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Benjamin Patrick Aris 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.
Birth Name
Benjamin Patrick Aris
Born
Tuesday, 16 March 1937
Died
Thursday, 04 September 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Up at the Villa | Col. Trail | 2000 |
| The Queen's Nose | Max | 1995 |
| The Last Englishman | Doctor (1917) | 1995 |
| Lady Chatterley | Tommy Dukes | 1993 |
| Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors | Scotland Yard Commissioner | 1992 |
| Me, You and Him | Headmaster | 1992 |
| Eldorado | Kenneth Owen | 1992 |
| Further Up Pompeii | Flatus | 1991 |
| The Fool | 1990 | |
| King of the Wind | Squire Dunn | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Up at the Villa | Col. Trail | 2000 |
| The Queen's Nose | Max | 1995 |
| The Last Englishman | Doctor (1917) | 1995 |
| Lady Chatterley | Tommy Dukes | 1993 |
| Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors | Scotland Yard Commissioner | 1992 |
| Me, You and Him | Headmaster | 1992 |
| Eldorado | Kenneth Owen | 1992 |
| Further Up Pompeii | Flatus | 1991 |
| The Fool | 1990 | |
| King of the Wind | Squire Dunn | 1990 |
| No Job for a Lady | Roland | 1990 |
| Young Charlie Chaplin | Mr. Vernon | 1989 |
| Poirot | Captain Fowler | 1989 |
| You Rang, M'Lord? | Special Branch Policeman | 1988 |
| First of the Summer Wine | First Visitor | 1988 |
| A Hazard of Hearts | Lieutenant of Dragoons | 1987 |
| Hold the Dream | Doctor | 1986 |
| Executive Stress | Andrew Morgan | 1986 |
| Slinger's Day | Forbes-Fortescue | 1986 |
| Boon | Maitre D' | 1986 |
| All in Good Faith | Dillforth | 1985 |
| Chance in a Million | Club Secretary | 1984 |
| The Brief | Judge | 1984 |
| Night Train to Murder | Theatre Manager | 1984 |
| By the Sword Divided | Edmund Waller | 1983 |
| The Comic Strip Presents | Party Guest | 1982 |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Doctor | 1982 |
| Bergerac | Executive | 1981 |
| The Treachery Game | Frank Lloyd | 1981 |
| Christmas Spirits | Charles Aintrey | 1981 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Inspector Newcomen | 1980 |
| Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Lord Tarquin of Staines | 1980 |
| Cribb | Captain Allbright | 1980 |
| The Assassination Run | Frank Lloyd | 1980 |
| Hi-de-Hi! | Julian Dalrymple-Sykes | 1980 |
| To the Manor Born | Spalding | 1979 |
| Clouds of Glory | Robert Southey | 1978 |
| The Famous Five | Mr. Durleston | 1978 |
| Hazell | T.P. Eades | 1978 |
| Voyage of the Damned | German Jewish Passenger | 1976 |
| The Ritz | 1976 | |
| I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight | Trampas B. Hildebrand | 1976 |
| Get Some In! | Dr. Purnell | 1975 |
| Royal Flash | Fireman | 1975 |
| Private Affairs | Lord Onslow | 1975 |
| Tommy | Reverend Simpson | 1975 |
| Alfie Darling | Ad Man / Advertising Man | 1975 |
| Old Dracula | Policeman | 1974 |
| Juggernaut | The Walker | 1974 |
| Village Hall | Stan | 1974 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | Lester Mapledurham | 1974 |
| Smokey Joe's Revenge | Mr. Fawcett | 1974 |
| The Three Musketeers | 1st Musketeer | 1973 |
| Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World | Army Captain | 1973 |
| O Lucky Man! | Mr. MacIntyre / Dr. Hyder / Flight Lt. Wallace / Mr MacIntyre/Dr Hyder/Flight Lt. Wallace | 1973 |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Brown | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Captain | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Dr. Bruce Morgan | 1972 |
| Savage Messiah | Thomas Buff | 1972 |
| Jamie | David Dodger | 1971 |
| The Music Lovers | Young Lieutenant | 1971 |
| Get Carter | Architect | 1971 |
| Say Hello to Yesterday | Floor Walker | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Edmund Burke / Bruce Wingfield | 1970 |
| The Reckoning | Party Guest / Moustached Party Guest | 1970 |
| Hamlet | Rosencrantz | 1969 |
| If.... | John Thomas - Staff / John Thomas | 1968 |
| Gazette | Potter | 1968 |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | Lt. Maxse | 1968 |
| Lionheart | Captain Harris / Capt. Harris | 1968 |
| The Mini-Mob | TV Producer | 1967 |
| The Plague of the Zombies | John Martinus | 1966 |
| Doctor Who | Lieutenant Shears | 1963 |
| West 11 | Party Guest / Partygoer | 1963 |
| Comedy Playhouse | The Adjutant | 1961 |
| Tom Brown's Schooldays | Tadpole | 1951 |
