Benjamin Masters was an American actor.
He was born on May 6, 1947 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States to Floyd Beryl Masters and Mary Minnie Cozad. He had a sister named Cheryl Lerner.
Ben Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in theatre in 1969.
He then moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.
In the 70s and 80s, Ben Masters commenced his television and film career.
Masters subsequently starred in over 40 films and tv shows including One of Our Own (1975), Mandingo (1975), Mobile Medics (1976), Loose Change (1978), Barnaby Jones (1978–1979), All That Jazz (1979), Another World ( 1982), Illusions (1983), Key Exchange (1985), The Deliberate Stranger (1986), Noble House (1988), Heartbeat (1988–1989), Lady Killer (1995), The Second Civil War (1997), Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1998–1999), the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2008, and many others.
Ben Masters passed away from complications of COVID-19 while battling dementia on January 11, 2023, at age 75 in Palm Springs, California, United States.