Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett (May 21, 1870 – October 22, 1944) was an American actor who became a stage and silent screen matinee idol over the early decades of the twentieth century. He was born in Deacon's Mills, Indiana in 1870 (some sources state 1872), the son of George Washington Bennett and Eliza Huffman. His younger sister was Ina Blanche Bennett. For a time, he was a sailor on Great Lakes steamer, a...

Known For

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Major Amberson

Journey into Fear

as Ship's Captain

If I Had a Million

as John Glidden

Cast Credits

The Pirates of Blood River

as Seymour (uncredited)

Journey into Fear

as Ship's Captain

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Major Amberson

18 Minutes

as Korn

Nana

as Gaston Greiner

Big Executive

as Commodore Richardson

If I Had a Million

as John Glidden

Strange Justice

as Kearney

Madame Racketeer

as Elmer Hicks

No Greater Love

as Surgeon

This Reckless Age

as Donald Ingals

Arrowsmith

as Gustav Sondelius

Bought!

as David Meyer

Five and Ten

as John Rarick

The Home Towners

as Vic Arnold

Lying Wives

as Ted Stanhope

Youth for Sale

as Montgomery Breck

The Gilded Youth

as John Slocum

And the Law Says

as Lawrence Kirby

Philip Holden - Waster

as Philip Holden

The Sable Blessing

as John Slocum

Damaged Goods

as George Dupont

Crew Credits