 1951 |
| The Awful Sleuth | Memphis Mike Bennett | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Barber | 1951 |
| The Lemon Drop Kid | Singing Solly | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Dominic Caballo | 1951 |
| My True Story | Buzz Edwards | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Gangster | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Lefty | 1950 |
| Big Town | Greeny | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| The Desert Hawk | Mokar | 1950 |
| On the Isle of Samoa | Nick Leach | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Pete Clark / Henchman Rusty / Henchman Pete / Baldy Carter | 1950 |
| The Jackie Robinson Story | Tough Lodge Member in Stands | 1950 |
| Space Patrol | Johnson / Sollum / Joe / Hislop / Harvey | 1950 |
| Buccaneer's Girl | Tom | 1950 |
| The Misadventures of Buster Keaton | Sam | 1950 |
| The Threat | Tony Anzio | 1949 |
| Riders in the Sky | Bartender Dave | 1949 |
| Tell It to the Judge | Augie | 1949 |
| Tough Assignment | Sniffy / Sniffy (a tough) | 1949 |
| Mary Ryan, Detective | Sammy | 1949 |
| Prison Warden | Yardbird with Cards | 1949 |
| The Doctor and the Girl | Patient | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Ray Noonan / Carlos Marina / Ed Lacey / Jim Waddell / Joel Conway / Pete Morales | 1949 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Big Steve's Bodyguard | 1949 |
| Search for Danger | Gregory | 1949 |
| Impact | Moving Van Helper | 1949 |
| Fighting Fools | Lefty Conlin | 1949 |
| Appointment with Murder | Martin Minecci | 1948 |
| My Dear Secretary | Bookie | 1948 |
| A Song Is Born | Monte | 1948 |
| Smart Girls Don't Talk | Nelson Clark | 1948 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Bartender | 1948 |
| Lady at Midnight | Willie Gold | 1948 |
| The Vicious Circle | Constable | 1948 |
| Jinx Money | Benny the Meatball | 1948 |
| The Dude Goes West | Porgy | 1948 |
| Trapped by Boston Blackie | Louis | 1948 |
| The Noose Hangs High | Stewart | 1948 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Rankin | 1948 |
| Heading for Heaven | Sam | 1947 |
| The Pretender | Mickie | 1947 |
| Killer Dill | Big Nick Moronie | 1947 |
| Blackmail | Bartender | 1947 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Cash Monahan | 1947 |
| Fiesta | Policeman | 1947 |
| Too Many Winners | Gil Madden / Theodore Ross | 1947 |
| Hit Parade of 1947 | Mr. French | 1947 |
| Sinbad, the Sailor | Commoner | 1947 |
| The Man I Love | Jack Atlas | 1946 |
| Mr. Hex | Bull Laguna (as Ben Weldon) / Bull Laguna | 1946 |
| Angel on My Shoulder | Shaggsy | 1946 |
| The Big Sleep | Pete | 1946 |
| The Last Crooked Mile | Haynes / Haynes, a thug | 1946 |
| Dangerous Business | Moxie | 1946 |
| Anna and the King of Siam | Third Judge | 1946 |
| Cinderella Jones | Truck Driver | 1946 |
| Follow That Woman | Joe | 1945 |
| Midnight Manhunt | Hotel Manager | 1945 |
| The Missing Corpse | 'Slippery Joe' Clary / "Slippery Joe" Clary | 1945 |
| It's in the Bag! | Monty - Bookie / Monty | 1945 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Kenny | 1945 |
| Shadows in the Night | Nick Kallus | 1944 |
| The Desert Hawk | Omar, the Beggar | 1944 |
| The Fighting Seabees | Yump Lumkin | 1944 |
| Here Comes Elmer | Louis Burch | 1943 |
| Stand by for Action | Chief Quartermaster Rankin | 1942 |
| Secrets of the Underground | Henchman Joe | 1942 |
| Highways by Night | Tony Delewese | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Percy Podd | 1942 |
| Bullet Scars | Pills Davis | 1942 |
| A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Watchman / Fisherman | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Smitty | 1942 |
| Dangerously They Live | Eddie / Eddie, Nazi Henchman | 1941 |
| Fiesta | Policeman | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Moxie Karper | 1941 |
| Manpower | Al Hurst | 1941 |
| I'll Wait for You | Dr. Anderson | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | Durkin / Fido Durkin | 1941 |
| Men of Boys Town | Superintendent | 1941 |
| Knockout | Pelky | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney | Monk Westman | 1941 |
| The Strawberry Blonde | Reluctant Convict Dental Patient | 1941 |
| City for Conquest | Cobb | 1940 |
| South of Pago Pago | Grimes | 1940 |
| Passport to Alcatraz | Bender | 1940 |
| Tear Gas Squad | Sully / Sully, Rocks' Partner | 1940 |
| Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Lefty Shores | 1940 |
| Wolf of New York | Owney McGill | 1940 |
| The Earl of Chicago | Silky's Driver | 1940 |
| Fugitive at Large | Convict | 1939 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Tavern Proprietor | 1939 |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Agent | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | Joe Gimlick | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Toby | 1939 |
| Boys' Reformatory | Mike Hearn | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Henchman Stemmy / Stemmy | 1939 |
| I Was a Convict | Rocks Henry | 1939 |
| Pardon Our Nerve | Captain of Waiters | 1939 |
| The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Jenks | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Foreman | 1939 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Ben (Back in Circulation outtakes) | 1938 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Goldie | 1938 |
| The Girl Downstairs | Policeman | 1938 |
| Up the River | Coach Larkin | 1938 |
| Little Orphan Annie | Spot McGee | 1938 |
| The Night Hawk | Otto Miller | 1938 |
| Straight Place and Show | Promoter | 1938 |
| Time Out for Murder | Lefty | 1938 |
| 10th Ave Kid | Marty Dayton | 1938 |
| Smashing the Rackets | Whitey Clark | 1938 |
| Gateway | Motorboat Man | 1938 |
| Crime Ring | Nate | 1938 |
| Always Goodbye | 1st New York Taxi Driver | 1938 |
| The Saint in New York | Boots Papinoff / Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff | 1938 |
| Mystery House | Gerald Frawley | 1938 |
| Prison Nurse | Gaffney | 1938 |
| What Price Safety! | Joe - Zuto's Henchman | 1938 |
| Happy Landing | Manager Skating Rink / Rink Manager | 1938 |
| City Girl | Blake's Valet | 1938 |
| Love and Hisses | Bugsy / Mugsie | 1937 |
| Missing Witnesses | Frank Wagner / Wagner | 1937 |
| The Duke Comes Back | Barney | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | Bottles Bailey | 1937 |
| The Great Garrick | Blacksmith at Turk's Head | 1937 |
| Alcatraz Island | 'Red' Carroll / Richard 'Red' Carroll | 1937 |
| Love Is on the Air | 'Nicey' Ferguson | 1937 |
| Back in Circulation | Sam Sherman | 1937 |
| Varsity Show | Hammer | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Headwaiter Harry Aqueilli | 1937 |
| Soak the Poor | Hood | 1937 |
| Confession | Defense Attorney | 1937 |
| Another Dawn | Victor Romkoff - Tobacco Tycoon | 1937 |
| Kid Galahad | Buzz Barett | 1937 |
| Marked Woman | Charlie Delaney / Charlie | 1937 |
| The King and the Chorus Girl | First Waiter | 1937 |
| Maytime | Student | 1937 |
| Westbound Mail | Steve Hickman | 1937 |
| Silent Barriers | Joe | 1937 |
| The Man Who Could Work Miracles | San Francisco Reporter | 1936 |
| The Improper Duchess | Macabe | 1936 |
| The Avenging Hand | Slug Clarke | 1936 |
| She Knew What She Wanted | Chester | 1936 |
| Trust the Navy | Scar | 1935 |
| Alibi Inn | Saunders | 1935 |
| Come Out of the Pantry | Tramp | 1935 |
| Murder on the Set | Freshman | 1935 |
| Annie, Leave the Room! | Raisins | 1935 |
| Phantom Ship | Boas 'Sailor' Hoffman | 1935 |
| Regal Cavalcade | Businessman | 1935 |
| Gay Love | Ben | 1935 |
| The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes | Ted Balding | 1935 |
| Admirals All | Adolph Klotz | 1935 |
| The Big Splash | Crook | 1935 |
| The River Wolves | Flash Lawson | 1934 |
| Along Came Sally | Casino | 1934 |
| His Grace Gives Notice | Michael Collier | 1934 |
| The Man Who Changed His Name | Jerry Muller | 1934 |
| The Fire Raisers | Bellini - Stedding's Henchman | 1934 |
| The Black Abbot | Charlie Marsh | 1934 |
| General John Regan | Billing | 1934 |
| Wolves of the Underworld | 1933 | |
| This Is the Life | Two Gun Mullins | 1933 |
| Born Lucky | Harriman | 1933 |
| Their Night Out | Crook | 1933 |
| The Pride of the Force | Tony Carlotti | 1933 |
| Send 'em Back Half Dead | Mustapha | 1933 |
| Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo | Grover Jones | 1933 |
| Why Saps Leave Home | Spike Guinan | 1932 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt | Pinkerton Agent | 1932 |
| 77 Park Lane | Sinclair | 1931 |
| The Man from Chicago | Ted | 1931 |
