Ben Aris
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1937-03-16
- Died
- 2003-09-04
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
Benjamin Patrick Aris (16 March 1937 – 4 September 2003) was an English actor who was best known for his parts in Hi-de-Hi! and To the Manor Born, and was also very active on stage. He was often cast as an eccentric, upper-class, or upper-middle class, man.
Known For
TV Shows (23)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Captain Fowler

Doctor Who
1963
as Lieutenant Shears

Crown Court
1972

Bergerac
1981
as Executive

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Party Guest

Lady Chatterley
1993
as Tommy Dukes

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Whistler

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Doctor

Target
1977
as Phillips

Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Julian Dalrymple-Sykes

Hazell
1978
as T.P. Eades

You Rang, M'Lord?
1990
as Special Branch Policeman

Cribb
1980
as Captain Albright

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Edmund Duff

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973

Hold the Dream
1987
as Doctor

Executive Stress
1986

Call Me Mister
1986

Slinger's Day
1986
as Forbes-Fortescue

Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
as Mr. Vernon

No Job for a Lady
1990
as Roland

Astronauts
1981
Clouds of Glory
1978
as Robert Southey
Movies (38)

The Three Musketeers
1973
as 1st Musketeer

Tommy
1975
as Reverend Simpson

Get Carter
1971
as Architect (uncredited)

if....
1968
as John Thomas

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Lt. Maxse

Juggernaut
1974
as The Walker

O Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr MacIntyre/Dr Hyder/Flight Lt. Wallace

A Hazard of Hearts
1987
as Lieutenant of Dragoons

Royal Flash
1975
as Fireman

Up at the Villa
2000
as Col. Trail

Savage Messiah
1972
as Thomas Buff

Alfie Darling
1975
as Ad Man
The Fool
1990

Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
as Party Guest

The Ritz
1976
as Patron with Bicycle

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976
as Trampas B. Hildebrand

Hamlet
1969
as Rosencrantz

King of the Wind
1990
as Squire Dunn

The Falklands Factor
1983
as Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
1992
as Scotland Yard Commissioner

The Plague of the Zombies
1966
as John Martinus

Vampira
1974
as Policeman

The Music Lovers
1971
as Young Lieutenant
Ready
2002
as Manager

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Lord Tarquin of Staines

U.F.O. The Movie
1993
as Doctor

The Reckoning
1970
as Party Guest

West 11
1963
as Partygoer

The After Dinner Joke
1978
as Bruce Wingfield

Fearless Frank
1978

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Inspector Newcomen

Star Quality
1985
as Eric Larch

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Lieutenant Shears

Night Train to Murder
1984
as Theatre Manager
Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert
1975
as Lord Onslow

Lionheart
1968
as Capt. Harris

Enemy
1976
as Andrew
Christmas Spirits
1981
as Charles Aintrey
About Ben Aris
Benjamin Patrick Aris (16 March 1937 – 4 September 2003) was an English actor who was best known for his parts in Hi-de-Hi! and To the Manor Born, and was also very active on stage. He was often cast as an eccentric, upper-class, or upper-middle class, man. With 61 credits spanning from 1963 to 2002, Ben Aris has appeared in 38 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Aris Movies
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as 1st Musketeer
- Tommy (1975) — as Reverend Simpson
- Get Carter (1971) — as Architect (uncredited)
- if.... (1968) — as John Thomas
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) — as Lt. Maxse
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