Martin Benson
- Birthday
- Aug 10, 1918
Bio: Tall, grim-faced British actor Martin Benson worked concurrently on stage and in films throughout the late 1940s. Benson's piercing eyes and steely voice were essential equipment in costume dramas and adventure films well into the 1980s. He is most familiar to American audiences for his portrayal of the dour Kralahome in The King and I (1956) and his interpretation… More Bio: Tall, grim-faced British actor Martin Benson worked concurrently on stage and in films throughout the late 1940s. Benson's piercing eyes and steely voice were essential equipment in costume dramas and adventure films well into the 1980s. He is most familiar to American audiences for his portrayal of the dour Kralahome in The King and I (1956) and his interpretation of Mr. Solo, the ill-tempered American gangster with a "pressing engagement," in Goldfinger (1964). For 39 weeks in 1957, Martin Benson appeared as the Duke de Medici on the weekly Renaissance-based TV adventure series Sword of Freedom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Year of the Comet (1992)
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Arch of Triumph (1985)
- Actor
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The Sea Wolves (1981)
- Mr. Montero
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Sphinx (1981)
- Muhammed
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Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
- Dr. Ivanov
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Martin Benson Videos
The King And I
2 minutes 18 seconds
Goldfinger
1 minutes 32 seconds
Cleopatra
1 minutes 3 seconds
The Message
1 minutes 25 seconds
A Shot In The Dark
4 minutes 46 seconds
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