Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of princes, tramps, taxi drivers, crooks, sergeants, historical figures, stage doormans, butlers, ship officers, criminals, tough guys, moving men, chief engineers, mill workers, doughboys, bank robbers, guards, detectives, constables, henchmen, trainers, policeman, chauffeurs, sheriff, roughnecks, marksmanship instructors, gangsters, RCMP officers, fat men, drivers, majors, workmen, dam worker, bums, rodeo tricksters, party guests, officers, deputies, troopers, convicts, loggers, captains, handlers, motorcycle policemen, waiters, sailors, corporals, pirates, mechanics, bus drivers, bartenders, national guardsmen, judges, sound boom gripman, landowners, rivet throwers, and truck drivers, usually in uncredited roles as a silent screen supporting actor most notably as a recurring presence in Reginald Denny comedies at Universal Pictures during the 1920s. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Captain Harper' in the classic film drama, "Draegerman Courage" (1937). The film which was directed by Louis King, which was written for the screen by Anthony Coldeway, and which also starred Jean Muir, Barton MacLane, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Joseph Crehan, Helen MacKellar, and Addison Richards, tells the story of following a deadly cave-in at a Nova Scotian coal mine, rescue teams attempt to save surviving miners trapped underground before it's too late. He was born as Benjamin Franklin Hendricks Jr. to actor Benjamin Franklin Hendricks Sr. (1864-1930), and his wife Isabelle Frances Conway Hendricks (1867-1940), in New York City, New York, on November 2, 1893. He was baptized at the Calvary Presbyterian Church in New York City, New York, on April 9, 1894. He was educated locally and was a veteran of World War I, having joined the United States Navy in New York City, New York, on December 12, 1917. He began his acting career on Broadway in New York City, New York, by appearing in several stage productions of such plays as, "Con & Co" (September 20, 1910, to October 1910), as 'Baron Gustav von Vetter ' in "Miss Princess" (December 23, 1912, to January 04, 1913), "Miss Phoenix" (November 03, 1913, to November 1913), "Sherman Was Right" (October 26, 1915, to November 1915), as 'A Famous Composer' in "Words And Music" (December 24, 1917, to January 12, 1918), as a 'Conductor' in "Toot-Toot!" (March 11, 1918, to April 13, 1918), as 'The Sheik of Kudah' in "Little Simplicity" (November 04, 1918, to February 08, 1919), as 'Pepuso' in "Spanish Love" (August 17, 1920, to May 07, 1921), as 'Colonel Prout' in "The Triumph Of X" (August 24, 1921, to September 1921), as 'Herman Krauss' in "The Goldfish" (April 17, 1922, to June 1922), as 'Brooks' in "Virtue(?)" (November 16, 1922-November 1922), as 'Pierce' in "The Wasp" (March 27, 1923, to June 1923), as 'Mr. Baxter' in "Hello, Lola" (January 12, 1926, to February 20, 1926), and as 'Olaf' in "Fog" (February 07, 1927, to May 1927). During his time on the Broadway stage in New York City, New York, he also worked with the likes of William Burress, Grace Franklyn, Suzette Gordon, Gustav Hartzheim, Charles F. McCarthy, James H. Morrison, Maude Odell, Nelly Roland, Harry Stone, Tom H. Walsh, Martin L. Alsop, Ernest Cossart, Dorothy Dorr, Frank Gerbach, Hale Hamilton, Georgie Lawrence, Jean Shelby, Sam Sidman, Regina Wallace, Suzanne Willa, Charles Dow Clark, Alexander Clarke, Edward Colebrook, Wilfred Jessop, Robert Keith, Frank McHugh, Hugh O'Connell, Vivienne Osborne, Avis Adair, Earl Atkinson, Edythe Baker, Sylvia Carol, Dorothy Casey, Kittye Casey, Lillian Clerke, Cullen Clewis, Elisha Cook Jr., George Crouch, Don DeFrancis, Nanette Flack, Jay C. Flippen, Ben Franklin, Bert Gardner, Richard Keene, Constance Lahleet, Nancy Lea, Frances Mildern, Albert Miller, Betty Noi, Dorothy Palmer, Virginia Ray, Diddie Read, Beatrice Reiss, Wyn Richmond, Howard Shea, Cora Stephens, Wally Stewart, Georgie Stone, Margaret Brooke Sullivan, Larry Vale, Katherine Vercelle, Louise Vercelle, Marjorie White, Harry Wood, Edna Aug, Annette Bade, Elizabeth Brice, Martine Burnley, Richard Carle, Ellen Cassidy, Mildred Colby, Wellington Cross, Jeanne Dare, Marion Davies, Lillian Davis, Gordon Dooley, Ray Dooley, William Dooley, Flo Hart, Dorothy Herman, Evelyn Kerner,Dorothy Koffee, Gladys Logan, Maurie Madison, Frank Mayne, Evelyn Monte, Dot Quintette, Anna May Seymour, Harry Seymour, Harry Tanner, Edythe Whitney, Jay Wilson and Emma Wyche, among many others. During this time he made the transition to appearing in films. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'John Burke' in the shirt romance film drama, "The Leather Goods Lady" (1915). The film which also starred Beverly Bayne, tells the story of hopelessly discouraged by her inability to work out of the department store grind, Annie Whitlock, young and pretty, resolves to end her life. She draws from the bank her savings of four years and schemes a big "last day" in which she will seek all of those pleasures she had always longed for. John Burke, a big honest fellow, has procured means to acquire a limousine which he uses as a taxicab. Annie spends her last fourteen dollars for a two-hour ride about town. She stops him at Suicide Bridge, but Burke does not realize the significance of her despondency until he sees her jump over the rail. He rescues her and they wed. Besides, playing the role of 'John Burke' in the shirt romance film drama, "The Leather Goods Lady" (1915), and playing the role of 'Captain Harper' in the classic film drama, "Draegerman Courage" (1937), his many other film credits include, "Jabez's Conquest" (1915), "For The Freedom Of The East" (1918), "The Capitol" (1919), "Border River" (1919), "In The River" (1920), "The Knight Of The Pines" (1920), "Lochinvar o'The Line" (1921), "Two-Fisted Judge" (1921), "Caught In The Rapids" (1921), "The Land Of Hope" (1921), "The Black Ace" (1921), "Room And Board" (1921), "The Flaming Trail" (1921), "Cupid, Registered Guide" (1921), "Free Air" (1922), "The Headless Horseman" (1922), "Marriage Morals" (1923), "The Broad Road" (1923), "Big Dan" (1923), "The Old Fool" (1923), "Just Off Broadway" (1924), "Against All Odds" (1924), "The Cyclone Rider" (1924), "The City That Never Sleeps" (1924), "The Man Who Player Square" (1924), "Tides Of Passion" (1925), "Greater Than A Crown" (1925), "What Happened To Jones?" (1925), "The Fighting Buckaroo" (1926), "Skinner's Dress Suit" (1926), "Rolling Home" (1926), "One Minute To Play" (1926), "Take It From Me" (1926), "Birds Of Prey" (1927), "Barbed Wire" (1927), "A Racing Romeo" (1927), "Out All Night" (1927), "My Friend From India" (1927), "The Secret Hour" (1928), "Cleopatra" (1928), "Waterfront" (1928), "Synthetic Sin" (1929), "The Wild Party" (1929), "Twin Beds" (1929), "The Great Divide" (1929), "Footlights And Fools" (1929), "Men Without Women" (1930), "The Furies" (1930), "Ladies Love Brutes" (1930), "Road To Paradise" (1930), "The Girl Of The Golden West" (1930), "Sunny" (1930), "Hook, Line And Sinker" (1930), "Little Caesar" (1931), "Parading Pajamas" (1931), "The Public Enemy" (1931), "Blonde Crazy" (1931), "Taxi" (1931), "The Woman From Monte Carlo" (1932), "Fireman, Save My Child!" (1932), "Huddle" (1932), "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932), "Rain" (1932), "The Kid From Spain" (1932), "Fast Life" (1932), "Reform Girl" (1933), "The Mayor Of Hell" (1933), "The Important Witness" (1933), "Rafter Romance" (1933), "After Tonight" (1933), "Fugitive Lovers" (1934), "The Big Shakedown" (1934), "The Meanest Gal In Town" (1934), "Jimmy The Gent" (1934), "Lazy River" (1934), "We're Not Dressing" (1934), "Stingaree" (1934), "Green Eyes" (1934), "Midnight Alibi" (1934), "Friends Of Mr. Sweeney" (1934), "6 Day Bike Rider" (1934), "The St. Louis Kid" (1934), "Romance In Manhattan" (1934), "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (1934), "The Best Man Wins" (1935), "Northern Frontier" (1935), "Law Beyond The Range" (1935), "Princess O'Hara" (1935), "The Red Blood Of Courage" (1935), "Mary Jane's Pa" (1935), "Let'em Have It" (1935), "Code Of The Mounted" (1935), "Front Page Woman" (1935), "Don't Bet On Blondes" (1935), "His Fighting Blood" (1935), "O'Shaughnessy's Boy" (1935), "It's In The Air" (1935), "Dr. Socrates" (1935), "Miss Pacific Fleet" (1935), "Riffraff" (1935), "The Oregon Trail" (1936), "My Marriage" (1936), "It Had To Happen" (1936), "Road Gang" (1936), "Boulder Dam" (1936), "Bullets Or Ballots" (1936), "The Road To Glory" (1936), "Little Miss Nobody" (1936), "Sins Of Man" (1936), "Rhythm On The Rage" (1936), "Wildcat Trooper" (1937), "High Tension" (1936), "Great Guy" (1936), "The Charge Of The Light Brigade" (1936), "Theodora Goes Wild" (1936), "California Mail" (1936), "North Of Nome" (1936), "The Plainsman" (1936), "The Accusing Finger" (1936), "Banjo On My Knee" (1936), "God's Country And The Woman" (1937), "The Holy Terror" (1937), "I Promise To Pay" (1937), "San Quentin" (1937), "Kid Galahad" (1937), "The Last Train From Madrid" (1937), "Slim" (1937), "Roaring Timber" (1937), "Marry The Girl" (1937), "Blonde Trouble" (1937), "Windjammer" (1937), "Stage Door" (1937), "Wells Fargo" (1937), "Sergeant Murphy" (1938), "The Buccaneer" (1938), "Happy Landing" (1938), "The Daredevil Drivers" (1938), "Born To Be Wild" (1938), "A Slight Case Of Murder" (1938), "He Couldn't Say No" (1938), "Three Blind Mice" (1938), "When Were You Born?" (1938), "Marie Antoinette" (1938), "Cowboy From Brooklyn" (1938), "Keep Smiling" (1938), "Valley Of The Giants" (1938), "Hard To Get" (1938), "Angels With Dirty Faces" (1938), and "Road Demon" (1938). His last film role was playing 'Francois-Sergeant of the Guards' in the classic thriller film drama, "Devil's Island" (1938). The film which was directed by William Clemens, which was written for the screen by Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan, and Anthony Coldeway, and which also starred Boris Karloff, James Stephenson, Adia Kuznetzoff, Nedda Harrigan, Robert Warwick, and Pedro de Cordoba, tells the story of unjustly condemned to Devil's Island and condemned to death, Dr. Gaudet's life is spared when his surgical skills save the life of the commandant's daughter. He was also a veteran of World War I, having served in the United States Navy. He passed away from hypertension and a cerebral hemorrhage at the National Military Home Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on August 15, 1938, at the age of 44. Following his death, his funeral service was conducted by Hollywood American Legion Post 43 at the Hollywood American Legion Club and under the direction of Delmer Smith Mortuary. He was cremated through the Hollywood Crematory in Hollywood, California, and his ashes were buried in Flushing Cemetery in Flushing, New York. He was married to Janet Blair Hart Hendricks (1894-1982), with whom he had one child, a son named Benjamin Franklin Hendricks (1917-2004).