Wilson Benge Net Worth
Wilson Benge Net Worth is
$1.2 Million
Wilson Benge Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
George Frederick "Wilson" Benge (1 March 1875 – 1 July 1955) was an English actor who mostly featured in American films from the silent days.Along with actors Charles Coleman and Robert Greig,Benge was heavily typecast as butler or valet and was one of Hollywood's most familiar manservants in the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies. He worked in films right up to his death. | Date Of Birth | March 1, 1875, Greenwich, United Kingdom |
| Died | July 1, 1955, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Greenwich, London, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Spouse | Sarah L. Benge (m. ?–1954) |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His last film appearance in The Scarlet Coat (1955), he played, naturally, a servant. |
| 2 | In addition to his trademark butler/valet roles, the venerable, balding character actor played a number of other servile parts -- ushers, waiters, footmen. He also played other benevolent types such as clergyman, monks and professors. |
| 3 | Along with Charles Coleman and Robert Greig, Hollywood's most familiar butler in the 1930s and the 1940s. |
| 4 | Screen and stage actor, and stage producer. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Along Came Love | 1936 | Dr. Martin's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Dodsworth | 1936 | Steward on Queen Mary (uncredited) | |
| Two-Fisted Gentleman | 1936 | Butler | |
| Pepper | 1936 | Valet (uncredited) | |
| The White Angel | 1936 | Jones, a Male Nurse (uncredited) | |
| The King Steps Out | 1936 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| Panic on the Air | 1936 | Bliss's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Song and Dance Man | 1936 | Davis' Butler (uncredited) | |
| Murder at Glen Athol | 1936 | Simpson - Butler | |
| Tango | 1936 | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Dancing Feet | 1936 | Silas' Butler | |
| A Feather in Her Hat | 1935 | Butcher (uncredited) | |
| False Pretenses | 1935 | Stephens (uncredited) | |
| Pardon My Scotch | 1935 | Short | Butler #1 (uncredited) |
| Cardinal Richelieu | 1935 | Agitator | |
| Fugitive Lady | 1934 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Ghost Walks | 1934 | Jarvis | |
| The Curtain Falls | 1934 | Scorsby's 1st Butler | |
| Outcast Lady | 1934 | Fenwick's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Treasure Island | 1934 | Friend at Inn (uncredited) | |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | 1934 | Watkins - Neilsen's Valet (uncredited) | |
| City Park | 1934 | Andrew Cook | |
| Glamour | 1934 | Pritchard | |
| Nana | 1934 | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Long Lost Father | 1934 | Gelding's Servant (uncredited) | |
| Twin Husbands | 1933 | Greyson | |
| Big Executive | 1933 | Caddy | |
| Arizona to Broadway | 1933 | Monk's Barman (uncredited) | |
| The Song of Songs | 1933 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| By Appointment Only | 1933 | Withers--Butler (as Wilson Binge) | |
| Pleasure Cruise | 1933 | Ship Steward (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Twist | 1933 | uncredited | |
| Cynara | 1932 | Merton, Jim's Valet | |
| Central Park | 1932 | Waiter at Benefit (uncredited) | |
| The Death Kiss | 1932 | Café Henri Actor Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Tess of the Storm Country | 1932 | Benton, the Butler (uncredited) | |
| Those We Love | 1932 | uncredited | |
| Scram! | 1932 | Short | Hawkins - the Butler (uncredited) |
| Unholy Love | 1932 | Joseph - Jerry's Butler (uncredited) | |
| State's Attorney | 1932 | Cardigan's Butler (uncredited) | |
| So Big! | 1932 | Paula's Butler (uncredited) | |
| -But the Flesh Is Weak | 1932 | Waters, The Duke's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Devil's Lottery | 1932 | Train Porter (uncredited) | |
| The Big Timer | 1932 | William (uncredited) | |
| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | 1932 | Bellings the Butler (uncredited) | |
| Lovers Courageous | 1932 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Forbidden | 1932 | Grover's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Emma | 1932 | George - the Second Butler (uncredited) | |
| Men in Her Life | 1931 | Wilton | |
| Heartbreak | 1931 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Platinum Blonde | 1931 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Consolation Marriage | 1931 | Elaine's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Their Mad Moment | 1931 | Bit (uncredited) | |
| Newly Rich | 1931 | uncredited | |
| Five and Ten | 1931 | Wilson (uncredited) | |
| How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones, No. 3: 'The Niblick' | 1931 | Short | Wilson - the Butler (uncredited) |
| Mother's Millions | 1931 | Remington's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Stepping Out | 1931 | Parker | |
| Charley's Aunt | 1930 | Brassett | |
| The Bat Whispers | 1930 | The Butler | |
| Her Wedding Night | 1930 | Smithers | |
| Madam Satan | 1930 | Zeppelin Butler (uncredited) | |
| Raffles | 1930 | Barraclough | |
| A Notorious Affair | 1930 | Briggs - Sir Thomas' Butler (uncredited) | |
| Spring Is Here | 1930 | Winnie - the Braleys' Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Girl Said No | 1930 | McAndrews' Butler (uncredited) | |
| Son of the Gods | 1930 | Bathurst's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Peacock Alley | 1930 | Saunders' Butler (uncredited) | |
| This Thing Called Love | 1929 | Dumary | |
| Untamed | 1929 | Billcombe | |
| A Most Immoral Lady | 1929 | Hoskins (the butler) | |
| Her Private Life | 1929 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Bulldog Drummond | 1929 | Danny | |
| The Right Bed | 1929 | Short | |
| The Charlatan | 1929 | The Talbots' Butler (uncredited) | |
| Queen Kelly | 1929 | Prince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited) | |
| The Rush Hour | 1928 | Travel Agent (uncredited) | |
| Romance of the Underworld | 1928 | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Freedom of the Press | 1928 | Butler | |
| A Gentleman Preferred | 1928 | Dobbs | |
| You're Darn Tootin' | 1928 | Short | Musician |
| Anybody Here Seen Kelly? | 1928 | Butler | |
| The Battle of the Century | 1927 | Short | Pie Victim in Top Hat (uncredited) |
| That's My Daddy | 1927 | Perkins, Norton's Valet | |
| Do Detectives Think? | 1927 | Short | Butler attacked by Slasher (uncredited) |
| The Lone Eagle | 1927 | Truckdriver | |
| Alias the Deacon | 1927 | Minister (uncredited) | |
| Fast and Furious | 1927 | Coachman | |
| The King of Kings | 1927 | uncredited | |
| The Cheerful Fraud | 1926 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Be Your Age | 1926 | Short | Butler (uncredited) |
| The Clinging Vine | 1926 | Grandma's Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Midnight Message | 1926 | Butler | |
| A Trip to Chinatown | 1926 | Slavin | |
| The Road to Yesterday | 1925 | Kenneth's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Without Mercy | 1925 | Mrs. Garth's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Alias Mary Flynn | 1925 | Maurice Deperre | |
| The Ten Commandments | 1923 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Robin Hood | 1922 | Henchman to Prince John | |
| The Scarlet Coat | 1955 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1953 | Stage Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Sword of Venus | 1953 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Million Dollar Mermaid | 1952 | Caretaker (uncredited) | |
| Scaramouche | 1952 | Old Retainer (uncredited) | |
| So You Want to Enjoy Life | 1952 | Short | Brewster (uncredited) |
| Kind Lady | 1951 | Carol Singer (uncredited) | |
| Royal Wedding | 1951 | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Emergency Wedding | 1950 | Frederick - the Butler (uncredited) | |
| Please Believe Me | 1950 | Steward (uncredited) | |
| My Own True Love | 1949 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| The Three Musketeers | 1948 | Valet (uncredited) | |
| A Woman's Vengeance | 1948 | Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Lured | 1947 | Police Criminologist (uncredited) | |
| Living in a Big Way | 1947 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| Bulldog Drummond at Bay | 1947 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| The Imperfect Lady | 1947 | Usher (uncredited) | |
| Queen of the Amazons | 1947 | Professor | |
| The Verdict | 1946 | Cockney (uncredited) | |
| The Razor's Edge | 1946 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Dressed to Kill | 1946 | Minister on Museum Tour (uncredited) | |
| Do You Love Me | 1946 | Waiter (scenes deleted) | |
| To Each His Own | 1946 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Confidential Agent | 1945 | Miner (uncredited) | |
| Pursuit to Algiers | 1945 | Clergyman (uncredited) | |
| Kitty | 1945 | Bellow and Bucker Mender (uncredited) | |
| Guest Wife | 1945 | Cocktail Waiter (uncredited) | |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1945 | Footman (uncredited) | |
| The House of Fear | 1945 | Guy Davies (uncredited) | |
| Hangover Square | 1945 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| The Man in Half Moon Street | 1945 | Official (uncredited) | |
| Tonight and Every Night | 1945 | News Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Parkington | 1944 | Ball Caterer (uncredited) | |
| Ministry of Fear | 1944 | Air Raid Warden (uncredited) | |
| Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | 1944 | Deck Steward (uncredited) | |
| The Great Moment | 1944 | Jackson's Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Pearl of Death | 1944 | Second Ship's Steward (uncredited) | |
| Jungle Woman | 1944 | Court Stenographer (uncredited) | |
| The White Cliffs of Dover | 1944 | Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Gaslight | 1944 | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Casanova in Burlesque | 1944 | Williams the Butler (uncredited) | |
| Captain America | 1944 | Lyman's Butler [Ch. 10] (uncredited) | |
| The Lodger | 1944 | Vigilante (uncredited) | |
| His Butler's Sister | 1943 | Attendee at Waiters' Ball (uncredited) | |
| Appointment in Berlin | 1943 | Man on the Street (uncredited) | |
| Murder in Times Square | 1943 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Reveille with Beverly | 1943 | Watson (uncredited) | |
| Immortal Sergeant | 1943 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| The Palm Beach Story | 1942 | Yacht Steward (uncredited) | |
| The Man in the Trunk | 1942 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Pied Piper | 1942 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Moonlight Masquerade | 1942 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Miss Annie Rooney | 1942 | Thomas - White's Butler (uncredited) | |
| You're Telling Me | 1942 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Corsican Brothers | 1941 | The Baron's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Nothing But the Truth | 1941 | Fredericks (uncredited) | |
| It Started with Eve | 1941 | Williams - Butler (uncredited) | |
| An Ache in Every Stake | 1941 | Short | Butler (uncredited) |
| Love Crazy | 1941 | Tom - Ward's Valet (uncredited) | |
| Country Fair | 1941 | uncredited | |
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | 1941 | Benson - Lang's Butler [Ch. 8] (uncredited) | |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | 1941 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Lady Eve | 1941 | First Butler at Party (uncredited) | |
| Virginia | 1941 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Melody and Moonlight | 1940 | Store Worker (uncredited) | |
| Pride and Prejudice | 1940 | Flunky (uncredited) | |
| Women in War | 1940 | Army Officer (uncredited) | |
| A Plumbing We Will Go | 1940 | Short | Butler (uncredited) |
| Half a Sinner | 1940 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Green Hell | 1940 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Green Hornet | 1940 | The D.A.'s Valet [Ch. 4] (uncredited) | |
| Rulers of the Sea | 1939 | Campbell | |
| Call a Messenger | 1939 | The Butler (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | Hopper's Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Witness Vanishes | 1939 | Bradley the Butler (uncredited) | |
| Man About Town | 1939 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| Only Angels Have Wings | 1939 | Assistant Purser (uncredited) | |
| Lucky Night | 1939 | Jordan's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Long Shot | 1939 | Groom (uncredited) | |
| Trade Winds | 1938 | Martin -- Butler (uncredited) | |
| Sweethearts | 1938 | 2nd Valet to Ernest Lane (uncredited) | |
| Service de Luxe | 1938 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Lord Jeff | 1938 | Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Air Devils | 1938 | Sailor at Bar (uncredited) | |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | 1938 | Monk (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Boggs Steps Out | 1938 | The Butler | |
| Rosalie | 1937 | Ship Steward (uncredited) | |
| Wallaby Jim of the Islands | 1937 | Macklin - Raihoa Saloon Owner | |
| You're Only Young Once | 1937 | Francois (uncredited) | |
| Murder in Greenwich Village | 1937 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Shadow Strikes | 1937 | Wellington | |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | 1937 | Adam (uncredited) | |
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | 1937 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Souls at Sea | 1937 | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Easy Living | 1937 | Neighboring Butler (uncredited) | |
| Bank Alarm | 1937 | Overman, Bank Bookkeeper | |
| The Prince and the Pauper | 1937 | Man at Inn (uncredited) | |
| I Promise to Pay | 1937 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Oh, Doctor | 1937 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | 1937 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Maid of Salem | 1937 | Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Man of the People | 1937 | Reid's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Happy Go Lucky | 1936 | Butler (uncredited) | |
| Camille | 1936 | Attendant (uncredited) | |
| What Becomes of the Children? | 1936 | Bates - the Butler |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Various characters |
| The Laurel and Hardy Show | 1986 | TV Series | Hawkins (1986) |
Known for movies
The Bat Whispers (1930)
as The Butler
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
as Danny
Robin Hood (1922)
as Henchman to Prince John
Raffles (1930)
as Barraclough