Ben Aris, born Benjamin Patrick Aris, (16 March 1937 — 4 September 2003), was a British actor best known for being Typecast as lovable upper-class eccentrics. He was also the father of Jonathan Aris.
His first role on TV was on Jamie in 1971. After this, he appeared in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Doctor Who, Sam and the River, Crown Court, Wodehouse Playhouse, and Target.
In the early '80s, he played Mr. Spalding in three episodes of To the Manor Born. After a guest appearance in the fifth series of Hi-de-Hi! as Julian Dalrymple-Sykes, he joined the main cast in Series 8 after Barry Howard was sacked for drunken on-set misbehaviour.
He died at the age of 66.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film- The Plague of the Zombies (1966) — John Martinus
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) — Lieutenant Maxse
- if.... (1968) — Mr. John Thomas
- Hamlet (1969) — Rosencrantz
- Get Carter (1971) — Architect
- Savage Messiah (1972) — Thomas Buff
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — Mr. MacIntyre/Dr. Hyder/Flight Lieutenant Wallace
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — Musketeer
- Juggernaut (1974) — Walker
- The Ritz (1976) — Patron with Bicycle
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, episode "The R.A.F. Reunion" (1973) — Brown
- Doctor Who, 1 episode of 6-episode story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" (1974) — Lieutenant Shears
- Get Some In!, episode "Crash Exercise" (1977) — Dr. Purnell
- Play for Today, 2 episodes:
- "The After Dinner Joke" (1978) — Bruce Wingfield
- "The Falklands Factor" (1983) — Edmund Burke
- To the Manor Born, 3 episodesshow list (1980-81) — Mr. Spalding
- Jackanory Playhouse, episode "The Rose of Ice" (1981) — Captain
- The Bagthorpe Saga, episode "Absolute Zero - Part 3" (1981) — P.J.
- Bergerac, episode "A Miracle Every Week" (1983) — Executive
- By The Sword Divided, episode "This War Without an Enemy" (1983) — Edmund Waller
- Hi-de-Hi!, 13 episodes (1984-88) — Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
- Chance in a Million, episode "The Lost Weekend" (1986) — Club Secretary
- The Comic Strip Presents, episode Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988) — Party Guest
- Poirot, episode "Problem at Sea" (1989) — Captain Fowler
- You Rang, M'Lord?, episode "Trouble at Mill" (1990) — Special Branch Policeman
- Up Pompeii, episode "Further Up Pompeii" (1991) — Captain Flatus
- The Bill, episode "Trial and Error" (1992) — Judge
- The Queen's Nose, 4 episodes (1996-99) — Max
