Acting
Ben Taggart
Born April 5, 1889 · New York City, New York, USA
Died May 17, 1947 · aged 58
Ben Taggart was an American stage and screen actor, his film career spanning the years 1915 to 1945.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
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 · 1934The Thin Man
★ 7.51934
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. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man combines witty dialogue, sophisticated comedy, romance, and classic mystery. William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles, whose playful banter and effortless chemistry made them one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen couples. This stylish 1934 mystery remains a landmark of classic American cinema.
King of Chinatown · 1939King of Chinatown
★ 5.61939
MovieActionCrime
A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.
The Spoilers · 1942The Spoilers
★ 6.21942
MovieDramaWestern
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.
The Face Behind the Mask · 1941The Face Behind the Mask
★ 6.51941
MovieCrimeDrama
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.
The Fighting Seabees · 1944The Fighting Seabees
★ 6.21944
MovieDramaAction
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
The Pride of the Yankees · 1942The Pride of the Yankees
★ 7.31942
MovieDramaFamily
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Man-Made Monster · 1941Man-Made Monster
★ 6.11941
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
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The Face Behind the Mask · 1941The Face Behind the Mask
★ 6.51941
MovieCrimeDrama
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.
Burn Treatment Doctor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees · 1942The Pride of the Yankees
★ 7.31942
MovieDramaFamily
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Conductor (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster · 1941Man-Made Monster
★ 6.11941
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
Detective Sergeant Regan
Monkey Business · 1931Monkey Business
★ 6.91931
MovieComedy
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)
Horse Feathers · 1932Horse Feathers
★ 6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Police Officer (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow · 1943Mission to Moscow
★ 5.71943
MovieWarDrama
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Guest at Davies' Speech (uncredited)
The Big Guy · 1939The Big Guy
★ 8.01939
MovieCrimeDrama
A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death penalty.
Owner of Station (uncredited)











