Ben Webster (actor)

Ben Webster
Born	2 June 1864 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	26 February 1947(1947-02-26) (aged 82) Hollywood, California, United States
Years active	1933–1947
Spouse	Dame May Whitty (1892–1947) (his death) 1 child

Ben Webster (2 June 1864 – 26 February 1947) was a British-born actor, and the husband of actress Dame May Whitty, and father of the British-American stage actress, Margaret Webster. His father, W. S. Webster, was the son of the famous actor Benjamin Nottingham Webster.

Ben Webster was born on 2 June 1864 in London and married May Whitty in 1892 there. He acted in films for 30 years from 1913 to 1943. He and Whitty emigrated to California, USA, where they remained until their deaths.

He died in Hollywood, California during surgery on 26 February 1947, aged 82.

Selected filmography

• Enoch Arden (1914)
• The Vicar of Wakefield (1916)
• The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
• The Lyons Mail (1931)
• The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
• Drake of England (1935)
• Forever and a Day (1943)

External links

• Ben Webster at the Internet Movie Database