Ben Bard
Known for Acting · 24 credits
- Born
- 1893-01-26
- Died
- 1974-05-17
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Benjamin Greenberg
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ben Bard (January 26, 1893, Milwaukee – May 17, 1974, Los Angeles) was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville. In 1926, Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont appeared in a short film made in Lee DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Bard had a small roll in Roland West's classic mystery The Bat Whispers (1930). Later in the decade, he ran a leading Hollywood acting school, Ben Bard Drama. He married the serial film star Ruth Roland in 1929, and was married to Roland until her death in 1937.
Bard was recruited to be a leading man at Fox Film Corporation. However, he was typecast as a "Suave Heavy"—a smooth-talking, well-dressed fellow with a dark side. An example of this type is his portrayal of "Mr. Brun" in The Seventh Victim (1943).
Also in 1943, Bard appeared in two other Val Lewton-produced horror films: The Leopard Man, as Robles, the Police Chief, and The Ghost Ship, as First Officer Bowns.
Known For
Movies (24)
Born Reckless
1930
as Joe Bergman
Night Work
1930
as Pinkie
Black Angel
1946
as Bartender
The Leopard Man
1943
as Police Chief Robles
7th Heaven
1927
as Col. Brissac
The Seventh Victim
1943
as Mr. Brun
The Ghost Ship
1943
as First Officer Bowns
The Bat Whispers
1930
as The Unknown
Dressed to Kill
1928
as Nick
Youth Runs Wild
1944
as Mr. Taylor
Car Shy
1927
as Towne Lamp
My Own Pal
1926
as Baxter Barton
Two Girls Wanted
1927
as Jack Terry
Romance of the Underworld
1928
as Derby Dan Manning
Meet the Baron
1933
as Charley
Love and the Devil
1929
The Circus: Premiere
1928
as Self
No Other Woman
1928
as Albert
The Arizona Wildcat
1927
as Wallace Van Acker
The Secret Studio
1927
as Larry Kane
Come to My House
1927
as Fraylor
The Sculptor's Dream
1930
Two Flaming Youths
1927
as Bard
Fleetwing
1928
as Metaab
About Ben Bard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Bard (January 26, 1893, Milwaukee – May 17, 1974, Los Angeles) was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville. In 1926, Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont appeared in a short film made in Lee DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Bard had a small roll in Roland West's classic mystery The Bat Whispers (1930). Later in the decade, he ran a leading Hollywood acting school, Ben Bard Drama. He married the serial film star Ruth Rol… With 24 credits spanning from 1926 to 1946, Ben Bard has appeared in 24 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Bard Movies
- Born Reckless (1930) — as Joe Bergman
- Night Work (1930) — as Pinkie
- Black Angel (1946) — as Bartender
- The Leopard Man (1943) — as Police Chief Robles
- 7th Heaven (1927) — as Col. Brissac
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