Acting

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Born November 2, 1893 · New York City, New York, USA

Died August 15, 1938 · aged 44

No biography available.

Known For

The Public Enemy · 1931

The Public Enemy

★ 7.21931

MovieCrimeDrama

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

★ 6.61938

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

The Road to Glory · 1936

The Road to Glory

★ 6.51936

MovieDramaWar

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.

Marriage Morals · 1923

Marriage Morals

★ 7.01923

MovieDramaRomance

Harry Ryan, a wealthy spendthrift, falls in love with Mary Gardner, a beauty shop employee, and marries her. Mary, discouraged because she is unable to cure Ryan of his dissolute ways, leaves him. She returns after a change of heart to find her husband bedridden and despondent. At the moment of reconciliation it is revealed that in reality Mary, unattached, was only dreaming, as the result of reading a book entitled Marriage Morals, by J. C. Black.

Bullets or Ballots · 1936

Bullets or Ballots

★ 6.61936

MovieCrimeDrama

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

Filmography

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The Public Enemy · 1931

The Public Enemy

★ 7.21931

MovieCrimeDrama

'Bugs' Moran as a Boy (uncredited)

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Kid Bean (uncredited)

(uncredited)

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

★ 6.61938

MovieDramaHistory

National Guardsman (uncredited)

The Road to Glory · 1936

The Road to Glory

★ 6.51936

MovieDramaWar

Sergeant (uncredited)

Marriage Morals · 1923

Marriage Morals

★ 7.01923

MovieDramaRomance

John Brink

Bullets or Ballots · 1936

Bullets or Ballots

★ 6.61936

MovieCrimeDrama

Mounted Police Sgt. Donlan (uncredited)

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

Handler Carrying Fighter (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild · 1936

Theodora Goes Wild

★ 6.61936

MovieComedyRomance

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Last Train from Madrid · 1937

The Last Train from Madrid

★ 4.81937

MovieActionAdventure

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Perez (uncredited)

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.

Sailor

Jimmy the Gent · 1934

Jimmy the Gent

★ 6.41934

MovieDramaComedy

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Ferris (uncredited)

Friends of Mr. Sweeney · 1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

★ 6.81934

MovieComedy

Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!

Veal Cutlets and Coffee Diner

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

Griggs

Men Without Women · 1930

Men Without Women

★ 6.31930

MovieDramaAction

Made during the early days of sound cinema, this tense submarine adventure is an intriguing example of a hybrid silent-talkie. A disgraced English sub commander changes his name to Burke and joins the American Navy. When the U.S. submarine on which he is serving as a torpedo launcher begins to sink, Burke must make the ultimate sacrifice to save as many crew men as possible..

Murphy

The Mayor of Hell · 1933

The Mayor of Hell

★ 7.01933

MovieCrimeDrama

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.

Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)

Devil's Island · 1939

Devil's Island

★ 5.71939

MovieDrama

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

François - Sergeant of the Guards

A Slight Case of Murder · 1938

A Slight Case of Murder

★ 6.41938

MovieComedyCrime

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Second Policeman (uncredited)

The Wild Party · 1929

The Wild Party

★ 6.91929

MovieComedyDrama

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor's respect.

Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his college career he learns about football, love, and class prejudice.

Tough Mill Worker in Fight (uncredited)

Waterfront is a 1928 silent film released with sound effects and music, produced and released by First National Pictures. The film was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, then a popular duo under the First National banner.

Oilcan Olson

When war is declared in 1914, glamorous Russian Carla Vanirska manages to get to Vienna from Luxembourg, with the help of Captain Rudolph Ritter of the Austrian army. Meanwhile, Ritter is assigned to detect the identity of a spy.

Sgt. Probert

Little Miss Nobody · 1936

Little Miss Nobody

★ 7.51936

MovieDrama

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

Whitey

Don't Bet on Blondes · 1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

★ 5.81935

MovieComedyRomance

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.

Gangster (Uncredited)