Ben Deeley (January 22, 1878 - September 23, 1924) born J. Bernard
Deeley also credited as Ben Deely, was an American actor and
composer.Born in 1878, Deeley appeared in silent films, never having
lived to the talkie era. He composed a popular ragtime song called The
Kleptomaniac Rag in 1913. His best known performance in films is the
strange powdered character Mr. Jones in Maurice Tourneur's Victory
alongside Lon Chaney, Jack Holt, and Wallace Beery. He was at one time
married to Marie Wayne, who costarred with him in The Patchwork Girl
of Oz (1914), and to actress Barbara La Marr.Deeley died of double
pneumonia.
Deeley also credited as Ben Deely, was an American actor and
composer.Born in 1878, Deeley appeared in silent films, never having
lived to the talkie era. He composed a popular ragtime song called The
Kleptomaniac Rag in 1913. His best known performance in films is the
strange powdered character Mr. Jones in Maurice Tourneur's Victory
alongside Lon Chaney, Jack Holt, and Wallace Beery. He was at one time
married to Marie Wayne, who costarred with him in The Patchwork Girl
of Oz (1914), and to actress Barbara La Marr.Deeley died of double
pneumonia.
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