Benjamin Stewart (September 29, 1942 – June 4, 2013) was an American actor. Stewart was born on Sept. 29, 1942, in Houston, and after graduation from Lamar High School in 1961 he attended Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas for several years. After college, he returned to Houston and decided "to seek his fame in Hollywood Stewart performed in more than 40 ATC productions, including "Tartuffe" in the 1978-79 season in the role of Cleante; "Waiting for Godot" in the 1981-82 season in the role of Pozzo; two productions of "A Christmas Carol" as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons; and "Little Shop of Horrors" in the 1995-96 season as Mushnik. His last role was in "Much Ado About Nothing" as Leonato in the 2002-03 season. He performed in many venues in California before moving