Ben Taggart
born: 05 April 1889
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada		 died: 17 May 1947
St. Joseph's Hospital,
Burbank, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(heart and liver disease, aged 58)
Burly Canadian actor (most sources incorrectly state that he was born in New York, USA.)
His death certificate states that his cause of death was "Myocardial degeneration (12 hrs duration) due to severe jaundice and toxemia (1 week) and toxic necrosis of the liver, cause undetermined (1 week); other condition: mild obesity and arteriosclerosis."
Real name: Benjamin Laurie Taggart
Height: 6'0"		 Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus 1 film with Charley Chase.

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1935		 Okay Toots!
Police commissioner Alfred J. Smith

1935		 Poker At Eight
Maitre d'

1935		 Southern Exposure
Judge		  

1935		 Slightly Static
Mr. Sidney		  

1935		 Nurse To You!
Traffic cop

1935		 Manhattan Monkey Business
Surly diner		 DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1935		 Public Ghost #1
F.L. Bauldin

1936		 The Count Takes The Count
[unidentified character]		  

1936		 Neighborhood House
Cop
▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1939		 Rattling Romeo
J. Banning Buttle

1939		 Skinny The Moocher
[?]		  

Acknowledgements:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNGW-NX2 (birth record)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2P3-JVC (birth record)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW2V-NK1 (1891 Canada Census)
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1268898 (1891 Canada Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-2JL1 (1907 military register)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-5ZRC (1910 military register)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBQ-RRX (1920 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXQ-1YP (1930 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97V-CZT (1940 Census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V48Y-62L (WWII draft reg. card)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQR-ZXT (CA Death Index)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGJQ-W8ML (death certificate)
Jesse Brisson (research and help)

This page was last updated on: 19 November 2020