Ben Aris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1937-03-16

Place of Birth

London, England, UK
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Ben Aris

Biography

Benjamin Patrick Aris (16 March 1937 – 4 September 2003) was an English actor who was best known for his parts in Hi-de-Hi! and To the Manor Born, and was also very active on stage. He was often cast as an eccentric, upper-class, or upper-middle class, man.

Acting History

2002
Ready as Manager
2000
Up at the Villa as Col. Trail
1993
U.F.O. The Movie as Doctor
1993
Lady Chatterley as Tommy Dukes
1992
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors as Scotland Yard Commissioner
1990
The Fool
1990
King of the Wind as Squire Dunn
1990
No Job for a Lady as Roland
1990
You Rang, M'Lord? as Special Branch Policeman
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin as Mr. Vernon
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Captain Fowler
1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother? as Party Guest
1987
A Hazard of Hearts as Lieutenant of Dragoons
1986
Executive Stress
1986
Call Me Mister
1986
Slinger's Day as Forbes-Fortescue
1985
Star Quality as Eric Larch
1984
Night Train to Murder as Theatre Manager
1983
The Falklands Factor as Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Party Guest
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon as Doctor
1981
Bergerac as Executive
1981
Christmas Spirits as Charles Aintrey
1980
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as Inspector Newcomen
1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Lord Tarquin of Staines
1980
Hi-de-Hi! as Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
1978
Fearless Frank
1978
Clouds of Glory as Robert Southey
1978
The After Dinner Joke as Bruce Wingfield
1978
Hazell as T.P. Eades
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Whistler
1977
Target as Phillips
1976
The Ritz as Patron with Bicycle
1976
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight as Trampas B. Hildebrand
1976
Enemy as Andrew
1975
Royal Flash as Fireman
1975
Alfie Darling as Ad Man
1975
Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert as Lord Onslow
1975
Tommy as Reverend Simpson
1974
Vampira as Policeman
1974
Juggernaut as The Walker
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Lieutenant Shears
1973
The Three Musketeers as 1st Musketeer
1973
O Lucky Man! as Mr MacIntyre/Dr Hyder/Flight Lt. Wallace
1973
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1972
Crown Court
1972
Savage Messiah as Thomas Buff
1971
The Music Lovers as Young Lieutenant
1971
Get Carter as Architect (uncredited)
1970
The Reckoning as Party Guest
1969
Hamlet as Rosencrantz
1968
if.... as John Thomas
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade as Lt. Maxse
1968
Lionheart as Capt. Harris
1966
The Plague of the Zombies as John Martinus
1963
Doctor Who as Lieutenant Shears
1963
West 11 as Partygoer