
Actor
Ben Wright
5 May 1915Born
2 Jul 1989Died
74Age at death
117Credits
Biography
Benjamin Huntington Wright was an English actor. He was best known for playing Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music. He also played numerous roles in famous films and worked as voice actor, having roles in animated films by Disney Studios such as One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Jungle Book and The Little Mermaid
Known for
The Little MermaidGrimsby (voice)7.4
The Jungle BookRama (voice)7.3
One Hundred and One DalmatiansRoger (voice)7.2
The Sound of MusicHerr Zeller7.7
Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister Reading Charges (uncredited)8.2
The Twilight ZoneChips, Captain Wilbur, Doctor8.5
Judgment at NurembergHalbestadt8.0
CleopatraNarrator (voice) (uncredited)7.1
Journey to the Center of the EarthPaisley6.9
The Addams FamilyMr. Rudolpho8.0
Get SmartHillary8.0
The Six Million Dollar ManIves, Benno Reichert7.3
Filmography
The 80 most recent of 117 credits.
- 2019The Little Mermaid Live!Film: Grimsby (archive footage) (voice)
- 1990Hiroshima: Out of the AshesFilm: Tom Reese
- 1989The Little MermaidFilm: Grimsby (voice)
- 1982Tales of the Gold MonkeySeries (1 episode)
- 1980Turnover SmithFilm: Franz Gerhardt
- 197779 Park AvenueSeries: Dr Lovash (3 episodes)
- 1977The Rhinemann ExchangeSeries: Dr. Azevedo (3 episodes)
- 1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IISeries: Dr. Baluda (1 episode)
- 1976The Bionic WomanSeries (1 episode)
- 1975Ellery QueenSeries (1 episode)
- 1975SwitchSeries: Eric Von Strauss (1 episode)
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries: Ives, Benno Reichert (1 episode)
- 1973ArnoldFilm: Jonesy
- 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumFilm: First Constable
- 1973The StrangerFilm: Doctor
- 1972Chandar, the Black Leopard of CeylonFilm: Narrator (voice)
- 1972All My Darling DaughtersFilm: Carter
- 1972ProbeFilm: Kurt van Niestat
- 1972Emergency!Series (1 episode)
- 1971CannonSeries (3 episodes)
- 1971Raid on RommelFilm: Admiral
- 1969TopazFilm: French Officer (uncredited)
- 1969Wake Me When the War Is OverFilm: Police Officer
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of HumanitiesFilm
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries (1 episode)
- 1968The OutsiderSeries (1 episode)
- 1968Way Down CellarFilm: Ethan Marcus
- 1967The Jungle BookFilm: Rama (voice)
- 1967HondoSeries (2 episodes)
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries: Doctor (1 episode)
- 1967The Second Hundred YearsSeries: Packard (1 episode)
- 1967IronsideSeries: Dr. Leon Chaffee, Mr. Hawkins (2 episodes)
- 1967The InvadersSeries: Emissary (1 episode)
- 1966The Fortune CookieFilm: Doctor
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries: Dr. Irving Berman, Kleister (1 episode)
- 1966JerichoSeries (1 episode)
- 1966Occasional WifeSeries (1 episode)
- 1966The MonkeesSeries: Grandfather (1 episode)
- 1966The Rat PatrolSeries: Colonel Voss, Col. Jameson (1 episode)
- 1966The Time TunnelSeries: Cabinet Minister (1 episode)
- 1966That GirlSeries (1 episode)
- 1966TarzanSeries (4 episodes)
- 1966Munster, Go Home!Film: Hennessy
- 1965The F.B.I.Series: Captain Tillman (1 episode)
- 1965Get SmartSeries: Hillary (1 episode)
- 1965Hogan's HeroesSeries: Count Rudolf von Heffernick, General Felix Mercer (4 episodes)
- 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries (2 episodes)
- 1965The Sound of MusicFilm: Herr Zeller
- 1965My Blood Runs ColdFilm: Lansbury
- 1964The Addams FamilySeries: Mr. Rudolpho (1 episode)
- 1964The RoguesSeries: Constable Huggins (1 episode)
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries: Casino Manager, German Commandant (1 episode)
- 1963Burke's LawSeries: Alan Rycroft (1 episode)
- 1963The FugitiveSeries: Dr. Ferguson (1 episode)
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeries: Gen. Benton, Elder of Luminos, Philip Exeter Dundee (1 episode)
- 1963Arrest and TrialSeries: Mr. Van DeHeuven (1 episode)
- 1963A Gathering of EaglesFilm
- 1963CleopatraFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962Mutiny on the BountyFilm: Graves (uncredited)
- 1962Combat!Series: Count De Gontran, Boulange (1 episode)
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeries (1 episode)
- 1962General Electric TrueSeries (2 episodes)
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Mr. Sutherland, Dr. Norton, Tony Niles (1 episode)
- 1962The VirginianSeries: Moore, McCabe (1 episode)
- 1961Judgment at NurembergFilm: Halbestadt
- 1961StraightawaySeries (1 episode)
- 1961The New BreedSeries: Frank Andrews (1 episode)
- 1961Ben CaseySeries (1 episode)
- 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Dr. Van Zandt, Mr. Baker (1 episode)
- 1961Operation BottleneckFilm: Manders
- 1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansFilm: Roger (voice)
- 1961One Must DieFilm
- 1960Peter Loves MarySeries: Mr. Parker (1 episode)
- 1960My Three SonsSeries (1 episode)
- 1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries: Dr. Bradnar Lee (1 episode)
- 1959Journey to the Center of the EarthFilm: Paisley
- 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareFilm: Mike Duncan
- 1959The DetectivesSeries (1 episode)
- 1959The UntouchablesSeries: Victor Green (uncredited), Jacques Villon (1 episode)
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries: Police Lieutenant, Dr. Jameson, Carat (1 episode)
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