---
name: "Ben Davidson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-davidson"
fi1m_id: "ben-davidson"
imdb_id: "nm0203234"
tmdb_id: 100563
wikidata_id: "Q2895392"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 June 1940"
died: "2 July 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:53:41.188115+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."
---

# Ben Davidson

## Identity

Ben Davidson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-davidson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-davidson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0203234
- **TMDB ID:** 100563
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2895392
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Davidson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/100563

Actor. Born 14 June 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 2 July 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 June 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 2 July 2012
- **Also known as:** Benjamin Earl Franklin
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 72 (1), 1980s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Davidson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/100563

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Conan the Barbarian*](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Ben Davidson was an American actor and former professional American football player. Born in Los Angeles, California, he played as a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and, primarily, the Oakland Raiders, where he was a three-time AFL All-Star.

After retiring from football, Davidson appeared in films and on television. He played Rexor in *Conan the Barbarian* (1982) and had roles in *M*A*S*H* (1970), *Necessary Roughness* (1991) and numerous series including *Happy Days*, *Charlie's Angels* and *CHiPs*. He also featured in Miller Lite beer commercials.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Rexor — [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *M*A*S*H* (1970), Fi1m 72, as Football Player #88 - 325th Evac. (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'* (2000), as Rexor (archive footage)
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Sheriff Warren
- *Necessary Roughness* (1991), as Convict Football Player
- *Goldie and the Bears* (1985), as Thomas 'Rhino' Rhiner
- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), as Rexor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Rebels* (1979), series, as Donnigan
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *How the West Was Won* (1977), series, Actor
- *Code R* (1977), series, as Ted Millibank
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Tasker
- *Ball Four* (1976), series, Actor
- *Harry and Walter Go to New York* (1976), as Bouncer
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, Actor
- *Behind the Green Door* (1972), as Doorman
- *M*A*S*H* (1970), as Football Player #88 - 325th Evac. (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)

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