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Jay Benedict
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-04-11, Burbank, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He was frequently cast as American characters in British films and television programmes. He was best known for his television roles as Doug Hamilton in the soap opera Emmerdale, and as Captain/Major John Kieffer in the detective drama Foyle's War, in the episodes "Invasion" and "All Clear". He also played Russ Jorden, Newt's father, in the special "Extended Edition" of the film Aliens. Benedict was born in Burbank, California. He moved to Europe with his family in the 1960s, and spent most of his working life in England. He was of half German descent. His theatrical credits include The Rocky Horror Show in the Kings Road in the early 1970s, Harold Pinter's production of Sweet Bird of Youth, The Reverend Lee in The Foreigner and Riccardo in Franco Zeffirelli's production of Filumena in which he played opposite Pierce Brosnan in the latter's first stage role, and Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, in a touring production of "One Day at a Time". In 2013, he appeared opposite Steven Berkoff and Andree Bernard in the world premiere of the former's one act play An Actor's Lament at The Berkoff Performing Arts Centre at Alton College, followed by a second performance at The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden in Kent, two nights at The Maltings Theatre & Cinema in Berwick-upon-Tweed and then a three-week run at the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In May 2014, it was revived with a short run at the Theatre Royal, Margate with a further one-week run scheduled at The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in September 2014. In August 2014, he returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the world premiere of Terry Jastrow's The Trial of Jane Fonda, playing World War II veteran Archie Bellows. He also appeared widely on television, most notably as Frank Crowe in an episode of the BBC's award-winning 2003 television miniseries Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, John E. Jones III in Nova's Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, Alan Kalanak in the 2001 Christmas Special edition of Jonathan Creek and Yves Houdet in Thames Television's mini-series of Angus Wilson's Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Other television appearances include Lilyhammer as Agent Becker, Queen Victoria's Men (Lord Melbourne), Sharpe's Honour (General Verigny), Bergerac (Martin Colley), Death Train (Halloran), Harnessing Peacocks (Eli Drew) and Only Love (Roger). He provided the voice for Shiro Hagen in Star Fleet, the English adaptation of the Japanese X-Bomber. His first film role, at the age of 11, was in the 1963 Tony Saytor film La Bande à Bobo. In 1977, he played Deak in the Tosche Station scenes in Star Wars, which were deleted from the film before release. Subsequent film appearances include The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (Didier le Clair), Icon (Carey Jordan), The White Knight (Turkish Ambassador), The Russia House (Spikey), Saving Grace (the MC), Rewind and The Dark Knight Rises (Rich Twit). In 2003 he was third lead in Vicente Aranda's version of Carmen, playing Don Prospero. ... Source: Article "Jay Benedict" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

5.438

Secret Agents
2004-03-03

5.3

Carmen
2003-05-16

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

6.286

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985-02-04

The Maidens' Conspiracy

4.11

The Maidens' Conspiracy
2006-04-07

5.5

Only Love
1998-05-10

Victor/Victoria

7.275

Victor/Victoria
1982-04-25

3.417

Diamond Skulls
1990-06-08

The Apocalypse Code

4.798

The Apocalypse Code
2007-10-02

Nature Unleashed: Earthquake

6.727

Nature Unleashed: Earthquake
2005-01-11

5.273

Mosquito Man
2005-03-05

Come Back, Little Sheba

7

Come Back, Little Sheba
1977-12-31

The Hostage of Europe

7.5

The Hostage of Europe
1989-09-29

The Lonely Lady

4.684

The Lonely Lady
1983-10-02

La bande à Bobo

0

La bande à Bobo
1963-12-11

Where Is Parsifal?

3.857

Where Is Parsifal?
1984-01-01

The Dark Knight Rises

7.796

The Dark Knight Rises
2012-07-17

6

Djihad!
2006-12-01

6.346

The Alien Saga
2002-11-13

6.141

Moonwalkers
2015-03-14

The Gamechangers

5.9

The Gamechangers
2015-09-15

5.413

I.T.
2016-09-09

Two Is a Family

7.724

Two Is a Family
2016-12-07

5.803

Hostile
2018-03-08

Shining Through

6.5

Shining Through
1992-01-31

5.894

Madame
2017-08-17

5.627

Hanover Street
1979-05-18

6.588

Page Eight
2011-08-28

6.534

Saving Grace
2000-01-24

5.244

Double Team
1997-04-04

6.642

The Patriots
1994-05-18

The Russia House

6.1

The Russia House
1990-12-21

6.5

RKO 281
1999-11-20

5.2

Hotel!
2001-02-17

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

6.56

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996-03-20

5.053

Death Train
1993-04-14

Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial

6.6

Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
2007-11-01

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

7.548

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003-12-02

Un métier de seigneur

10

Un métier de seigneur
1986-12-06

5.682

Icon
2005-01-01

0

400 Boys
2013-01-01

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

6.819

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
2013-12-25

Sharpe's Honour

6.694

Sharpe's Honour
1994-06-08

Licensed to Love and Kill

5.8

Licensed to Love and Kill
1979-08-01

7.273

Lilyhammer
2012-01-25

7.025

Lexx
1997-04-18

6.92

London Spy
2015-11-09

Laurence Olivier Presents

7

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976-12-05

2Point4 Children

7.275

2Point4 Children
1991-09-03

7.8

Maigret
1991-12-01

7.3

Cilla
2014-09-15

6.7

Bergerac
1981-10-18

7.4

S Club 7
1999-04-08

7.8

Foyle's War
2002-10-27

7.8

Foyle's War
2002-10-27

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

5

Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992-05-12

8

Tycoon
1978-09-18

7

Number 10
1983-02-13

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

6.7

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003-09-04

8

Sharpe
1993-05-05