Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in
Hudson, Illinois and died in
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Picture ...
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Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo participant. He began working in films as a riding double.
Partial filmography
* ''
Lightning Bryce'' (1919)
* ''
An Eastern Westerner
''An Eastern Westerner'' is a 1920 American silent Western comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A copy of the film exists.
Plot
The Boy is the hedonistic son of wealthy eastern parents. One night when he returns home at 2 a.m. from a night of ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Fight It Out
''Fight It Out'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and starring Hoot Gibson.
Cast
* Hoot Gibson as Sandy Adams
* Charles Newton as Duncan McKenna
* Jim Corey as Slim Allen
* Dorothy Wood as Jane McKenn ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Man with the Punch
''The Man with the Punch'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Edward Laemmle and featuring Hoot Gibson.
Cast
* Hoot Gibson as the stranger (credited as Ed Hoot Gibson)
* Jim Corey as Sheriff Jeff Sellers
* Charles New ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Trail of the Hound'' (1920)
* ''
Kickaroo
''Kickaroo'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and featuring Hoot Gibson.
Cast
* Hoot Gibson
* Gertrude Olmstead
* Otto Nelson
* Ben Corbett
See also
* Hoot Gibson filmography
This is a complete fi ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Fightin' Fury
''The Fightin' Fury'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by and starring Hoot Gibson.
Cast
* Hoot Gibson
* Gertrude Olmstead
* Charles Newton
* Ben Corbett
* Otto Nelson
* John Judd
See also
* List of American films of ...
'' (1921)
*''
The Kingfisher's Roost
''The Kingfisher's Roost'' is a 1921 American silent western film directed by Louis Chaudet and Paul Hurst and starring Neal Hart, William Quinn and Ben Corbett.Munden p.407 It was made and distributed by the independent Pinnacle Productions.
...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Cactus Kid'' (1921)
* ''
Who Was the Man?'' (1921)
* ''
Lure of the Gold
''Lure of the Gold'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by and starring Neal Hart.
Cast
* Neal Hart as Jack Austin
* Hazel Deane as The Singer
* William Quinn as Chuck Wallace
* Ben Corbett
Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 &ndas ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande'' (1923)
* ''
The Red Warning'' (1923)
* ''
The Riddle Rider'' (1924)
* ''
The Man from Wyoming
''The Man from Wyoming'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Jack Hoxie, Lillian Rich, and William Welsh.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Jack Halloway (Payton) covets the land of cattlema ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Phantom Horseman'' (1924)
* ''
The Sagebrush Lady
''The Sagebrush Lady'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Eileen Sedgwick, Ben Corbett, and Jack Richardson.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Harmony Hayden, a government agent, a ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Law of the Snow Country'' (1926)
* ''
The Roaring Road'' (1926)
* ''
The Red Raiders'' (1927)
* ''
The Man from Hard Pan
''The Man from Hard Pan'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert and Rosa Gore.
Cast
* Leo D. Maloney as Robert Alan
* Eugenia Gilbert as Elizabeth Warner
* Rosa Gore as ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Black Ace'' (1928)
* ''
The Bronc Stomper'' (1928)
* ''
The Boss of Rustler's Roost'' (1928)
* ''
Put 'Em Up'' (1928)
* ''
.45 Calibre War
''.45 Calibre War'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Don Coleman, Ben Corbett and Jeanette Loff.
Plot
Reed Lathrop returns to his old home, accompanied by his friend, "Toad" Hunter, to investi ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Men Without Law
''Men Without Law'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Carmelita Geraghty, Thomas Carr, Lydia Knott, and Harry Woods. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 15, 1930.
Cas ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Romance of the West'' (1930)
* ''
The Phantom of the Desert'' (1930)
* ''
Westward Bound'' (1930)
* ''
The Lonesome Trail'' (1930)
* ''
Breed of the West
''Breed of the West'' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Alan James, starring Hal Taliaferro, Virginia Brown Faire, and Buzz Barton.
Plot
Wally Weldon works as a ranch hand on Colonel Jim Sterner's ranch, reporting in to Longrope Whe ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Kid from Arizona
''The Kid from Arizona'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill and Robert D. Walker.
Cast
* Jack Perrin as Marshal Jack
* Josephine Hill as Ranch Owner's Daughter
...
'' (1931)
* ''
Wild West Whoopee
''Wild West Whoopee'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill and Buzz Barton.Pitts p.171
Cast
* Jack Perrin
* Josephine Hill
* Buzz Barton
* Fred Church
* Horace B. ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Hawk'' (1931)
* ''
The Law of the Tong
''The Law of the Tong'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Phyllis Barrington, John Harron and Jason Robards Sr.Pitts p.394
Synopsis
A dance hall hostess becomes mixed up in a gang smuggling ille ...
'' (1931)
* ''
West of Cheyenne'' (1931)
* ''
Riders of the Rio
''Riders of the Rio'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Lane Chandler, Sheldon Lewis and Ben Corbett.Pitts p.280 It is an independently-produced second feature, shot partly on location around Palm S ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Texas Tornado'' (1932)
* ''
45 Calibre Echo
45 Calibre Echo is a 1932 American Western film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Jack Perrin, Ben Corbett and Elinor Fair.Pitts, p. 172. The supporting cast features Ruth Renick in her final theatrical film role.
Cast
* Jack Perrin a ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Reckless Rider
''The Reckless Rider'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Phyllis Barrington and Neal Hart.Pits p.135 It was a loose remake of the 1928 FBO Pictures film ''When the Law Rides'' also written by ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Guns for Hire'' (1932)
* ''
Trouble Busters'' (1933)
* ''
Western Racketeers'' (1934)
* ''
The Border Menace'' (1934)
* ''
Fighting Through'' (1934)
* ''
Border Vengeance'' (1935)
* ''
The Outlaw Tamer'' (1935)
* ''
Empty Saddles
''Empty Saddles'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander. It is a Buck Jones B Western. (''Empty Saddles'' is also the title of a 1962 Burt Arthur mystery novel.)
Plot
Cast
* Buck Jones as Buck Devlin
* Louise Brooks a ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Gun Smoke'' (1936)
* ''
It Happened Out West'' (1937)
* ''
Texas Trail
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by bo ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Six-Gun Trail
''Six-Gun Trail'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.Engald, Jerry., 2008. Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas. Echo Press. pg 143
Cast
*Tim McCoy as Capt. William 'Lightning Bill' Carson
*Nora Lane as Midge
*Ben Corbett as ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Lawless Valley'' (1938)
* ''
The Fighting Renegade'' (1939)
* ''
Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943)
* ''
Law Men
''Law Men'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer, and released by Monogram Pictures. This is the eighth film in the "Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as ...
'' (1944)
References
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1892 births
1961 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Illinois
Male Western (genre) film actors
People from McLean County, Illinois
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