Ben has had a diverse career both on screen and on stage.
He has acted in many plays over his life, the majority of which were
with Bill Fegan's Kaleidoscope Players. He has also written several
plays and some, such as "Some Die From Drinking Water" and "Back to the
Hat Factory" produced.
In addition on the silver screen, he has worked behind it as well. Ben
worked in the Art and Construction departments of numerous films,
including Dances With Wolves, Wyatt Earpp, Medicine Man, McHale's Navy,
Fool for Love and Silent Tongue.
Ben has also written two novels. In his book "The Coordinator, several
killings, attempted murders and kidnappings plague a Hollywood company
preparing to film in the coastal jungles of Mexico.
His other novel, "Firedamp" is a story of love, hate and revolution, of
heroes and villains. In the late eighteen/early nineteen hundreds
thousands of poor but hopeful immigrant coal miners, railroaded to the
Colorado/New Mexico border, found themselves and their families in a
hostile environment. Forced to work under deplorable conditions for
next to nothing, they fought back. It is this story and the story of
the powerfully wealthy men who tried to drive them to do their bidding.
He has a home on Mexico's Pacific coast and a ranch in Tinaja, N.M.
Crime Patrol(1993)
Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold(1992)
Saint John of Las Vegas(2009)as Truck Stop Owner
Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It)(2008)as The Prospector
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy(2007)as Ebenezer
Beerfest(2006)as Spectator #1
Wyatt Earp(1994)as Dr. Seger
Crazy Heart(2009)
Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist(2008)
Highlander: Endgame(2000)
Beowulf(1999)
Passion Play(2010)
The Spy Next Door(2010)
Did You Hear About the Morgans?(2009)
Appaloosa(2008)
Full Motion Cowboys(2025)