Actor
Ben Wright
Born May 5, 1915 in London, England, UK
Died July 2, 198943 films
Benjamin Huntington Wright was an English actor. He was best known for playing Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music. He also played numerous roles in famous films and worked as voice actor, having roles in animated films by Disney Studios such as One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Jungle Book and The Little Mermaid
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First watchWitness for the Prosecution19578.2as Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
43 films as actor- 1990Hiroshima: Out of the AshesTom Reese
- 1989The Little MermaidGrimsby (voice)
- 1980Turnover SmithFranz Gerhardt
- 1973ArnoldJonesy
- 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumFirst Constable
- 1973The StrangerDoctor
- 1972Chandar, the Black Leopard of CeylonNarrator (voice)
- 1972All My Darling DaughtersCarter
- 1972ProbeKurt van Niestat
- 1971Raid on RommelAdmiral
- 1969TopazFrench Officer (uncredited)
- 1969Wake Me When the War Is OverPolice Officer
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
- 1968Way Down CellarEthan Marcus
- 1967The Jungle BookRama (voice)
- 1966The Fortune CookieDoctor
- 1966Munster, Go Home!Hennessy
- 1965The Sound of MusicHerr Zeller
- 1965My Blood Runs ColdLansbury
- 1963A Gathering of Eagles
- 1963CleopatraNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962Mutiny on the BountyGraves (uncredited)
- 1961Judgment at NurembergHalbestadt
- 1961Operation BottleneckManders
- 1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansRoger (voice)
- 1961One Must Die
- 1959Journey to the Center of the EarthPaisley
- 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareMike Duncan
- 1958Villa!!Francisco Madero
- 1958Now Is TomorrowThe Doctor
- 1957Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister Reading Charges (uncredited)
- 1957Kiss Them for MeBritish Pilot (uncredited)
- 1957Until They SailDefense Attorney (uncredited)
- 1957Pharaoh's CurseWalter Andrews
- 1957So Soon to DieHarold Bond
- 1956Massacre at Sand CreekProsecuting Attorney
- 1956Johnny ConchoBenson
- 195623 Paces to Baker Street
- 1955Desert SandsCommandant Captain (uncredited)
- 1954Hell and High WaterBBC Announcer (uncredited)
- 1953The Desert RatsMick
- 1952Botany BayDeck Officer Green
- 1947The ExileMilbanke