
Known for
Acting
Born
January 26, 1893
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died
May 17, 1974 (aged 81)
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Ben Bard (January 26, 1893, Milwaukee – May 17, 1974, Los Angeles) was a 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.
Bard had a small roll in Roland West's classic mystery The Bat Whispers (1930). Later in the decade, he ran a leading Hollywood acting school, Ben Bard Drama. He married the serial film star Ruth Roland in 1929, and was married to Roland until her death in 1937.
Bard was recruited to be a leading man at Fox Film Corporation. However, he was type...
1946
as Bartender
1944
as Mr. Taylor
1943
as First Officer Bowns
1943
as Mr. Brun
1943
as Police Chief Robles
1933
as Charley
1930
as The Unknown
1930
as Pinkie
1930
as Joe Bergman
1930
1929
1928
as Derby Dan Manning
1928
as Metaab
1928
as Albert
1928
as Nick
1928
as Self
1927
as Fraylor
1927
as Bard
1927
as Wallace Van Acker
1927
as Jack Terry
1927
as Col. Brissac
1927
as Larry Kane
1927
as Towne Lamp
1926
as Baxter Barton