Frank Bennett (actor)

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Born
Frank Fisher Bennett

September 15, 1890
New York, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1957(1957-04-29) (aged 66)
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1912–1919
Frank Bennett
Bennett in 1916
Born
Frank Fisher Bennett

September 15, 1890
New York, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1957(1957-04-29) (aged 66)
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1919
SpouseBillie West

Frank Fisher Bennett (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1957) was an American film actor active during the silent era. He played the role of Charles IX in D. W. Griffith's 1916 epic Intolerance.[1]

Born in New York, Bennett worked for Vitagraph in New York before he moved to Hollywood with D. W. Griffith.[2]

During World War I, Bennett joined the Army and worked in Washington in the Ordnance Department.[2]

He was married to actress Billie West.[3] After they stopped working in films, they settled in Warren Township, New Jersey, in a home adjacent to his parents' home.[2]

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