Benny Bartlett

Biography

Benny Bartlett was an American child actor and musician who later became part of the long-running Bowery Boys comedy series. Born in Independence in 1924, he first took the stage as an infant and was playing trumpet by age four, leading his own dance orchestra on radio. His screen debut came in 1935 with the RKO musical Millions in the Air, after which Paramount signed him and considered him for the title role in Tom Sawyer, Detective before shelving that project. He played an adolescent bandleader in the Columbia short Swing, You Swingers! and took incidental parts in features such as Thank Your Lucky Stars. After serving in World War II, he took a prominent role in the Gas House Kids films made by PRC, and William Beaudine brought him to the Bowery Boys, where he stayed off and on until 1955. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) and retired from acting in 1958.

75years old at death

Born August 16, 1924Independence
Died December 26, 1999Redding
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 18 years1936 to 1954

Every film, newest first

1954Rear WindowIMDb rating 8.4
1950Cheaper by the DozenIMDb rating 7.0
1939The Great Man VotesIMDb rating 6.7
1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeIMDb rating 5.8
1936The Texas RangersIMDb rating 6.6

Genres

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A change of course
Bartlett was a musical prodigy who played trumpet at age four and directed and sang with his own dance orchestra on radio.
A role that slipped away
Paramount had plans for Bartlett to play the title part in Tom Sawyer, Detective, with Elizabeth Patterson as his co-star. The project was shelved, and Billy Cook ended up as Sawyer.
A change of course
Bartlett quit acting in 1958 and turned to work as a professional realtor, going back to using his birth name, Floyd B. Bartlett.

Benny Bartlett movies on Netflix

Rear Window1954IMDb rating 8.4as Man with Miss Torso
Cheaper by the Dozen1950IMDb rating 7.0as Joe Scales
The Great Man Votes1939IMDb rating 6.7as Davy McCarthy(Bennie Bartlett)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937IMDb rating 5.8as Cabin Boy(Bennie Bartlett)
The Texas Rangers1936IMDb rating 6.6as David

Worked with

Benny Bartlett shares two films with John Barrymore, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Barrymore

James Stewart

Edgar Buchanan

Myrna Loy

Frank Puglia

Fred MacMurray

Alfred HitchcockDirector, 1 film Walter LangDirector, 1 film King VidorDirector, 1 film

Films together

John Barrymore2 films together, 1937 to 1939
John Barrymore's page
- The Great Man Votes1939IMDb rating 6.7Bartlett as Davy McCarthy(Bennie Bartlett)Barrymore as Gregory Vance
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937IMDb rating 5.8Bartlett as Cabin Boy(Bennie Bartlett)Barrymore as Colonel Nielson
James Stewart1 film together, 1954
James Stewart's page
- Rear Window1954IMDb rating 8.4Bartlett as Man with Miss TorsoStewart as L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies
Edgar Buchanan1 film together, 1950
Edgar Buchanan's page
- Cheaper by the Dozen1950IMDb rating 7.0Bartlett as Joe ScalesBuchanan as Dr. Burton
Myrna Loy1 film together, 1950
Myrna Loy's page
- Cheaper by the Dozen1950IMDb rating 7.0Bartlett as Joe ScalesLoy as Lillian Gilbreth
Frank Puglia1 film together, 1937
Frank Puglia's page
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge1937IMDb rating 5.8Bartlett as Cabin Boy(Bennie Bartlett)Puglia as Draven Nogais
Fred MacMurray1 film together, 1936
Fred MacMurray's page
- The Texas Rangers1936IMDb rating 6.6Bartlett as DavidMacMurray as Jim Hawkins
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 1 film, 1954
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
- Rear Window1954IMDb rating 8.4Bartlett as Man with Miss Torso
Walter LangDirector, 1 film, 1950
All films by Walter Lang
- Cheaper by the Dozen1950IMDb rating 7.0Bartlett as Joe Scales
King VidorDirector, 1 film, 1936
All films by King Vidor
- The Texas Rangers1936IMDb rating 6.6Bartlett as David

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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