Ben Wright

Biography

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

Career Overview

Ben Wright has 73 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently The Little Mermaid with 1 titles. Signature works include One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Little Mermaid, Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

73

Birth Date

1915-05-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• 

  The Little Mermaid
• 

  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon
• 

  One Must Die
• 

  Operation Bottleneck
• 

  Now Is Tomorrow

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• The Little Mermaid (1 titles)
• My Darling Daughters Collection (1 titles)
• The Jungle Book (1 titles)
• 101 Dalmatians (Animated) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Howard Ashman (3 collaborations)
• John Musker (3 collaborations)
• Ken Anderson (2 collaborations)
• Mel Leven (2 collaborations)
• Donald Towns (2 collaborations)
• Maureen Donley (2 collaborations)
• Alan Menken (2 collaborations)
• Matthew O'Callaghan (2 collaborations)
• Ron Clements (2 collaborations)
• Donald Halliday (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (73 credits)

  • Now Is Tomorrow

    The Doctor

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Little Mermaid Live!

    Grimsby (archive footage) (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

    Tom Reese

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Little Mermaid

    Grimsby (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Turnover Smith

    Franz Gerhardt

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    - The Cross-Country Kidnap (1975) ... Benno Reichert actor actors

    - The Last of the Fourth of Julys (1974) ... Ives actor actors
    1974
  • Arnold

    Jonesy

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Terror in the Wax Museum

    First Constable

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Stranger

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • All My Darling Daughters

    Carter

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Probe

    Kurt van Niestat

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Emergency!

    - All Night Long (1977) ... actor actors
    1972
  • Raid on Rommel

    Admiral

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Cannon

    - Murder by the Numbers (1973) ... actor actors

    - The Limping Man (1973) ... actor actors

    - Hear No Evil (1972) ... actor actors
    1971
  • Topaz

    French Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Wake Me When the War Is Over

    Police Officer

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Way Down Cellar

    Ethan Marcus

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Jungle Book

    Rama (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Ironside

    - Raise the Devil (1) (1974) ... Mr. Hawkins actor actors

    - Good Will Tour (1970) ... Dr. Leon Chaffee actor actors

    - Dead Man's Tale (1967) ... Dr. Leon Chaffee actor actors
    1967
  • The Invaders

    - Summit Meeting: Part I (1967) ... Emissary actor actors
    1967
  • Hondo

    - Hondo And The Ghost Of Ed Dow (1967) ... actor actors

    - Hondo And The Mad Dog (1967) ... actor actors
    1967
  • The Fortune Cookie

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Munster, Go Home!

    Hennessy

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Mission: Impossible

    - Mastermind (1969) ... Dr. Irving Berman actor actors

    - The Legend (1967) ... Kleister actor actors
    1966
  • That Girl

    - There's Nothing to Be Afreud of But Freud Himself (1967) ... actor actors
    1966
  • The Monkees

    - Success Story (1966) ... Grandfather actor actors
    1966
  • The Sound of Music

    Herr Zeller

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • My Blood Runs Cold

    Lansbury

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Hogan's Heroes

    - The Dropouts (1970) ... Count Rudolf von Heffernick actor actors

    - The Big Gamble (1969) ... Count Rudolf von Heffernick actor actors

    - The Kommandant Dies at Dawn (1969) ... Count Rudolf von Heffernick actor actors

    - Klink's Old Flame (1969) ... Count Rudolf von Heffernick actor actors

    - An Evening of Generals (1967) ... General Felix Mercer actor actors
    1965
  • The Wild Wild West

    - The Night of the Sabatini Death (1969) ... actor actors

    - The Night the Dragon Screamed (1966) ... actor actors
    1965
  • The F.B.I.

    - The Insolents (1965) ... Captain Tillman actor actors
    1965
  • Get Smart

    - School Days (1965) ... Hillary actor actors
    1965
  • The Addams Family

    - Ophelia's Career (1966) ... Mr. Rudolpho actor actors
    1964
  • A Gathering of Eagles

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Cleopatra

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Fugitive

    - Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) ... Dr. Ferguson actor actors
    1963
  • Burke's Law

    - Balance of Terror (1965) ... Alan Rycroft actor actors
    1963
  • The Outer Limits

    - Wolf 359 (1964) ... Philip Exeter Dundee actor actors

    - A Feasibility Study (1964) ... Elder of Luminos actor actors

    - Nightmare (1963) ... Gen. Benton actor actors
    1963
  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Graves (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - The Orchard (1968) ... McCabe actor actors

    - The Exiles (1963) ... Moore actor actors
    1962
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) ... Mr. Sutherland actor actors

    - Murder Case (1964) ... Tony Niles actor actors

    - A Home Away from Home (1963) ... Dr. Norton actor actors
    1962
  • Combat!

    - Thunder from the Hill (1963) ... Boulange actor actors

    - The Chateau (1963) ... Count De Gontran actor actors
    1962
  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Halbestadt

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Operation Bottleneck

    Manders

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    Roger (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • One Must Die

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Dr. Kildare

    - My Name is Lisa, and I am Lost (1965) ... Mr. Baker actor actors

    - The Mosaic (1963) ... Dr. Van Zandt actor actors
    1961
  • Ben Casey

    - Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) ... actor actors
    1961
  • My Three Sons

    - London Memories (1966) ... actor actors
    1960
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Paisley

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    Mike Duncan

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Twilight Zone

    - Dead Man's Shoes (1962) ... Chips actor actors

    - Deaths-Head Revisited (1961) ... Doctor actor actors

    - Judgment Night (1959) ... Captain Wilbur actor actors
    1959
  • The Untouchables

    - The Antidote (1961) ... Jacques Villon actor actors

    - The Big Train (2) (1961) ... Victor Green (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • Villa!!

    Francisco Madero

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Witness for the Prosecution

    Barrister Reading Charges (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Kiss Them for Me

    British Pilot (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Until They Sail

    Defense Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Pharaoh's Curse

    Walter Andrews

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • So Soon to Die

    Harold Bond

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - The Road (1961) ... actor actors

    - Brother's Keeper (1961) ... actor actors

    - The Princess and the Gunfighter (1961) ... Count Gaspar di Cassals actor actors

    - The Fifth Man (1959) ... actor actors

    - Incident at Borrasca Bend (1959) ... actor actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Guilty Clients (1961) ... Clarence Keller actor actors

    - The Case of the Bashful Burro (1960) ... Crawford Wright actor actors

    - The Case of the Terrified Typist (1958) ... Walter Lumis actor actors
    1957
  • Johnny Concho

    Benson

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - One Must Die (1961) ... Paul Overland actor actors

    - Debt of Gratitude (1958) ... Doc Tyler actor actors
    1956
  • Desert Sands

    Commandant Captain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - The Newcomers (1966) ... Birger Engdahl actor actors

    - Father's Love (1964) ... Mr. Ross actor actors

    - Friend (1964) ... Father Tom actor actors

    - Two of a Kind (1963) ... Harris actor actors

    - The Renegades (1963) ... Colonel actor actors
    1955
  • Hell and High Water

    BBC Announcer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Desert Rats

    Mick

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Botany Bay

    Deck Officer Green

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Four Star Playhouse

    - A String of Beads (1954) ... Jeweler actor actors
    1952
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Gangster (Part 2) (1954) ... actor actors
    1951
  • The Exile

    Milbanke

    actor

    actors
    1947