Ben Starr was born on 18 October 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Our Man Flint (1966), Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and Climax! (1954). He was married to Gloria June Kaplan. He died on 19 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- October 18, 1921 (105)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Writer and actor
- 13 on Motif · 19 credits in all
What are Ben Starr's films like?
Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ben Starr's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Starr's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 13 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Great in Britain: The Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)
Father Brown(2013)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Death in Paradise(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Silver Spoons(1982)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Joys!(1976)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Oliver Twist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
Treasure Island(1973)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
How to Commit Marriage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
The Spirit Is Willing(1967)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Busy Body(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Texas Across the River(1966)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Pad and How to Use It (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Our Man Flint(1966)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Petticoat Junction(1963)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Ensign O'Toole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
The Andy Griffith Show(1960)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all showsA Great Personality Is Just Skin Deep (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1960 to 2019.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ben Starr's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ben Starr work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Starr's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sid Caesar shares the most, 3.
Directors
- William CastleShared titles: The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 2 shared titles with William Castle
Actors
- Sid CaesarShared titles: Lunch (2012), The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Sid Caesar
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Edwin H. BryantShared titles: The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Edwin H. Bryant
- Harold E. StineShared titles: The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Harold E. Stine
- Vic MizzyShared titles: The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Vic Mizzy
Producers
- Dona HollowayShared titles: The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Dona Holloway
Mixed roles
- Hal KanterShared titles: Lunch (2012), Joys! (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Kanter
