Portrait of Ben Taggart

Acting

Ben Taggart

Career

Active from 1915 to 1942, with a break from 1921 to 1930, busiest in 1940 and 1941 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Before I Hang
Before I Hang
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Taggart Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 63
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)

Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)

as John Blake

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Conductor (uncredited)

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Banker (uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Detective Sergeant Regan

The Miracle Kid
The Miracle Kid (1941)

as J. Hamilton Gibbs

Hard Guy
Hard Guy (1941)

as Ben Sherwood

The Medico of Painted Springs
The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)

as John Richards

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Warden Thompson

The Wildcat of Tucson
The Wildcat of Tucson (1940)

as Judge John Barlow

Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children (1940)

as Mr. Millar

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
GoodWatch score 73

as General Lupi (uncredited)

1930s

58 titles ยท average score 63
Rattling Romeo
Rattling Romeo (1939)

as J. Banning Buttle

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Pompous Man (uncredited)

Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House (1936)

as Cop

San Francisco
San Francisco (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

as Cop (uncredited)

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

as Capt. Thomson

Among the Missing
Among the Missing (1934)

as Officer Flannagan

The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Police Captain (uncredited)

The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

as Police Officer (uncredited)

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Capt. Corcoran (uncredited)

I'll Say She Is
I'll Say She Is (1931)

as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent

1920s

1 title
The Hidden Light
The Hidden Light (1920)

as Victor Bailey

1910s

5 titles
Oh Boy!
Oh Boy! (1919)

as Charles Hartley

She
She (1917)

as Leo Vincey

The Fixer
The Fixer (1915)

as Mr. William Fowler

The Sentimental Lady
The Sentimental Lady (1915)

as Tom Woodbury

The Woman Next Door
The Woman Next Door (1915)

as Tom Grayson