Benjamin Hendrickson
Biography
Benjamin Hendrickson was an American actor who studied in the first drama division class at the Juilliard School and was among the founders of John Houseman's The Acting Company. Born in Huntington, New York, he acted on stage from 1973 to 1984 in plays such as The Elephant Man, Awake and Sing and Strider. He took over the title part in The Elephant Man in 1981 after first understudying David Bowie. His films included Manhunter (1986), in which he originated the role of Frederick Chilton, along with Russkies (1987), Spanking the Monkey (1994) and Consenting Adults (1992). On television he appeared on Another World, Texas and Guiding Light, playing the villain Silas Crocker. He was best known as Hal Munson on the long-running soap As the World Turns. He played that part from 1985 to 2004 and again from 2005 to 2006, and won the 2003 Daytime Emmy for outstanding supporting actor. He died in 2006.
55years old at death
- Born Huntington
- Died Huntington
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 8 years1986 to 1994
Every film, newest first
- 1994Spanking the MonkeyIMDb rating 6.3
- 1992Consenting AdultsIMDb rating 5.7
- 1987RusskiesIMDb rating 5.5
- 1986ManhunterIMDb rating 7.2
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Early training
Hendrickson was a student in the first drama division class at the Juilliard School and was also a founding member of John Houseman's The Acting Company.
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Worked with
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Films together
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Alan J. PakulaDirector, 1 film, 1992
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