"1930Z"^^ . . "1997Z"^^ . "1901-06-12Z"^^ . "Ben Welden (June 12, 1901 \u2013 October 17, 1997) was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Welden appeared in over 120 films between 1930 and 1966.Short, balding and somewhat rotund, he often literally played a \"heavy\", frequently in a somewhat comical or slightly dim-witted way, offsetting the sinister nature of his character's actions."@en . "Benjamin Weinblatt"@en . "Welden, Ben"@en . "1966Z"^^ . "Ben Welden"@en . "1997-10-17Z"^^ . "American actor" . "1901Z"^^ . .