Ben Taggart

• Born: Apr 05, 1889
• Died: May 17, 1947
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Drama, Crime
• Career Highlights: The Miracle Kid, The Medico of Painted Springs, Before I Hang
• First Major Screen Credit: Among the Missing (1934)

Biography

Canadian stage actor Ben Taggart made a few New York-based films in the mid-teens, but for the most part concentrated on theatrical work. Taggart came to Hollywood in 1931 to play Captain Corcoran in the Marx Brothers' Monkey Business; he also portrayed a theatrical agent in the film's promotional trailer, exchanging rhymed couplets with Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo. After a bit as a traffic cop in the Marx Brothers' Horse Feathers (1932), he freelanced as a featured player. He showed up in several Charley Chase two-reelers of the 1930s, usually playing Chase's boss or prospective father-in-law. In addition, he could be seen in a handful of serials, including Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). In his last active years, Ben Taggart was often as not cast as a B-picture prison warden. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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