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name: "Ernest Truex"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernest-truex"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 September 1889"
died: "26 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:50:32.606654+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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# Ernest Truex

Actor. Born 18 September 1889 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Died 26 June 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 September 1889, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 26 June 1973

## Biography

Ernest Truex was an American actor of stage, film and television. He began performing as a child and made his Broadway debut in 1908. His career spanned from 1907 to 1966, with numerous supporting roles in comedies.

Truex played the reporter Bensinger in the 1940 film *His Girl Friday*. Other film appearances include *Bachelor Mother* (1939), *Christmas in July* (1940) and *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940). He also appeared in television series such as *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955) and *Petticoat Junction* (1963).

He was married to the actress Sylvia Field from 1941 until his death in 1973.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *His Girl Friday* (1940), Fi1m 90, as Bensinger — [page](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Pedott, Charles Whitley — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Howard Rutherford, Wilkens
- *Christmas in July* (1940), Mr. Baxter
- *Bachelor Mother* (1939), Investigator
- *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), Bailey #1
- *It's a Wonderful World* (1939), Willie Heyward
- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), Oliver Fenton, Tony Allison

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