Brooks Benedict (born Harold J. Mann, February 6, 1896 â€" January 1,
1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he
played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly
uncredited.He was born to Alice Julian and Samuel Mann. He attended
Princeton University for two years, and was a member its football
team.He then joined the American Ambulance Corp. in France for six
months at the height of World War I. Upon return and after the
Selective Service Act of 1917, he enlisted and served as a private in
the United States Army Air Service (632 Aero Sq., 144 Aero Sq., Sq. I
Kelly Field, Sq. C Gerstner Field; Flying School Detachment).Benedict
then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting
role in William Wellman's movie Cupid's Fireman (1923) at Fox Film
Corporation. His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in
The Freshman / College Days (1925) as the Campus Cad. He continued to
appear with Lloyd and other prominent silent era stars in the 1920s
During World War II and throughout the 1940s, he appeared in more than
130 movies, where he was limited to utility roles in all but three.
During this time, in an interview published in the Prescott Evening
Courier, he and Howard R. Philbrick (Chief Casting Executive) explain
the challenges faced by some 7000 extras in 1940 Hollywood. In later
stages of his career, he extended his work to television, appearing as
a regular in such series as the Four Star Playhouse (1956). His last
performance was in the movie Houseboat (1958).
1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film era, where he
played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly
uncredited.He was born to Alice Julian and Samuel Mann. He attended
Princeton University for two years, and was a member its football
team.He then joined the American Ambulance Corp. in France for six
months at the height of World War I. Upon return and after the
Selective Service Act of 1917, he enlisted and served as a private in
the United States Army Air Service (632 Aero Sq., 144 Aero Sq., Sq. I
Kelly Field, Sq. C Gerstner Field; Flying School Detachment).Benedict
then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting
role in William Wellman's movie Cupid's Fireman (1923) at Fox Film
Corporation. His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in
The Freshman / College Days (1925) as the Campus Cad. He continued to
appear with Lloyd and other prominent silent era stars in the 1920s
During World War II and throughout the 1940s, he appeared in more than
130 movies, where he was limited to utility roles in all but three.
During this time, in an interview published in the Prescott Evening
Courier, he and Howard R. Philbrick (Chief Casting Executive) explain
the challenges faced by some 7000 extras in 1940 Hollywood. In later
stages of his career, he extended his work to television, appearing as
a regular in such series as the Four Star Playhouse (1956). His last
performance was in the movie Houseboat (1958).
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