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Known For
Acting
Popular Genres
Drama Crime Thriller
Career Span
1950 – 1984

Benjie Bancroft

4 wins
66 nominations
4 Oscars
45 credits

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Career
1950 – 1984

Known For

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
American Gigolo
American Gigolo
1980
as Man at Political Dinner (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Detective (uncredited)
Illegal
Illegal
1955
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Delegate (Uncredited)
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
1956
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Townsman (uncredited)
Earthquake
Earthquake
1974
as Citizen (uncredited)
Limelight
Limelight
1952
as Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Policeman at Station

Frequent Collaborators

Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
4 shared projects
in "The Boston Strangler"
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Norma Varden
Norma Varden
2 shared projects
in "Strangers on a Train"
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Walter Bacon
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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John Barton
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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Tex Brodus
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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Oliver Cross
2 shared projects
in "Strangers on a Train"
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Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
2 shared projects
in "Strangers on a Train"
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Stuart Hall
2 shared projects
in "Strangers on a Train"
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Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
2 shared projects
in "American Gigolo"
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Scott Seaton
Scott Seaton
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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Cap Somers
Cap Somers
2 shared projects
in "Friendly Persuasion"
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Award Recognition

4
Wins
66
Nominations
4
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1984

Swing Shift as Workman (uncredited)

1983

Max Dugan Returns as Policeman at Station Award

1982

Lookin' to Get Out as Bookie

1980

American Gigolo as Man at Political Dinner (uncredited) Award

1978

California Suite as Commuter (uncredited) Award
Heaven Can Wait as Reporter (uncredited)

1976

St. Ives as Patrolman Award

1974

Blazing Saddles as Townsman (uncredited) Award
Earthquake as Citizen (uncredited) Award
Get Christie Love! as Detective (uncredited) Award

1968

The Boston Strangler as Detective (uncredited) Award
Live a Little, Love a Little as 2nd Motorcycle Cop

1967

Countdown as Technician (uncredited) Award
Banning as Club Member (uncredited)

1965

Red Line 7000 as Funeral Guest (uncredited)

1964

The Strangler as Police Officer (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods as Bailiff
Espionage Target: You as Officer (uncredited)

1962

Pressure Point Award
Tales of Terror as Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal as Party Guest (uncredited)

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Delegate (Uncredited) Award
Pocketful of Miracles as Police Officer (uncredited)
Look in Any Window as Police Officer (uncredited)

1959

The FBI Story as FBI Agent (uncredited) Award
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
I, Mobster as Police Officer (uncredited)

1957

Witness for the Prosecution as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Award
The Garment Jungle as Worker (uncredited)
The Giant Claw as Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
The Devil's Hairpin

1956

Friendly Persuasion as Carnival Patron (uncredited) Award
Written on the Wind as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Award
The Rack as Family Member Award

1955

Illegal as Bailiff (uncredited) Award
An Annapolis Story as Doctor (uncredited)

1953

Dangerous When Wet as Ship Passenger (uncredited) Award
Vicki as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1952

Limelight as Music Hall Patron (uncredited) Award

1951

Strangers on a Train as Police Officer (uncredited) Award
M as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1950

The Underworld Story
The Iroquois Trail
Short Grass as Townsman (uncredited)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Witness for the Prosecution
American Gigolo
Friendly Persuasion
Strangers on a Train
The Boston Strangler
Illegal
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Written on the Wind
Blazing Saddles
Earthquake

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