Ben F. Wilson (also credited as Benjamin Wilson; July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.
[1] He appeared in more than 210 films between 1911 and 1930.
He starred as Inspector Cleek in a 1914 series of mystery shorts.
He was born in Corning, Iowa in 1876, and died in Glendale, California in 1930 from heart disease.
The Chronicles of Cleek series - (shorts)