Actor

Ben Aris

March 16, 1937 · London, England, UK

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.

Notable work

7.9
Doctor Who (1963)
as Lieutenant Shears
7
Get Carter (1971)
as Architect (uncredited)
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Captain Fowler
7
if.... (1968)
as John Thomas
6.5
Tommy (1975)
as Reverend Simpson
6.7
The Three Musketeers (1973)
as 1st Musketeer

Often works with

Malcolm McDowell
3 titles together
if...., O Lucky Man!, Royal Flash
Oliver Reed
3 titles together
Tommy, The Three Musketeers, Royal Flash
Elisabeth Sladen
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Britt Ekland
2 titles together
Get Carter, Royal Flash
John Bindon
2 titles together
Get Carter, Juggernaut
John Carson
2 titles together
Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Plague of the Zombies

Full filmography · 64

Ready
as Manager
2002
Up at the Villa
as Col. Trail
20005.3
U.F.O. The Movie
as Doctor
1993
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
as Scotland Yard Commissioner
1992
The Fool
cast
1990
King of the Wind
as Squire Dunn
1990
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Party Guest
1988
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lieutenant of Dragoons
19877.8
Star Quality
as Eric Larch
1985
Night Train to Murder
as Theatre Manager
1984
The Falklands Factor
as Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
1983
Christmas Spirits
as Charles Aintrey
1981