Acting

Brooks Benedict

Born February 5, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 1, 1968 · aged 71

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

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life · 1946

It's a Wonderful Life

MovieDramaFamily

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train · 1951

Strangers on a Train

MovieCrimeThriller

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Out of the Past

Out of the Past · 1947

Out of the Past

MovieCrimeThriller

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

The Thin Man

The Thin Man · 1934

MovieComedyMystery

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.

The Killers

The Killers · 1946

MovieCrimeMystery

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager · 1942

MovieRomanceDrama

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch · 1942

I Married a Witch

MovieRomanceFantasy

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life · 1946

It's a Wonderful Life

MovieDramaFamily

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train · 1951

Strangers on a Train

MovieCrimeThriller

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Tennis Umpire (uncredited)

Out of the Past

Out of the Past · 1947

Out of the Past

MovieCrimeThriller

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Kibitzer in Blue Sky Club (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Senate Clerk (uncredited)

The Thin Man

The Thin Man · 1934

MovieComedyMystery

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

The Killers

The Killers · 1946

MovieCrimeMystery

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager · 1942

MovieRomanceDrama

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

Party Guest (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch · 1942

I Married a Witch

MovieRomanceFantasy

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

Country Club Guest (uncredited)

Houseboat

Houseboat · 1958

MovieComedyRomance

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

Pitchman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On · 1941

They Died with Their Boots On

MovieWesternWar

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Well-Wisher (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn · 1942

MovieComedyDrama

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.

Guest at Inn (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone · 1947

MovieDramaCrime

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge · 1946

The Razor's Edge

MovieDramaRomance

An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost · 1941

Hold That Ghost

MovieComedyHorror

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Maitre d' (uncredited)

The Letter

The Letter · 1940

MovieCrimeDrama

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year · 1942

Woman of the Year

MovieComedyRomance

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Clayton's Secretary (uncredited)

Remember the Night

Remember the Night · 1940

Remember the Night

MovieComedyRomance

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me · 1947

They Won't Believe Me

MovieDramaRomance

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert · 1933

Sons of the Desert

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

A Son of the Desert (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

American Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

'G' Men

'G' Men · 1935

MovieCrimeDrama

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

Man (uncredited)

The Glass Key

The Glass Key · 1942

MovieCrimeMystery

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago · 1938

MovieDramaHistory

The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Western von gestern

Western von gestern · 1978

Western von gestern

Western von gestern is a German television series.

Starcroft, Marsdens Gehilfe