Wilson Benge

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Wilson Benge (March 1, 1875 – July 1, 1955) was a British actor mostly 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.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Robin Hood (1922)
• Do Detectives Think? (1927)
• You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
• Bulldog Drummond (1929)
• Raffles (1930)
• Scram! (1932)
• Dodsworth (1936)
• The Spider Woman (1944)
• House of Fear (1945)
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
• Dressed To Kill (1946)
• The Three Musketeers (1948)
• The Scarlet Coat (1955)