Ben Taggart
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Ben Taggart | |
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Born | April 5, 1889 |
Died | May 17, 1947 | (aged 58)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Ben Taggart (April 5, 1889 – May 17, 1947) was an American actor.
Taggart's stage experience began in Seattle, and he went on to play leading roles in Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Trenton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. He was described as "an adept comedian as well as a delineator of the more serious parts."[1]
Selected filmography
His first movie was The Woman Next Door in 1915;[2] from 1931 to 1945 he appeared in a number of minor uncredited roles. Credited roles include:
- The Woman Next Door (1915) - Tom Grayson
- The Fixer (1915) - Mr. William Fowler
- The Sentimental Lady (1915) - Tom Woodbury
- She (1917) - Leo Vincey
- Oh, Boy! (1919) - Charles Hartley
- The Hidden Light (1920) - Victor Bailey
- Mammy (1930) - Sheriff (uncredited)
- Kick In (1931) - Detective Johnson (uncredited)
- Newly Rich (1931) - Mr. Black (uncredited)
- Smart Money (1931) - Hickory Short (uncredited)
- Silence (1931) - Alderman Conners
- Monkey Business (1931) (with the Marx Brothers) - Captain Corcoran (uncredited)
- 24 Hours (1931) - Detective (uncredited)
- Under Eighteen (1931) - Detective French (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) - Guard Tompkins (uncredited)
- Taxi! (1932) - Detective (uncredited)
- High Pressure (1932) - Attorney General's Officer (uncredited)
- Strangers in Love (1932) - Crenshaw
- Amateur Daddy (1932) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) - Policeman in Car (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Legs (1932) (with W.C. Fields) - the ship's captain (uncredited)
- Horse Feathers (1932) (with the Marx Brothers) - the cop who tries to give Harpo a ticket (uncredited)
- Hold 'Em Jail (1932) - Doorman (uncredited)
- Faithless (1932) - Officer Clancy (uncredited)
- Afraid to Talk (1932) - Detective Burke (uncredited)
- Central Park (1932) - Policeman Mike (uncredited)
- Fast Life (1932) - Catalina Cop (uncredited)
- A Lady's Profession (1933) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Fast Workers (1933) - Millie's Dance Partner (uncredited)
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933) - Cabinet Member (uncredited)
- The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Sheriff (uncredited)
- Hold Your Man (1933) - Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
- Duck Soup (1933) - Trench Officer (uncredited)
- From Headquarters (1933) - Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
- Sitting Pretty (1933) - Cop (uncredited)
- The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
- Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
- Overland Mail (1942)
- Escape from Crime (1942)
References
- ^ "Shubert's New Leading Player". The Minneapolis Star. Minnesota, Minneapolis. October 21, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ (24 July 1915). Taggart in Kleine's "Woman Next Door", The Moving Picture World
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