Ben Aris
| Ben Aris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Benjamin Patrick Aris 16 March 1937 London, England, UK |
| Died | 4 September 2003 (aged 66) Surrey, England, UK |
| Years active | 1951-2002 |
| Spouse(s) | Yemaiel Oven (1966-2003; his death) |
| Children | Jonathan Aris |
Benjamin Patrick Aris (16 March 1937 – 4 September 2003) was an English actor who was best known for his parts in Hi-de-Hi! and To the Manor Born, and was also very active on stage. He was often cast as an eccentric, upper-class, or upper-middle class, man.
Aris was born in London, and following the Second World War, he trained at the Arts Educational School. At the age of 16, he joined a national tour of the show Zip Goes a Million. He then did his national service in the Army and after that appeared in many musicals and films including The Plague of the Zombies, The Charge of the Light Brigade and Hamlet. Aris was in the 1960 production of "Pieces of Eight" at the Apollo Theatre in London as well as the 1969 production of "Hamlet" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York.
His first television role was in the sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em in 1973. The following year he appeared in Invasion of the Dinosaurs, a 1974 Doctor Who serial. His other early television roles included Sam and the River (1975), Crown Court, Wodehouse Playhouse and Target. During that time he also appeared in Get Carter, The Music Lovers, Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World and Juggernaut.
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