---
name: "Richard Bennett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-bennett-14519"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 May 1870"
died: "22 October 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T00:38:50.974817+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."
---

# Richard Bennett

Actor. Born 21 May 1870 in Deacon. Died 22 October 1944.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 May 1870, Deacon
- **Died:** 22 October 1944
- **Active:** 1931–1942
- **Also known as:** Clarence Charles William Henry Richard Bennett
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 70 (1), 1940s 89 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2761863, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071992/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14519

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Arrowsmith*](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md) (70)

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## Biography

Richard Bennett, born Clarence Charles William Henry Richard Bennett, was an American actor. He began his career on the stage in the 1890s and appeared in silent films before taking character roles in sound films.

His film credits include Gustav Sondelius in *Arrowsmith* (1931), John Glidden in *If I Had a Million* (1932), Major Amberson in *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942) and the Ship's Captain in *Journey into Fear* (1943). He was the father of actresses Constance Bennett, Barbara Bennett and Joan Bennett with his second wife, actress Adrienne Morrison.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Fi1m 89, as Major Amberson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *Arrowsmith* (1931), Fi1m 70, as Gustav Sondelius — [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *The Pirates of Blood River* (1962), as Seymour (uncredited)
- *Journey into Fear* (1943), as Ship's Captain
- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), as Major Amberson — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *18 Minutes* (1935), as Korn
- *Nana* (1934), as Gaston Greiner
- *Big Executive* (1933), as Commodore Richardson
- *If I Had a Million* (1932), as John Glidden
- *Strange Justice* (1932), as Kearney
- *Madame Racketeer* (1932), as Elmer Hicks
- *No Greater Love* (1932), as Surgeon
- *This Reckless Age* (1932), as Donald Ingals
- *Arrowsmith* (1931), as Gustav Sondelius — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md)
- *Bought!* (1931), as David Meyer
- *Five and Ten* (1931), as John Rarick
- *The Home Towners* (1928), as Vic Arnold
- *Lying Wives* (1925), as Ted Stanhope
- *Youth for Sale* (1924), as Montgomery Breck
- *The Eternal City* (1923), as Bruno
- *The End of the Road* (1919), as Doctor
- *The Gilded Youth* (1917), as John Slocum
- *The Valley of Decision* (1916), as Arnold Gray · Writer
- *And the Law Says* (1916), as Lawrence Kirby · Director
- *Philip Holden - Waster* (1916), as Philip Holden
- *The Sable Blessing* (1916), as John Slocum
- *Damaged Goods* (1914), as George Dupont · Writer

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