Frank Bennett | |
Birth Name: | Frank Fisher Bennett |
Birth Date: | September 15, 1890 |
Birth Place: | New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Warren, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1912–1919 |
Spouse: | Billie West |
Frank Fisher Bennett (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1957) was an American film actor active during the silent era. He played the role of Charles IX in D. W. Griffith's 1916 epic Intolerance.[1]
Born in New York, Bennett worked for Vitagraph in New York before he moved to Hollywood with D. W. Griffith.
During World War I, Bennett joined the Army and worked in Washington in the Ordnance Department.[2]
He was married to actress Billie West.[3] After they stopped working in films, they settled in Warren Township, New Jersey, in a home adjacent to his parents' home.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1913 | Unto the Third Generation | Goldberg | Short Lost film | |
1914 | The Dishonored Medal | Bel Khan, Son of Achmed | Lost film | |
1916 | Sold for Marriage | Jan | ||
1916 | Reggie Mixes In | Sammy, the Dude | ||
1916 | Casey at the Bat | The Daughter's Sweetheart | Lost film | |
1916 | Stranded | Hotel Proprietor | Lost film | |
1916 | Gretchen the Greenhorn | Pietro | ||
1916 | Intolerance | Charles IX | ||
1916 | A Sister of Six | Joaquin Sepulveda | Lost film | |
1916 | The Heiress at Coffee Dan's | Carl Miller | Lost film | |
1917 | The Little Yank | Captain Johnnie | ||
1917 | Stage Struck | Jack Martin | ||
1917 | Her Official Fathers | Steven Peabody | Lost film | |
1917 | The Jury of Fate | François Leblanc | Lost film | |
1917 | Lost in Transit | Paolo Marso | Lost film | |
1918 | The Eyes of Mystery | Seth Megget | Lost film | |
1919 | The Man Who Stayed at Home | Carl Sanderson | Lost film |