Charles Bennett
Age: 95 | From: Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Person Details
Birthday: 1899-08-02 22:57:17
Death: 1995-06-15 22:57:17
Aliases: John H. Kneubuhl
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 55
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
Biography
Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.
Most Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) Writer
Behind Closed Doors
(1958) Writer
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Writer
The Wild Wild West
(1965) Writer
The Count of Monte Cristo
(1956) Director
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Writer
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1964) Writer
Land of the Giants
(1968) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Charlie | |
| 1935 | Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited) | |
| 1917 | Amos Divine | |
| N/A | ||
| 1915 | John as a Child | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Writer | |
| 1965 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1962 | Screenplay | |
| 1961 | Screenplay | |
| 1960 | Screenplay | |
| 1959 | Screenplay | |
| 1958 | Writer | |
| 1957 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| 1956 | Story | |
| 1954 | Teleplay | |
| Writer | ||
| Writer | ||
| 1953 | Writer | |
| 1952 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Story | ||
| 1951 | Screenplay | |
| 1950 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| 1949 | Screenplay | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1948 | Screenplay | |
| 1947 | Screenplay | |
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| 1944 | Screenplay | |
| 1943 | Writer | |
| 1942 | Screenplay | |
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| 1941 | Writer | |
| 1940 | Screenplay | |
| 1939 | Screenplay | |
| 1938 | Adaptation | |
| 1937 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| 1936 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| 1935 | Screenplay | |
| Adaptation | ||
| Adaptation | ||
| 1934 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1933 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| Writer | ||
| 1932 | Writer | |
| 1931 | Story | |
| Story | ||
| 1930 | Theatre Play | |
| Writer | ||
| 1929 | Theatre Play | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Director | |
| 1953 | Director | |
| 1952 | Director | |
| 1949 | Director | |
| 1930 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Script | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |