Person
Ben Welden
Acting · 1901–1997 · Toledo, Ohio, USA
Known for
Dragnet
1951
Batman
Foo Yung
Lassie
Delivery Man
Mister Ed
First Man
The Red Skelton Show
Big Bill's Henchman #1
The Lucy Show
Mr. Cooper
I Love Lucy
Thief (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
The Lone Ranger
Carlos Marina
Surfside 6
Joe Bundy
Filmography
- 1966BatmanFoo Yung
- 1965BrandedVega
- 1962The Lucy ShowMr. Cooper
- 1961Mister EdFirst Man
- 1960Surfside 6Joe Bundy
- 1960AngelPhil
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisPolice Chief
- 195877 Sunset StripBenny Hayt
- 1957The Crooked CircleRing Announcer (uncredited)
- 1957Night PassagePete (uncredited)
- 1957Spook ChasersHenchman Ziggie
- 1956Hollywood or BustBoss
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowMuggsy
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956Hidden GunsBen Peabody
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Navy Log
- 1955Adventures of Captain AfricaOmar
- 1955Buffalo Bill Jr.
- 1954LassieDelivery Man
- 1954Adventures Of The Falcon
- 1954The Lone WolfMurry Fitch
- 1954Public DefenderPinhead Pete
- 1954Killers from SpaceTar Baby 2 Pilot (bit)
- 1953TopperHoward
- 1953The Veils of BagdadStout Wrestler (uncredited)
- 1953Thunder BayFisherman (uncredited)
- 1953All AshoreHugo - Bartender
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowGaston - Restaurant Manager
- 1952Three Dark HorsesJim Digger
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1952Adventures of SupermanGangster in Montage (archive footage)
- 1951Tales of Robin HoodFriar Tuck
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951I Love LucyThief (uncredited)
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowBig Bill's Henchman #1
- 1951Boston Blackie
- 1951RhubarbOily Moe - Bookie (uncredited)
- 1951The Lady and the BanditBarkeep in Pub
- 1951The Awful SleuthMemphis Mike
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- 1951The Lemon Drop KidSinging Solly
- 1951My True StoryBuzz Edwards
- 1950The Misadventures of Buster KeatonSam (uncredited)
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramGangster
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowLefty
- 1950The Desert HawkMokar
- 1950On the Isle of SamoaNick Leach
- 1950The Gene Autry ShowBaldy Carter
- 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryTough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
- 1950Buccaneer's GirlTom
- 1949The ThreatTony Anzio (uncredited)
- 1949Tell It to the JudgeAugie (uncredited)
- 1949Tough AssignmentSniffy
- 1949Mary Ryan, DetectiveSammy
- 1949The Lone RangerCarlos Marina
- 1949Sorrowful JonesBig Steve's Bodyguard
- 1949Search for DangerGregory
- 1949ImpactMoving Van Helper
- 1949Fighting FoolsLefty Conlin
- 1948Appointment with MurderMartin Minecci
- 1948My Dear SecretaryBookie (uncredited)
- 1948A Song Is BornMonte
- 1948Smart Girls Don't TalkNelson Clark
- 1948Lady at MidnightWillie Gold
- 1948Jinx MoneyBenny the Meatball
- 1948The Noose Hangs HighStewart (uncredited)
- 1948Here Comes TroubleRankin (uncredited)
- 1947Heading for HeavenSam
- 1947The PretenderMickie
- 1947Killer DillBig Nick Moronie
- 1947BlackmailBartender
- 1947Little Miss BroadwayCash Monahan
- 1947Too Many WinnersGil Madden / Theodore Ross
- 1947Sinbad the SailorCommoner (uncredited)
- 1946The Man I LoveJack Atlas (uncredited)
- 1946Mr. HexBull Laguna (as Ben Weldon)
- 1946Angel on My ShoulderShaggsy (uncredited)
- 1946The Big SleepPete (uncredited)
- 1946The Last Crooked MileHaynes, a thug
- 1945Midnight ManhuntHotel Manager (Uncredited)
- 1945The Missing Corpse"Slippery Joe" Clary
- 1945It's in the Bag!Monty
- 1945Circumstantial EvidenceKenny
- 1944Shadows in the NightNick Kallus
- 1944The Desert HawkOmar, the Beggar
- 1944The Fighting SeabeesYump Lumkin
- 1943Here Comes ElmerLouis Burch
- 1942Stand by for ActionChief Quartermaster Rankin
- 1942Secrets of the UndergroundHenchman Joe (uncredited)
- 1942Maisie Gets Her ManPercy Podd
- 1942Bullet ScarsPills Davis
- 1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenFisherman
- 1942All Through the NightSmitty
- 1941Dangerously They LiveEddie, Nazi Henchman
- 1941At the Stroke of TwelveBabe Summers
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMoxie Karper
- 1941ManpowerAl Hurst
- 1941I'll Wait for YouDr. Anderson
- 1941Strange AlibiFido Durkin
- 1941Men of Boys TownSuperintendent
- 1941KnockoutPelky
- 1941Mr. District AttorneyMonk Westman
- 1941The Strawberry BlondeReluctant Convict Dental Patient (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestCobb
- 1940South of Pago PagoGrimes
- 1940Passport to AlcatrazBender
- 1940Tear Gas SquadSully
- 1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitLefty Shores
- 1940Wolf of New YorkOwney McGill
- 1940The Earl of ChicagoSilky's Driver (uncredited)
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesTavern Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1939Hollywood CavalcadeAgent
- 1939The Star MakerJoe Gimlick
- 1939Rose of Washington SquareToby
- 1939Boys' ReformatoryMike Hearn
- 1939Sergeant MaddenStemmy
- 1939I Was a ConvictRocks Henry
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntJenks
- 1939Stand Up and FightForeman
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Federal Man-HuntGoldie
- 1938Little Orphan AnnieSpot McGee
- 1938The Night HawkOtto Miller
- 1938Straight, Place and ShowPromoter
- 1938Tenth Avenue KidMarty Dayton
- 1938Smashing the RacketsWhitey Clark
- 1938GatewayMotorboat Man
- 1938Crime RingNate
- 1938Always Goodbye1st New York Taxi Driver
- 1938The Saint in New YorkBoots 'Pappy' Papinoff
- 1938Mystery HouseGerald Frawley
- 1938Prison NurseGaffney
- 1938Happy LandingRink Manager
- 1937Love and HissesBugsy
- 1937Missing WitnessesWagner
- 1937The Duke Comes BackBarney
- 1937Alcatraz IslandRichard 'Red' Carroll
- 1937Love Is on the Air'Nicey' Ferguson
- 1937Varsity ShowHammer
- 1937That Certain WomanHeadwaiter Harry Aqueilli (uncredited)
- 1937Back in CirculationSam Sherman
- 1937ConfessionDefense Attorney
- 1937Kid GalahadBuzz Barett
- 1937Marked WomanCharlie Delaney
- 1937Westbound MailSteve Hickman
- 1937The Great BarrierJoe
- 1936She Knew What She WantedChester
- 1935Alibi InnSaunders
- 1935Come Out of the PantryThe Tramp
- 1935Death on the SetFreshman
- 1935The Mystery of the Mary CelesteBoas 'Sailor' Hoffman
- 1935The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesTed Balding
- 1935Annie, Leave the Room!Raisins
- 1935The Big SplashCrook
- 1935Admirals AllAdolph Klotz
- 1934Gay LoveBen
- 1934Aunt SallyCasino
- 1934The Black AbbotCharlie Marsh
- 1934The Man Who Changed His NameJerry Muller
- 1934The Fire RaisersBellini - Stedding's Henchman
- 1934The MediumDeval
- 1933MannequinChris Dempson
- 1933This Is the LifeTwo Gun Mullins
- 1933His Grace Gives NoticeMichael Collier
- 1933Send 'Em Back Half DeadMustapha
- 1933Born LuckyHarriman
- 1933Their Night OutCrook
- 1933Puppets of Fate
- 1933The Pride of the ForceTony Carlotti
- 1933The Medicine ManJoe Garbel
- 1932His LordshipWashington Roosevelt Lincoln
- 1932Tin GodsCyrus P. Schroeder
- 1932The Innocents of ChicagoSpike Guinan
- 1931Who Killed Doc Robin?
- 193177 Park LaneSinclair
- 1930The Man from ChicagoTed
- 1930Big BusinessFenchurch
- —Aliens from SpacePilot
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