Biography
Ben Deeley (January 22, 1878 - September 23, 1924) born J. Bernard Deeley also credited as Ben Deely, was an American actor and composer. Born in 1878, Deeley appeared in silent films, never having lived to the talkie era. He composed a popular ragtime song called The Kleptomaniac Rag in 1913. His best known performance in films is the strange powdered character Mr. Jones in Maurice Tourneur's Victory alongside Lon Chaney, Jack Holt, and Wallace Beery. He was at one time married to Marie Wayne, who costarred with him in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914), and to actress Barbara La Marr.
Deeley died of double pneumonia.
Filmography
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Movies 13
Doctor
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
Movie
Charles Dunham
Winner Take All (1924)
Movie
Butler
The Acquittal (1923)
Movie
'High-Shine' Joe
Lights Out (1923)
Movie
Press Agent
The Crossroads of New York (1922)
Movie
Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
Movie
Albert Faulkner
Molly O' (1921)
Movie
Jim Thorpe
Kazan (1921)
Movie
Cursitor
Sowing the Wind (1921)
Movie
Mr. Jones
Victory (1919)
Movie
Emile Kremer
In Pursuit of Polly (1918)
Movie
Archibald Carlisle
East Lynne (1916)
Movie
Rozyn
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1878-01-22
Deathday1924-09-23 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceFolsom, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJ. Bernard Deeley, Ben Deely
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