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Ben Welden

Actor

Ben Welden

Born June 12, 1901 in Toledo, Ohio, USADied October 17, 1997148 films

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The Big Sleep posterFirst watchThe Big Sleep19467.6as Pete (uncredited)Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Roaring Twenties poster7.5The Roaring Twenties1939The Strawberry Blonde poster6.9The Strawberry Blonde1941Kid Galahad poster7.1Kid Galahad1937All Through the Night poster6.7All Through the Night1942Night Passage poster6.5Night Passage1957Marked Woman poster6.6Marked Woman1937Hollywood or Bust poster6.2Hollywood or Bust1956Impact poster6.1Impact1949

Filmography

148 films as actor
  1. TBAAliens from SpacePilot
  2. 1957The Crooked CircleRing Announcer (uncredited)
  3. 1957Night PassagePete (uncredited)
  4. 1957Spook ChasersHenchman Ziggie
  5. 1956Hollywood or BustBoss
  6. 1956Hidden GunsBen Peabody
  7. 1955Adventures of Captain AfricaOmar
  8. 1954Killers from SpaceTar Baby 2 Pilot (bit)
  9. 1953The Veils of BagdadStout Wrestler (uncredited)
  10. 1953Thunder BayFisherman (uncredited)
  11. 1953All AshoreHugo - Bartender
  12. 1952Three Dark HorsesJim Digger
  13. 1951Tales of Robin HoodFriar Tuck
  14. 1951RhubarbOily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)
  15. 1951The Lady and the BanditBarkeep in Pub
  16. 1951The Awful SleuthMemphis Mike
  17. 1951The Lemon Drop KidSinging Solly
  18. 1951My True StoryBuzz Edwards
  19. 1950The Misadventures of Buster KeatonSam (uncredited)
  20. 1950The Desert HawkMokar
  21. 1950On the Isle of SamoaNick Leach
  22. 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryTough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
  23. 1950Buccaneer's GirlTom
  24. 1949The ThreatTony Anzio (uncredited)
  25. 1949Tell It to the JudgeAugie (uncredited)
  26. 1949Tough AssignmentSniffy
  27. 1949Mary Ryan, DetectiveSammy
  28. 1949Sorrowful JonesBig Steve's Bodyguard
  29. 1949Search for DangerGregory
  30. 1949ImpactMoving Van Helper
  31. 1949Fighting FoolsLefty Conlin
  32. 1948Appointment with MurderMartin Minecci
  33. 1948My Dear SecretaryBookie (uncredited)
  34. 1948A Song Is BornMonte
  35. 1948Smart Girls Don't TalkNelson Clark
  36. 1948Lady at MidnightWillie Gold
  37. 1948Jinx MoneyBenny the Meatball
  38. 1948The Noose Hangs HighStewart (uncredited)
  39. 1948Here Comes TroubleRankin (uncredited)
  40. 1947Heading for HeavenSam
  41. 1947The PretenderMickie
  42. 1947Killer DillBig Nick Moronie
  43. 1947BlackmailBartender
  44. 1947Little Miss BroadwayCash Monahan
  45. 1947Too Many WinnersGil Madden / Theodore Ross
  46. 1947Sinbad the SailorCommoner (uncredited)
  47. 1946The Man I LoveJack Atlas (uncredited)
  48. 1946Mr. HexBull Laguna (as Ben Weldon)
  49. 1946Angel on My ShoulderShaggsy (uncredited)
  50. 1946The Big SleepPete (uncredited)
  51. 1946The Last Crooked MileHaynes, a thug
  52. 1945Midnight ManhuntHotel Manager (Uncredited)
  53. 1945The Missing Corpse"Slippery Joe" Clary
  54. 1945It's in the Bag!Monty
  55. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceKenny
  56. 1944Shadows in the NightNick Kallus
  57. 1944The Desert HawkOmar, the Beggar
  58. 1944The Fighting SeabeesYump Lumkin
  59. 1943Here Comes ElmerLouis Burch
  60. 1942Stand by for ActionChief Quartermaster Rankin
  61. 1942Secrets of the UndergroundHenchman Joe (uncredited)
  62. 1942Maisie Gets Her ManPercy Podd
  63. 1942Bullet ScarsPills Davis
  64. 1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenFisherman
  65. 1942All Through the NightSmitty
  66. 1941Dangerously They LiveEddie, Nazi Henchman
  67. 1941At the Stroke of TwelveBabe Summers
  68. 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMoxie Karper
  69. 1941ManpowerAl Hurst
  70. 1941I'll Wait for YouDr. Anderson
  71. 1941Strange AlibiFido Durkin
  72. 1941Men of Boys TownSuperintendent
  73. 1941KnockoutPelky
  74. 1941Mr. District AttorneyMonk Westman
  75. 1941The Strawberry BlondeReluctant Convict Dental Patient (uncredited)
  76. 1940City for ConquestCobb
  77. 1940South of Pago PagoGrimes
  78. 1940Passport to AlcatrazBender
  79. 1940Tear Gas SquadSully
  80. 1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitLefty Shores
  81. 1940Wolf of New YorkOwney McGill
  82. 1940The Earl of ChicagoSilky's Driver (uncredited)
  83. 1939The Roaring TwentiesTavern Proprietor (uncredited)
  84. 1939Hollywood CavalcadeAgent
  85. 1939The Star MakerJoe Gimlick
  86. 1939Rose of Washington SquareToby
  87. 1939Boys' ReformatoryMike Hearn
  88. 1939Sergeant MaddenStemmy
  89. 1939I Was a ConvictRocks Henry
  90. 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntJenks
  91. 1939Stand Up and FightForeman
  92. 1938Federal Man-HuntGoldie
  93. 1938Little Orphan AnnieSpot McGee
  94. 1938The Night HawkOtto Miller
  95. 1938Straight, Place and ShowPromoter
  96. 1938Tenth Avenue KidMarty Dayton
  97. 1938Smashing the RacketsWhitey Clark
  98. 1938GatewayMotorboat Man
  99. 1938Crime RingNate
  100. 1938Always Goodbye1st New York Taxi Driver
  101. 1938The Saint in New YorkBoots 'Pappy' Papinoff
  102. 1938Mystery HouseGerald Frawley
  103. 1938Prison NurseGaffney
  104. 1938Happy LandingRink Manager
  105. 1937Love and HissesBugsy
  106. 1937Missing WitnessesWagner
  107. 1937The Duke Comes BackBarney
  108. 1937Alcatraz IslandRichard 'Red' Carroll
  109. 1937Love Is on the Air'Nicey' Ferguson
  110. 1937Varsity ShowHammer
  111. 1937That Certain WomanHeadwaiter Harry Aqueilli (uncredited)
  112. 1937Back in CirculationSam Sherman
  113. 1937ConfessionDefense Attorney
  114. 1937Kid GalahadBuzz Barett
  115. 1937Marked WomanCharlie Delaney
  116. 1937Westbound MailSteve Hickman
  117. 1937The Great BarrierJoe
  118. 1936She Knew What She WantedChester
  119. 1935Alibi InnSaunders
  120. 1935Come Out of the PantryThe Tramp