| Jay Benedict | |
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| Born | April 11, 1951 Burbank, California, United States |
| Died | April 4, 2020 (aged 68)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Years Active | 1963-present |
| Spouse(s) | Phoebe Scholfield |
| Website | |
| http://www.jbenedict.wordpress.com/ | |
Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951-April 4, 2020) was an American voice actor, best known in the UK for his role as Major John Kieffer in the TV Series Foyles War. Benedict was the voice of Shiro Hagen in the English adaptation of Star Fleet.
Benedict lived and worked in Europe since the 1960's. His first film role, at the age of 11, was in the 1963 Tony Saytor film La Bande à Bobo. He would later stage act early in his career, with notable credits such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Kings Road in the early 70's and Sweet Bird Youth.
Benedict had the unfortunate distinction of having his roles in two successful films completely edited out. First as Deak in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) alongside Garrick Hagon and Mark Hamill. Then later as Russ Jorden in Aliens (1986) although this role would later be restored in the Special Edition DVDs.
In addition to English, he also worked in French and Spanish, and had performed widely on the continent. He was married to actress Phoebe Scholfield and together they ran Sync or Swim, an ADR/Loop group. They have also translated and written movies together - such as The Card Player (Il Cartaio) - which they translated into English. In his spare time, Benedict reviewed books for the literary website Vulpes Libris and felt he'd "failed dismally if his review doesn’t elicit at least ONE outraged response".
Benedict passed away on April 4, 2020 after a battle with the Coronavirus disease.
Filmography[]
- Couples (1975) as Pete
- Come Back, Little Sheba (1977) as Brice
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) as Deak
- Yanks Go Home (1977) as Private Floyd Tutt
- People Like Us (1978) as Al Swinger
- Star Fleet (1982) as Shiro Hagen
- Victor Victoria (1982) as Guy Langois
- The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985) as Didier Le Clair
- Aliens (1986) as Russ Jorden (Special Edition)
- Fugitive Alien (1986) as Rocky (voice dub; uncredited)
- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1986) as Rocky (voice dub; uncredited)
- Project A-ko (1986) as Captain Napolipolita
- Mighty Jack (1987) as Jerry (voice dub; uncredited)
- The Russia House (1990) as Spikey
- Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1992) as Yves Houdet
- Sharpe's Honour (1995) as General Verigny
- Beaumarchais (1996) as L'homme en gris
- Double Team (1997) as Brandon
- Rewind (1998) as Blondin
- This Could be the Last Time (1998) as Cowboy Doctor
- Tide of Life (1998) as Paul Matthews
- RKO 281 (1999) as Darryl Zanuck
- Saving Grace (2000) as Master of Ceremonies
- Foyle's War (2002) as Major John Kieffer
- Carmen (2003) as Mérimée
- Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003) as Frank Crowe
- Icon (2005) as Carey Jordan
- The Maiden's Conspiracy (2006) as Turkish Ambassador
- Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (2007) as John E. Jones III
- The Apocalypse Code (2007) as Rayli
- Lilyhammer (2011) as Agent Becker
- Page Eight (2011) as Master of the College
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Rich Twit
References[]
External Links[]
- Jay Benedict at the Internet Movie Database
- Jay Benedict on foyleswar.com
- Jay Benedict on wikipedia