Ben Welden

Biography

Career Overview

Ben Welden has 152 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently The Bowery Boys Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include Boys' Reformatory, Adventures of Captain Africa, The Awful Sleuth. 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

152

Birth Date

1901-06-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  Boys' Reformatory
• 

  Adventures of Captain Africa
• 

  The Awful Sleuth
• 

  The Desert Hawk
• 

  Bullet Scars
• 

  Tenth Avenue Kid

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• The Bowery Boys Collection (4 titles)
• The Falcon Series (1 titles)
• Michael Shayne Collection (1 titles)
• The Crime Doctor Collection (1 titles)
• Ellery Queen Collection (1 titles)
• Boys Town Collection (1 titles)
• Lone Wolf Collection (1 titles)
• The Saint (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Paul Marion (2 collaborations)
• Edward Coch (2 collaborations)
• Frankie Darro (1 collaborations)
• Grant Withers (1 collaborations)
• Lillian Elliott (1 collaborations)
• David Durand (1 collaborations)
• Frank Coghlan Jr. (1 collaborations)
• Pat Flaherty (1 collaborations)
• George Offerman, Jr. (1 collaborations)
• William P. Carleton (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (152 credits)

  • Aliens from Space

    Pilot

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Batman

    - The Yegg Foes in Gotham (1966) ... Foo Yung actor actors

    - An Egg Grows in Gotham (1966) ... Foo Yung actor actors
    1966
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy Drives a Dump Truck (1963) ... Mr. Cooper actor actors
    1962
  • The Crooked Circle

    Ring Announcer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Night Passage

    Pete (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Spook Chasers

    Henchman Ziggie

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Hollywood or Bust

    Boss

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Hidden Guns

    Ben Peabody

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Adventures of Captain Africa

    Omar

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Matinee Theater

    - One for the Road (1955) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Killers from Space

    Tar Baby 2 Pilot (bit)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Lassie

    - The Elephant (1960) ... Delivery Man actor actors
    1954
  • The Veils of Bagdad

    Stout Wrestler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Thunder Bay

    Fisherman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • All Ashore

    Hugo - Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Three Dark Horses

    Jim Digger

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Tales of Robin Hood

    Friar Tuck

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rhubarb

    Oily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Lady and the Bandit

    Barkeep in Pub

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Awful Sleuth

    Memphis Mike

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Lemon Drop Kid

    Singing Solly

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • My True Story

    Buzz Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Red Skelton Show

    - On Top of Old Hokey (1964) ... Badman actor actors

    - Cauliflower's Hamburger Stand (1958) ... Ben the Henchman actor actors

    - Public Pigeon (1956) ... Eddie actor actors

    - Dance Marathon (1956) ... Baby Face Hogan actor actors

    - The Election Show (1956) ... Big Bill's henchman #1 actor actors
    1951
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Malcolm (1959) ... actor actors
    1951
  • I Love Lucy

    - The Fur Coat (1951) ... Thief (uncredited) actor actors
    1951
  • The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

    Sam (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Desert Hawk

    Mokar

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • On the Isle of Samoa

    Nick Leach

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Jackie Robinson Story

    Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Buccaneer's Girl

    Tom

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Threat

    Tony Anzio (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Tough Assignment

    Sniffy

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Mary Ryan, Detective

    Sammy

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Sorrowful Jones

    Big Steve's Bodyguard

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Search for Danger

    Gregory

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Impact

    Moving Van Helper

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Fighting Fools

    Lefty Conlin

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Lone Ranger

    - Outlaws in Grease Paint (1957) ... Jim Waddell actor actors

    - Trouble at Tylerville (1956) ... Ed Lacey actor actors

    - Stage to Teshimingo (1954) ... Joel Conway actor actors

    - Right to Vote (1953) ... Ray Noonan actor actors

    - Delayed Action (1952) ... Pete Morales actor actors
    1949
  • Appointment with Murder

    Martin Minecci

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • My Dear Secretary

    Bookie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • A Song Is Born

    Monte

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Smart Girls Don't Talk

    Nelson Clark

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Lady at Midnight

    Willie Gold

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Jinx Money

    Benny the Meatball

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Noose Hangs High

    Stewart (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Here Comes Trouble

    Rankin (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Heading for Heaven

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Pretender

    Mickie

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Killer Dill

    Big Nick Moronie

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blackmail

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Little Miss Broadway

    Cash Monahan

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Too Many Winners

    Gil Madden / Theodore Ross

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Sinbad the Sailor

    Commoner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Mr. Hex

    Bull Laguna (as Ben Weldon)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Shaggsy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Big Sleep

    Pete (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Last Crooked Mile

    Haynes, a thug

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Midnight Manhunt

    Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Missing Corpse

    "Slippery Joe" Clary

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • It's in the Bag!

    Monty

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Kenny

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Shadows in the Night

    Nick Kallus

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Desert Hawk

    Omar, the Beggar

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Fighting Seabees

    Yump Lumkin

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Here Comes Elmer

    Louis Burch

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Stand by for Action

    Chief Quartermaster Rankin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Secrets of the Underground

    Henchman Joe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Maisie Gets Her Man

    Percy Podd

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Bullet Scars

    Pills Davis

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Close Call for Ellery Queen

    Fisherman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • All Through the Night

    Smitty

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Dangerously They Live

    Eddie, Nazi Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    Babe Summers

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Moxie Karper

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Manpower

    Al Hurst

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • I'll Wait for You

    Dr. Anderson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Strange Alibi

    Fido Durkin

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Men of Boys Town

    Superintendent

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Strawberry Blonde

    Reluctant Convict Dental Patient (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • City for Conquest

    Cobb

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • South of Pago Pago

    Grimes

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Passport to Alcatraz

    Bender

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Tear Gas Squad

    Sully

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit

    Lefty Shores

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Wolf of New York

    Owney McGill

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Earl of Chicago

    Silky's Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Roaring Twenties

    Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hollywood Cavalcade

    Agent

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Star Maker

    Joe Gimlick

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rose of Washington Square

    Toby

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Boys' Reformatory

    Mike Hearn

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sergeant Madden

    Stemmy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • I Was a Convict

    Rocks Henry

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    Jenks

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Stand Up and Fight

    Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Federal Man-Hunt

    Goldie

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Little Orphan Annie

    Spot McGee

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Night Hawk

    Otto Miller

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Straight, Place and Show

    Promoter

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Tenth Avenue Kid

    Marty Dayton

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Smashing the Rackets

    Whitey Clark

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gateway

    Motorboat Man

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Crime Ring

    Nate

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Always Goodbye

    1st New York Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Saint in New York

    Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Mystery House

    Gerald Frawley

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Prison Nurse

    Gaffney

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Happy Landing

    Rink Manager

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Love and Hisses

    Bugsy

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Missing Witnesses

    Wagner

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Duke Comes Back

    Barney

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Alcatraz Island

    Richard 'Red' Carroll

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Love Is on the Air

    'Nicey' Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Varsity Show

    Hammer

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • That Certain Woman

    Headwaiter Harry Aqueilli (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Back in Circulation

    Sam Sherman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Confession

    Defense Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Kid Galahad

    Buzz Barett

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Marked Woman

    Charlie Delaney

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Westbound Mail

    Steve Hickman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Great Barrier

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • She Knew What She Wanted

    Chester

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Alibi Inn

    Saunders

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Come Out of the Pantry

    The Tramp

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Death on the Set

    Freshman

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

    Boas 'Sailor' Hoffman

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

    Ted Balding

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Annie, Leave the Room!

    Raisins

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Admirals All

    Adolph Klotz

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Big Splash

    Crook

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Gay Love

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Aunt Sally

    Casino

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Man Who Changed His Name

    Jerry Muller

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Fire Raisers

    Bellini - Stedding's Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Medium

    Deval

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Mannequin

    Chris Dempson

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • This Is the Life

    Two Gun Mullins

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • His Grace Gives Notice

    Michael Collier

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Send 'Em Back Half Dead

    Mustapha

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Born Lucky

    Harriman

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Their Night Out

    Crook

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Puppets of Fate

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Pride of the Force

    Tony Carlotti

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Medicine Man

    Joe Garbel

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • His Lordship

    Washington Roosevelt Lincoln

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Tin Gods

    Cyrus P. Schroeder

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Innocents of Chicago

    Spike Guinan

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Who Killed Doc Robin?

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • 77 Park Lane

    Sinclair

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Man from Chicago

    Ted

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Big Business

    Fenchurch

    actor

    actors
    1930