Ben F. Wilson
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1876-1930) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 54
Ben F. Wilson, was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1911 and 1930. He also directed more than 130 films between 1912 and 1930. He starred as Inspector Cleek in a 1914 series of mystery shorts.
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A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
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1930Died25 August 19301929
The Voice from the SkyFilm, Director1927
Hell Hounds of the PlainsFilm, Producer1926
Officer '444'Film, Director1925A Daughter of the SiouxFilm, Director1924Days of '49Film, Producer1923Mine to KeepFilm, Director, Producer1922
ImpulseFilm, Producer1919
The Trail of the OctopusFilm, Carter Holmes1917
Somebody LiedFilm, Director1916
Idle WivesFilm, Mr. Jamison1915
Rene Haggard Journeys OnFilm, Director1914The Brass BowlFilm, Director1913In A Japanese Tea GardenFilm, The Tourists 2nd Beau1912
A Chase Across the ContinentFilm, Henry Ernshaw - Alice's Fiancé1876Born7 July 1876
The Voice from the SkyFilm, Director1927
Hell Hounds of the PlainsFilm, Producer1926
Officer '444'Film, Director1925A Daughter of the SiouxFilm, Director1924Days of '49Film, Producer1923Mine to KeepFilm, Director, Producer1922
ImpulseFilm, Producer1919
The Trail of the OctopusFilm, Carter Holmes1917
Somebody LiedFilm, Director1916
Idle WivesFilm, Mr. Jamison1915
Rene Haggard Journeys OnFilm, Director1914The Brass BowlFilm, Director1913In A Japanese Tea GardenFilm, The Tourists 2nd Beau1912
A Chase Across the ContinentFilm, Henry Ernshaw - Alice's Fiancé1876Born7 July 1876People around Ben
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J. Searle Dawley Directed The Old Monk's Tale (1913)
Charles Stanton Ogle Ben directed Beyond the Trail (1916)
Jack Hoxie Ben produced Thunderbolt Jack (1920)George Lessey Directed The Twelfth Juror (1913)
Neva Gerber Ben directed The Screaming Shadow (1920)
Evelyn Nelson Ben produced The Double O (1921)
Roy Clements Also in The Desert Bridegroom (1922)
Charles Sutton Also in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1912)
Dorothy Phillips Ben directed Beyond the Trail (1916)
Bryant Washburn Ben directed Mine to Keep
Duke Worne Directed The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
Laura Sawyer Also in A Chase Across the Continent (1912)
Howard Crampton Ben directed The Screaming Shadow (1920)
Claude Payton Ben produced The Desert Bridegroom (1922)
James Gordon Also in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1912)
Mary Fuller Also in What Happened to Mary? (1912)
Irene Hunt Ben directed The Still Voice (1916)
Stuart Paton Directed The Voice on the Wire (1917)
William A. Carroll Ben directed The Screaming Shadow (1920)
William Dyer Ben directed The Screaming Shadow (1920)
Bannister Merwin Directed A Treacherous Rival (1914)
Marjorie Daw Ben produced Gambling Wives (1924)
Steve Clemente Ben produced The Double O (1921)
Harold Lloyd Also in The Old Monk's Tale and Hulda of Holland
Also in Français
Filmography 40
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About this person
He was born in Corning, Iowa in 1876, and died in Glendale, California in 1930 from heart disease.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1930 · aged 54