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name: "Ben Guillory"
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born: "7 November 1949"
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# Ben Guillory

Actor. Born 7 November 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 7 November 1949, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 1985–1994
- **Also known as:** Bennet Guillory, Bennett Guillory
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (1), 1990s 87 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Guillory, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2751626, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347140/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13316

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Color Purple*](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md) (64)

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## Biography

Ben Guillory, also credited as Bennet Guillory or Bennett Guillory, is an American actor, theatre producer and director. Born on 7 November 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he was raised in San Francisco, California, and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre there.

In 1994 he co-founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles with Danny Glover and serves as its artistic director. He received an Ovation Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play in 2008 for his performance in *The Piano Lesson* at the Hayworth Theatre.

Guillory is known for his film role as Grady in *The Color Purple* (1985) and television appearances including The Source in *Charmed* (1998), Rep. Jackson in *The West Wing* (2003), and roles in *Babylon 5* (1997), *JAG* (1998), *NCIS* (2003) and *Masters of Sex* (2013).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Mr. Foster — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *The Color Purple* (1985), Fi1m 64, as Grady — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *Masters of Sex* (2013), series, as Eustace — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-sex.md)
- *Mad Love* (2011), series, as Judge
- *Repo Chick* (2009), as Rogers
- *The Harimaya Bridge* (2009), as Daniel Holder
- *Eli Stone* (2008), series, as Judge Daniel Heep
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Corrections Officer
- *Jack & Bobby* (2004), series, Actor
- *Our Father* (2004), as T.P.
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Henry
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Army Surgeon
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Middle Aged Man
- *First Monday* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Judge
- *Falling Like This* (2001), as Mr. Salas
- *They Crawl* (2001), as Capt. Righetti
- *The District* (2000), series, as Bob Bradshaw
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Jackson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Arthur Ethelridge
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as The Source
- *America's Dream* (1996), as Willie (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- *Red Wind* (1995), as Waldo
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Professor Dubotu
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), series, as Mr. Foster — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Leif Tanner, Merchant — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Champion Killer* (1994), Actor
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, as Waldo — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as Medical Big Shot — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Judge Samuel Gondek
- *Walker* (1987), as Achilles Kewen
- *Maid to Order* (1987), as George Sterling
- *The Kindred* (1987), as Dr. Stone
- *Amen* (1986), series, Actor
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Walter Emerick
- *The Color Purple* (1985), as Grady — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple.md)
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Cecil
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Counsellor, Counselor
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor

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