Beverly Bentley

Biography

Beverly Bentley was an American actress whose career began in the 1950s during television's Golden Age and continued in theater and film into the early 2000s. Born in Atlanta and raised in Florida, she studied drama in high school and later moved to New York City. Arthur Godfrey put her on his show as a regular, where she held up signs for commercials, and she went on to work as a hostess and fashion commentator on game shows including The Price Is Right, Beat the Clock, and The Big Payoff. In Clifford Odets' The Big Knife she played Connie Bliss, appearing with James Earl Jones. With director Leo Garen she started Act IV, a small Provincetown theater company, and in 1966 she played Lulu in its staging of The Deer Park. Her Broadway lead was The Heroine. Her screen work included A Face in the Crowd (1957), Maidstone (1970), and The Golden Boys (2008).

88years old at death

Born February 26, 1930Atlanta
Died September 14, 2018
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 51 years1957 to 2008

Every film, newest first

2008The Golden BoysIMDb rating 6.0
1970MaidstoneIMDb rating 4.6
1957A Face in the CrowdIMDb rating 8.1

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Behind the camera
Bentley founded the small Provincetown theater company Act IV with director Leo Garen, staging plays by Pirandello and LeRoi Jones with new talents such as Al Pacino and Jill Clayburgh.
First role
Bentley's first off-Broadway role came as Connie Bliss in Clifford Odets' The Big Knife, and she starred opposite James Earl Jones in that production.

Beverly Bentley movies on Netflix

The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0as Mrs. Small
Maidstone1970IMDb rating 4.6as Chula Mae Kingsley
A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1as Page Girl

Worked with

Beverly Bentley shares three films with Rip Torn, 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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Rip Torn

Bruce Dern

Charles Durning

David Carradine

John Savage

Walter Matthau

Elia KazanDirector, 1 film Daniel AdamsDirector, 1 film

Norman MailerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Rip Torn3 films together, 1957 to 2008
Rip Torn's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. SmallTorn as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
- Maidstone1970IMDb rating 4.6Bentley as Chula Mae KingsleyTorn as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
- A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1Bentley as Page GirlTorn as Barry Mills
Bruce Dern1 film together, 2008
Bruce Dern's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. SmallDern as Capt. Perez Ryder
Charles Durning1 film together, 2008
Charles Durning's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. SmallDurning as John Bartlett
David Carradine1 film together, 2008
David Carradine's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. SmallCarradine as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
John Savage1 film together, 2008
John Savage's page
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. SmallSavage as Web Saunders
Walter Matthau1 film together, 1957
Walter Matthau's page
- A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1Bentley as Page GirlMatthau as Mel Miller
Elia KazanDirector, 1 film, 1957
All films by Elia Kazan
- A Face in the Crowd1957IMDb rating 8.1Bentley as Page Girl
Daniel AdamsDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Daniel Adams
- The Golden Boys2008IMDb rating 6.0Bentley as Mrs. Small
Norman MailerDirector, 1 film, 1970
All films by Norman Mailer
- Maidstone1970IMDb rating 4.6Bentley as Chula Mae Kingsley

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