Ben Taggart (April 5, 1889 – May 17, 1947) was an American actor. Taggart's stage experience began in Seattle, and he went on to play leading roles in Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Trenton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. He was described as "an adept comedian as well as a delineator of the more serious parts." Selected filmography His first movie was The Woman Next Door in 1915; from 1931 to 1945 he appeared in a number of minor uncredited roles. Credited roles include: The Woman Next Door (1915) - Tom Grayson The Fixer (1915) - Mr. William Fowler The Sentimental Lady (1915) - Tom Woodbury She (1917) - Leo Vincey Oh, Boy! (1919) - Charles Hartley The Hidden Light (1920) - Victor Bailey Mammy (1930) - Sheriff (uncredited) Kick In (1931) - Detective Johnson (uncredited) Newly Rich (1931) - Mr. Black (uncredited) Smart Money (1931) - Hickory Short (uncredited) Silence (1931) - Alderman Conners Monkey Business (1931) (with the Marx Brothers) - Captain Corcoran (uncredited) 24 Hours (1931) - Detective (uncredited) Under Eighteen (1931) - Detective French (uncredited) Ladies of the Big House (1931) - Guard Tompkins (uncredited) Taxi! (1932) - Detective (uncredited) High Pressure (1932) - Attorney General's Officer (uncredited) Strangers in Love (1932) - Crenshaw Amateur Daddy (1932) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) - Policeman in Car (uncredited) Million Dollar Legs (1932) (with W.C. Fields) - the ship's captain (uncredited) Horse Feathers (1932) (with the Marx Brothers) - the cop who tries to give Harpo a ticket (uncredited) Hold 'Em Jail (1932) - Doorman (uncredited) Faithless (1932) - Officer Clancy (uncredited) Afraid to Talk (1932) - Detective Burke (uncredited) Central Park (1932) - Policeman Mike (uncredited) Fast Life (1932) - Catalina Cop (uncredited) A Lady's Profession (1933) - Lieutenant (uncredited) Fast Workers (1933) - Millie's Dance Partner (uncredited) Gabriel Over the White House (1933) - Cabinet Member (uncredited) The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Sheriff (uncredited) Hold Your Man (1933) - Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited) Duck Soup (1933) - Trench Officer (uncredited) From Headquarters (1933) - Third-Degree Detective (uncredited) Sitting Pretty (1933) - Cop (uncredited) The Big Shakedown (1934) - Policeman at Regan's (uncredited) No More Women (1934) - Cop (uncredited) The Crosby Case (1934) - Police Inspector (uncredited) The Thin Man (1934) - Police Captain (uncredited) Shoot the Works (1934) - Detective The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934) - Police Capt. Thompson Among the