Martin Benson

Deceased · Born: Aug 10, 1918 · Died: Feb 28, 2010

Personal Details

Born Aug 10, 1918 London, England, UK

Spouse

Joan Hayward
( Dec 31, 1969 to May 2, 2024 )
Joy
( May 2, 2024 to Feb 28, 2010 )

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Martin Benjamin Benson (10 August 1918 – 28 February 2010) was an English character actor, who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Benson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1989

Mystery!: Campion

Mystery!: Campion as Isaac Melchizadek

1985

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph as Goldberg

1981

Sphinx as Mohammed

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Vogon Captain

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Vasco

1977

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth as Pharisee

The Professionals

The Professionals as Villa

1976

The Omen as Father Spiletto

The Message as Abu-Jahal

1975

Thriller as Spiros Lemke

1973

Tiffany Jones as Petcek

1968

The Champions as Garcian

1967

Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle Beneath the Earth as Gen. Chan Lu

The Magnificent Two

The Magnificent Two as President Diaz

1966

A Man Could Get Killed

A Man Could Get Killed as Politanu

1965

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success as Rex Mansard

1964

Goldfinger as Martin Solo

Mozambique as Da Silva

1963

The Saint as Maj. Louis Quintana

1962

Satan Never Sleeps

Satan Never Sleeps as Kuznietsky

Night Creatures

Night Creatures as Mr. Rash

The Silent Invasion

The Silent Invasion as Borge

1961

Gorgo as Dorkin

A Matter of WHO

A Matter of WHO as Rahman

1960

Oscar Wilde as George Alexander

The Gentle Trap

The Gentle Trap as Ricky Barnes

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver as Filmnap

Once More, with Feeling!

Once More, with Feeling! as Luigi Bardini

1959

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro as Ali

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling as Ahmed

1958

The Strange World of Planet X

The Strange World of Planet X as Smith

A Woman of Mystery

A Woman of Mystery as Freddy

Sword of Freedom

Sword of Freedom

1957

Pickup Alley as Captain Varolli

Istanbul as Mr. Darius

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large as Maharajah of Rhanda

The Flesh Is Weak

The Flesh Is Weak as Angelo Giani

Thunder Over Tangier

Thunder Over Tangier as Voss

1956

Spin a Dark Web

Spin a Dark Web as Rico Francesi

The King and I as Kralahome

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street as Pillings

1954

West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar as Dhofar

1953

Escape by Night

Escape by Night as Guillio Rossini

Wheel of Fate as Riscoe

Recoil as Farnborough

1952

The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man as Alec Stone

Wide Boy as Rocco

1951

Assassin for Hire

Assassin for Hire as Catesby

Lucky Nick Cain

Lucky Nick Cain as Sperazza

The Dark Light as Luigi

Mystery Junction

Mystery Junction as Steve Harding

1949

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel as Skinny Ellis