About Ben Tatar
Lived 1930 – 2012 (aged 82). Ben Tatar was an American autobiographer, film actor, television actor, stage actor and voice actor.
Benjamin Tatar (January 23, 1930 – November 29, 2012) was an American film, television, theater, and voice actor who was Jackie Gleason's aide and had lived with Ava Gardner.
Early life Tatar was born on January 23, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to a Jewish-American family.
1995 The Piano Lesson – as the watermelon man
1993 The Cemetery Club – man
1990 Two Evil Eyes – actor
1975 The Wind and the Lion – sketch artist
1972 Pancho Villa – as Private Bates
1969 Land Raiders – as Loomis
1967 Bang, Bang Kid – as Leech
1966 Battle of the Bulge – actor
1965 Crack in the World – as Indian Ambassador
1964 The Thin Red Line – actor
Television
Piano Lesson (1995) – actor
Bride in Black (1991) – actor
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Who was Ben Tatar?
American actor (1930-2012)
When was Ben Tatar born?
Ben Tatar was born on 23 January 1930 in Pittsburgh.
When did Ben Tatar die?
Ben Tatar died on 29 November 2012 in Shadyside.
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Ben Tatar was an autobiographer, film actor, television actor, stage actor and voice actor.
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Ben Tatar was American.
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