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Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict (born Harold J. Mann, February 6, 1896 – January 1, 1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly uncredited.

Known for

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 • Self (archive footage)

Houseboat

1958 • Pitchman (uncredited)

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952 • The Friend

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952 • Stickman Dealer (uncredited)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

1951 • Casino Manager (uncredited)

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara

1951 • Gambler (uncredited)

Rhubarb

1951 • Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 • Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

Full filmography

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 • Self (archive footage)

Houseboat

1958 • Pitchman (uncredited)

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952 • The Friend

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952 • Stickman Dealer (uncredited)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

1951 • Casino Manager (uncredited)

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara

1951 • Gambler (uncredited)

Rhubarb

1951 • Dill's Lawyer #1 (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 • Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

Wallflower

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948 • Drunken Man

I Walk Alone

1947 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947 • Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Lured

1947 • Concertgoer (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947 • Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)

The Unfaithful

1947 • Party Guest

Killer at Large

Killer at Large

1947 • Croupier

Possessed

1947 • Concert Spectator (uncredited)

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend

1947 • Gambling House Bouncer (uncredited)

Three on a Ticket

Three on a Ticket

1947 • Jim Lacy

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947 • Street Onlooker (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss

1947 • Patron at Dinardo's (uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

1947 • Nightclub Patron

1947 • Card Player

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 • Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946 • Party Guest (uncredited)

The Killers

1946 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Holiday in Mexico

Holiday in Mexico

1946 • Dance Extra

Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall

1946 • Joe

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway

1946 • Backstage Extra (uncredited)

Over 21

1945 • Man in Gow's Outer Office (uncredited)

Together Again

1944 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

I Accuse My Parents

I Accuse My Parents

1944 • Pedestrian (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

1944 • Theatre Party Guest (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943 • Club New Yorker Patron (uncredited)

The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters

1943 • Sidewalk Barker (uncredited)

Crazy House

1943 • Photographer

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 • Club Patron (uncredited)

Let's Face It

1943 • Night Club Patron (uncredited)

So This Is Washington

So This Is Washington

1943 • First Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943 • Party Guest

Crash Dive

1943 • Angry Man at Hotel Registration Desk

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943 • Man in Lobby (uncredited)

The Hard Way

1943 • Embassy Club Patron (Uncredited)

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942 • Country Club Guest (uncredited)

Now, Voyager

1942 • Party Guest (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1942 • Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Glass Key

1942 • Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

Holiday Inn

1942 • Guest at Inn (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942 • Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer

1942 • Club Patron (uncredited)

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942 • Clayton's Secretary (uncredited)

Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three

1941 • Old Field Inn Patron

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 • Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 • Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 • Nightclub patron (uncredited)

Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

1941 • Office Staff Member (uncredited)

Our Wife

1941 • Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941 • Maitre d' (uncredited)

Gangs Inc.

1941 • Frankie Bailey, Key Witness (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

1941 • Club Patron (uncredited)

Penny To the Rescue

1941 • Poker Pal

Kitty Foyle

1940 • American Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1940 • Birthday Party Guest

The Letter

1940 • Party Guest (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940 • Croupier (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 • Night Club Patron

Hired Wife

1940 • Phyllis's Friend (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940 • Reporter (uncredited)

I Take This Oath

I Take This Oath

1940 • Burly

Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940 • Nightclub / Dance Extra

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940 • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940 • Nightclub Patron

Mexican Spitfire

Mexican Spitfire

1940 • Roulette Croupier (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939 • West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939 • Mug

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 • Senate Clerk (uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939 • Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939 • Man in Concert Audience (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939 • Gangster (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939 • Man in Line-Up

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939 • Man in Box at Wintergarden (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939 • Stockbroker

Going Places

1938 • Party Guest / Racetrack Spectator

Trade Winds

1938 • Roger (Uncredited)

Sunset Murder Case

Sunset Murder Case

1938 • Al (Uncredited)

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

1938 • Country Club Patron

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

1938 • Man in Webb's Office (uncredited)

Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets

1938 • Court Clerk

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 • Man with Radio Station Manager

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Josette

1938 • Nightclub Table Extra (uncredited)

In Old Chicago

1938 • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 • Partygoer (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

1937 • Smith Tredgold

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937 • Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

1937 • Portia's Co-Counsel

Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

1937 • Reporter (uncredited)

Love Takes Flight

Love Takes Flight

1937 • Eddie

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

1937 • Extra at Class Reunion (uncredited)

The Great Gambini

The Great Gambini

1937 • Traveling Salesman

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937 • Zaraka Henchman

Early to Bed

1936 • Craig

Show Boat

1936

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1936 • Mr. Walden

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936 • David Sullivan

White Lies

1935 • Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

Broadway Hostess

1935 • Man in Gambling House (uncredited)

Life Hesitates at 40

1935 • Harold

Hot Money

1935 • The Thief

Thunder in the Night

Thunder in the Night

1935 • Party Guest

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935 • Dance Extra (uncredited)

Slightly Static

Slightly Static

1935 • Member of Stock Company (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

1935 • Audience Member (uncredited)

Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

1935 • Ship Passenger

Hot Tip

1935 • Racetrack Spectator

Woman Wanted

1935 • Casino Manager in Nightclub (uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935 • Man with Doc at Foyot's Bar (Uncredited)

No More Ladies

1935 • Bar Owner Joe Williams (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

1935 • Bar Patron (uncredited)

'G' Men

1935 • Man (uncredited)

The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

1935 • Casino Patron (uncredited)

Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935 • Roswell T. Forrest

Buried Loot

1935 • Man in Getaway Car (uncredited)

The Gay Bride

1934 • Wedding guest (uncredited)

365 Nights in Hollywood

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934 • Dancing Boy (uncredited)

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 • Party Guest (uncredited)

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

1934 • Charlie

Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

1934 • Man in Nightmare

The Thin Man

1934 • Night Club Patron (uncredited)

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934 • Donny Detroit

Whirlpool

1934 • Reporter (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933 • A Son of the Desert (uncredited)

Lady Killer

1933 • Charlie, the Fence (uncredited)

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933 • Hiring Clerk (uncredited)

Flirting in the Park

1933 • Mr. Hill - Assistant Office Manager

Cheating Blondes

Cheating Blondes

1933 • Jim Carter

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

1933 • White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)

Pick-up

1933 • Tony

No Other Woman

1933 • Chauffeur

Fast Life

1932 • Henchman with Gun (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?

1932 • Muto

Girl Crazy

1932 • George Mason

Reckless Living

1931 • Jerry

Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

1931 • Airport Lothario (uncredited)

Gun Smoke

1931 • Spot Skee

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

1930 • Mr. Mullins, Floor Manager

Derelict

1930 • McFall

One Night at Susie's

One Night at Susie's

1930 • Mobster (Uncredited)

The Office Wife

The Office Wife

1930 • Jamison

Recaptured Love

Recaptured Love

1930 • Pat

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930 • Al Mastick

The Trespasser

1929 • Reporter (uncredited)

Welcome Danger

1929 • Handcuffed Prisoner at Police Station (uncredited)

The Sophomore

1929 • Dan Willis

Clear the Decks

Clear the Decks

1929 • Trumbull

Weary River

1929 • Jerry's Guest (uncredited)

Moran of the Marines

Moran of the Marines

1928 • Basil Worth

The Cowboy Kid

1928 • Trig Morgan

Speedy

1928 • Steve Carter

Casey Jones

1927 • Roland Ayres

The Gorilla

1927 • Reporter

The Drop Kick

1927 • Ed Pemberton

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

1927 • Minor Role (uncredited)

1927 • Ted Hunter

Backstage

1927 • Harry

White Flannels

1927 • Paul

Orchids and Ermine

Orchids and Ermine

1927 • Chauffeur

The Strong Man

1926 • Bus Passenger (uncredited)

College Days

1926 • Kenneth Slade

Going the Limit

1926 • George Stanways

Ranson's Folly

1926 • Lt. Curtis

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

1926 • Taxi Driver

Why Girls Go Back Home

Why Girls Go Back Home

1926 • Crook in Badger Game

The Freshman

1925 • The College Cad

His Master's Voice

His Master's Voice

1925 • Jack Fenton

The Only Woman

1924 • First Officer

Cupid's Fireman

Cupid's Fireman

1923 • Bill Evans

Brooks Benedict – Biography, Known For & Filmography