---
name: "Ben Wright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-wright-71781"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 May 1915"
died: "2 July 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T06:10:38.101637+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 Wright

Actor. Born 5 May 1915 in London, England, UK. Died 2 July 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 May 1915, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 2 July 1989
- **Active:** 1961–1967
- **Also known as:** Ben H. Wright
- **Works often with:** [George Bruns](https://film.one/person/george-bruns.md), [Walt Disney](https://film.one/person/walt-disney.md), [Wolfgang Reitherman](https://film.one/person/wolfgang-reitherman.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895601, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942220/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71781

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*One Hundred and One Dalmatians*](https://film.one/film/one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians.md) (82), [*The Jungle Book*](https://film.one/film/the-jungle-book.md) (80)

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## Biography

Ben Wright was an English actor. Born in London in 1915, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career on the West End stage before serving in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during the Second World War. He moved to the United States in 1946 and worked extensively in radio, film and television.

He is known for his role as Herr Zeller in *The Sound of Music* (1965) and for voice work in Disney animated features, including Roger Radcliffe in *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* (1961), Rama in *The Jungle Book* (1967) and Grimsby in *The Little Mermaid* (1989), his final role. Other film credits include *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961) and *Cleopatra* (1963).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Jungle Book* (1967), Fi1m 80, as Rama (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jungle-book.md)
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, as Herr Zeller — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Fi1m 82, as Halbestadt — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* (1961), Fi1m 82, as Roger (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians.md)

## Also known for

- *The Little Mermaid* (1989), Grimsby (voice)
- *Cleopatra* (1963), Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1959), Paisley
- *The Addams Family* (1964), Mr. Rudolpho
- *Get Smart* (1965), Hillary
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Ives, Benno Reichert
- *Topaz* (1969), French Officer (uncredited)
- *The Fortune Cookie* (1966), Doctor

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