
Biography
Began acting at age seven, portraying his boyhood hero "Robin Hood" in a school play. Thirty years later, he got to reprise the character in a professional theatrical production, plus choreographing the fight sequences. A third generation Texan, he fulfilled another boyhood dream -- that of performing in an Alamo movie...and not just one, but two Alamo movies. He earned a BFA in theatre arts from TCU (Texas Christian University) with additional studies in cinematography. Studies also include London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, DeVera Marcus' Improv Class in L.A., & numerous L.A. voice-over coaches. Benton has performed in over 100 stage productions and national tours including 25 years with 2 partners in an award winning sketch comedy act -- "The Gunfighters" -- with over 6000 performances nationally, quite literally everywhere from being introduced onstage by Tony Randall at Madison Square Garden to performing alongsideClayton Moore of The Lone Ranger (1949) fame at a festival in Texas.
Acted in 42
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2015
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Heartland
Robert Grayson · 1 episode
- 2006
- 2005
- 2002
Mary Christmas
Dan Charles
- 2001
Winning London
Chef
- 2000
The Last Dance
Mr. Macvey
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1996
- 1995
- 1993
Legacy
Gov. Boggs
- 1992
Blood on the Badge
Hitman in photographs
Reanimator Academy
Movie
- 1991
Steele's Law
Agent West
- 1990
Highway to Hell
Toby Gilmore
Macon County War
Nathan Jackson
1980s
- 1988
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Gordon C. Jennings
Wrote 1
1990s
- 1992
Reanimator Academy
Writer