Ben F. Wilson

Ben F. Wilson (July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 212 films between 1911 and 1930. He also directed 138 films between 1912 and 1930. He was born in Corning, Iowa in 1876, and died in Glendale, California in 1930 from heart disease.

Ben F. Wilson
Born	(1876-06-07)June 7, 1876 Corning, Iowa, USA
Died	August 25, 1930(1930-08-25) (aged 54) Glendale, California, USA
Years active	1911-1930

Selected filmography

• Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911)
• The Star Spangled Banner (1911)
• The Battle of Bunker Hill (1911)
• To Save Her Brother (1912)
• For the Cause of the South (1912)
• The Passing of J.B. Randall and Company (1912)
• In His Father's Steps (1912)
• The Old Monk's Tale (1913)
• The Twelfth Juror (1913)
• Hulda of Holland (1913)
• Who Will Marry Mary? (1913)
• The Mainspring (1916)
• The Cad (1915) (directed and acted)
• Idle Wives (1916)
• The Voice on the Wire (1917)
• The Mystery Ship (1917)
• The Brass Bullet (1918)
• The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
• The Blue Bonnet (1919)
• Castles in the Air (1919)
• The Screaming Shadow (1920)
• Thunderbolt Jack (1920)
• Devil Dog Dawson (1921)
• Chain Lightning (1922)
• The Love Trap (1923)
• The Santa Fe Trail (1923)
• Notch Number One (1924)
• The Mystery Box (1925)
• A Daughter of the Sioux (1925)
• The Riding Comet (1925)
• Tentacles of the North (1926)
• The Baited Trap (1926)
• Officer 444 (1926)
• Rainbow Riley (1926)
• Speeding Hoofs (1927)
• The Fighting Stallion (1927)
• Western Courage (1927)
• The Voice from the Sky (1930)
• Shadow Ranch (1930)

References

1. The Actors Birthday Book by Johnson Briscoe, this edition c. 1908 Retrieved March 24, 2016

External links

• Ben F. Wilson on IMDb