British stage and film actor who has played noted supporting roles in
films both in England and the U.S. He is best known in the U.S. for his
non-singing role as the Kralahome, in the 1956 film version of Rodgers
and Hammerstein's "The King and I". He is sometimes confused with South
Coast Artistic Director Martin Benson, who has directed
Horton Foote's "The
Carpetbagger's Children".