Ben Bard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Bard

American actor

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1893

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 17-May-1974

Profession: actor, stage actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ben Bard (January 26, 1893 – May 17, 1974) was an American movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher.
With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville.In 1926, Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont appeared in a short film made in Lee DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
He had a small role in The Bat Whispers (1930).
Later in the decade, he ran a leading Hollywood acting school, Ben Bard Drama. Bard was recruited to be a leading man at Fox Film Corporation.
However, he was typecast as a "Suave Heavy"—a smooth-talking, well-dressed fellow with a dark side.
An example of this type is his portrayal of "Mr.
Brun" in The Seventh Victim (1943).
Also in 1943, Bard appeared in two other Val Lewton-produced horror films: The Leopard Man, as Robles, the Police Chief, and The Ghost Ship, as First Officer Bowns. Bard became the head of the New Talent Department at Twentieth-Century-Fox in September 1956, eventually resigning in August 1959.
He re-opened his school, Ben Bard Drama, in 1960.