The actor George Benson was born on January 11, 1911 in Cardiff as George Frederick P. Benson. He was a RADA-trained British character actor, who played Shakespearean roles by the age of eighteen. On screen from 1932, usually seen in affable, timid or ineffectual roles, but his acting career was disrupted due to WW2. Following his return to film acting he eventually became well known for his television roles, often as comic support.
His pre-war films include Holiday Lovers (1932), Keep Fit (1937), Break the News (1938) and Young Man’s Fancy (1939).
On release from military service (he served 6 years with the Royal Artillery), he appeared in dozens of films – a handful of which include The October Man (1947), Helter Skelter (1949), The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Doctor in the House (1954), The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (1960), Deadline for Dummy (1963), A Jolly Bad fellow (1966) and The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery (1966).
His TV work included appearances Mr Dick in David Copperfield (1967), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Mock Doctor (1968), The World of Beachcomber (1968), Here Come the Doubledeckers (1970), Casanova (1971), as a Storyteller in Jackanory and 1973’s Harriet’s Back in Town.
He died on June 17, 1983.
His pre-war films include Holiday Lovers (1932), Keep Fit (1937), Break the News (1938) and Young Man’s Fancy (1939).
On release from military service (he served 6 years with the Royal Artillery), he appeared in dozens of films – a handful of which include The October Man (1947), Helter Skelter (1949), The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Doctor in the House (1954), The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (1960), Deadline for Dummy (1963), A Jolly Bad fellow (1966) and The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery (1966).
His TV work included appearances Mr Dick in David Copperfield (1967), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Mock Doctor (1968), The World of Beachcomber (1968), Here Come the Doubledeckers (1970), Casanova (1971), as a Storyteller in Jackanory and 1973’s Harriet’s Back in Town.
He died on June 17, 1983.
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