Here's Ben in one of his usual roles as the Western "Lawman." That's Marie Prevost doing the honors.

Rudolph Valentino got a run for his money when Ben appeared as the Shriek of Araby. While it would be saying too much to claim that Ben outdid the famous latin Romeo, nevertheless there were those who thought the latter had finally met his match.

One perhaps not so familiar fact is that Ben was a great influence on the renowned German-born film director and actor Erich von Stroheim, as the above picture clearly demonstrates. Albert Einstein himself, as is already well known, was someone not above taking up the Turpin "look."

And there was time for fun, as well. Here's Ben horsing it up with some Bathing Beauties ~ convincing proof that he could do comedy as well as drama.

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