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Acting

Ben Blue

Career

Active from 1927 to 1975, with a break from 1949 to 1974, busiest in 1933 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Blue Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Musical Comedy 3
  • WWII Era 2
  • Patriotic Theme 2
  • Feel-Good Entertainment 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1975)

as Ben

1960s

9 titles · average score 60
Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants (1968)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Moley

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

as Man with a Razor

A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Technical Adviser

Accidental Family
Accidental Family (1967)

TV show · as Hired Man

The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as Felix Rose

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Luther Grilk

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Biplane Pilot

Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son (1960)

TV show

1950s

2 titles · average score 62
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as The Scarecrow

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Shandu

1940s

11 titles · average score 61
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nick

My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

as Hopper

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Wrigley

Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Spike Dolan

Badminton
Badminton (1945)

as Bellamy B. Birdbrain

The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ben Blue

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

as Felix Gross

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chuck Polansky

For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sid Simms

Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie (1942)
GoodWatch score 50

as Rowdy

1930s

20 titles · average score 54
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove (1938)

as Joe De Lemma

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike

College Swing
College Swing (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ben Volt

Taxi Barons
Taxi Barons (1933)

as Ben

Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

as Ben

The Rummy
The Rummy (1933)

as The Rummy

Call Her Sausage
Call Her Sausage (1933)

as Benny

Here Comes Flossie!
Here Comes Flossie! (1933)

as Handyman

Bring'em Back a Wife
Bring'em Back a Wife (1933)

as Ben / Mrs. Gilbert

Strange Innertube
Strange Innertube (1932)

as Ben

Hot Spot
Hot Spot (1932)

as Cabbie

Taxi for Two
Taxi for Two (1932)

as Ben Blue

1920s

1 title
The Arcadians
The Arcadians (1927)

as Smith / 'Simplicitas'