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name: "Ben Blue"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 September 1901"
died: "7 March 1975"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T04:48:13.862841+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ben Blue

Actor. Born 12 September 1901 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Died 7 March 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 September 1901, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Died:** 7 March 1975
- **Also known as:** Бен Блу, Benjamin Bernstein
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Blue, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765767, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089478/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/104034

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!*](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ben Blue (born Benjamin Bernstein; 12 September 1901 – 7 March 1975) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville and as a dancer before appearing in short films for Warner Bros. from 1926, and later worked at Hal Roach Studios, Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

His film roles included Sid Simms in *For Me and My Gal* (1942), the biplane pilot in *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), Luther Grilk in *The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming* (1966), and the technical adviser in *A Guide for the Married Man* (1967). He also appeared as Moley in the television series *Land of the Giants* (1968). Blue hosted his own television series in 1950 and owned nightclubs.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Fi1m 70, as Luther Grilk — [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Sky's the Limit* (1975), as Ben
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Moley
- *Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?* (1968), as Man with a Razor
- *Accidental Family* (1967), series, as Hired Man
- *A Guide for the Married Man* (1967), as Technical Adviser
- *The Busy Body* (1967), as Felix Rose
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), as Luther Grilk — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)
- *The Dean Martin Show* (1965), series, Actor
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), as Biplane Pilot
- *Harrigan and Son* (1960), series, Actor
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as The Scarecrow
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Shandu
- *One Sunday Afternoon* (1948), as Nick
- *My Wild Irish Rose* (1947), as Hopper
- *Easy to Wed* (1946), as Spike Dolan
- *Two Sisters from Boston* (1946), as Wrigley
- *Badminton* (1945), as Bellamy B. Birdbrain
- *The Great Morgan* (1945), as Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Two Girls and a Sailor* (1944), as Ben
- *Broadway Rhythm* (1944), as Felix Gross
- *Thousands Cheer* (1943), as Chuck Polansky
- *For Me and My Gal* (1942), as Sid Simms
- *Panama Hattie* (1942), as Rowdy
- *Paris Honeymoon* (1939), as Sitska
- *Cocoanut Grove* (1938), as Joe De Lemma
- *College Swing* (1938), as Ben Volt
- *The Big Broadcast of 1938* (1938), as Mike
- *Thrill of a Lifetime* (1937), as Skipper
- *Artists & Models* (1937), as Jupiter Pluvius
- *High, Wide and Handsome* (1937), as Zeke
- *Turn Off the Moon* (1937), as Luke
- *College Holiday* (1936), as Electrician
- *Daredevil O'Dare* (1934), as Elmer O'Dare
- *Very Close Veins* (1934), as Ben
- *Here Comes Flossie!* (1933), as Handyman
- *The Rummy* (1933), as The Rummy
- *Call Her Sausage* (1933), as Benny
- *Taxi Barons* (1933), as Ben
- *Wreckety Wrecks* (1933), as Ben
- *Bring'em Back a Wife* (1933), as Ben / Mrs. Gilbert
- *Taxi for Two* (1932), as Ben Blue
- *Hot Spot* (1932), as Cabbie
- *Strange Innertube* (1932), as Ben
- *The Arcadians* (1927), as Smith / 'Simplicitas'

## Gallery

- ![Press photo of Ben Blue from the 1972 TV special "Once Upon A Tour".](https://film.one/media/person/1242550/gallery-eeab4473a174.jpg) Press photo of Ben Blue from the 1972 TV special "Once Upon A Tour". — Solo Cup Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ben_Blue_press_photo_from_Once_Upon_A_Tour_1972.jpg/1280px-Ben_Blue_press_photo_from_Once_Upon_A_Tour_1972.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ben Blue](https://film.one/media/person/1242550/gallery-254d51d58359.jpg) Ben Blue — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Ben_Blue_1954.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dora Hall and Ben Blue performing in the 1972 TV special "Once Upon A Tour".](https://film.one/media/person/1242550/gallery-79a7d93dcd7a.jpg) Dora Hall and Ben Blue performing in the 1972 TV special "Once Upon A Tour". — Solo Cup Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Dora_Hall_and_Ben_Blue_in_Once_Upon_A_Tour_1972.jpg/1280px-Dora_Hall_and_Ben_Blue_in_Once_Upon_A_Tour_1972.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of comedians Ben Blue and Lucille Ball in a comedy skit for Jack Benny's March 1968 television special.](https://film.one/media/person/1242550/gallery-24e4d7366dfd.jpg) Photo of comedians Ben Blue and Lucille Ball in a comedy skit for Jack Benny's March 1968 television special. — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ben_Blue_and_Lucille_Ball_1968.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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