Benson Tropp — A Big Hand for the Little Lady Character Profile

About Benson Tropp

An undertaker and one of the five wealthy poker players. He is so dedicated to the annual game that he uses his horse-drawn hearse to fetch the other high rollers, prioritizing the poker match over his professional duties.

Character Facts

Played by

Charles Bickford

Appears in

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

Role

Supporting

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