Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict (born April 11, 1951 in Burbank , California - April 4, 2020 in London ) was an American actor and voice actor .
Life
Jay Benedict was born in Burbank, California in 1951. The family moved to England during his childhood. There he played in his youth in the theater and made his debut at the age of 11 in the French comedy La bande à Bobo, directed by Tony Saytor , in a small supporting role on the screen. From the mid-1970s he found regular work as an actor and was seen in films such as Winterspelt 1944 and Das tödliche Dreieck . Benedict has since made over 140 film and television productions. In addition to Hollywood productions such as Aliens - The Return and The Dark Knight Rises , he also took part in Spanish films and also worked in French films such as The French Revolution and Suddenly Papa .
With his wife Scolfield he ran a dubbing company. He translated and dubbed several films and video games into English. He lent his voice to video games such as Conflict Desert Storm , Baphomet's Curse: The Sleeping Dragon and Spartan: Total Warrior .
Benedict was married to the casting director Vanessa Pereira. In his second marriage he was married to the actress Phoebe Scholfield until his death . The couple had two sons together. He died on April 4, 2020, a week before his 69th birthday, at the age of 68 of complications from COVID-19 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: La bande à Bobo
- 1978: Winterspelt 1944
- 1979: The Deadly Triangle (Hanover Street)
- 1979: No. 1 can't be beat (Licensed to Love and Kill)
- 1984: The Sky Machine (Where Is Parsifal?)
- 1985: The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
- 1986: The Traitor (Un métier du seigneur)
- 1989: The French Revolution (La Révolution française)
- 1990: The Russia House (The Russia House)
- 1990: Jim Bergerac investigated ( Bergerac , TV series, an episode)
- 1992: ... and reached for the stars (To Be the Best)
- 1992: Like a Light in a Dark Night (Shining Through)
- 1993: Death Train
- 1993: Harnessing Peacocks
- 1993: Dance of Dschinghis Cohn (Genghis Cohn)
- 1994: The Snipers - The Price of Honor (Sharpe's Honor)
- 1994: State commission: murder (Les patriotes)
- 1996: Beaumarchais - The Insolent (Beaumarchais, l'insolent)
- 1997: Double Team
- 1998: Only love lasts forever (Only Love)
- 1999: Citizen Kane - The Hollywood Legend (RKO 281)
- 2000: Grasgeflüster (Saving Grace)
- 2005: When the Killing Began (Sometimes in April)
- 2005: Earthquake - When the earth opens up ... (Nature Unleashed: Earthquake)
- 2005: Frederick Forsyth: The Black Manifesto (Icon)
- 2005: Mosquito Man (Mansquito)
- 2006: Crusader 8 - The White Knight (Tirante el Blanco)
- 2007: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
- 2011: The Conspiracy - Treason at the Highest Level (Page Eight)
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
- 2013: The centenarian who climbed out the window and disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann)
- 2016: Hacked: No life is safe (IT)
- 2016: Suddenly Papa (Demain tout commence)
- 2017: Hostile
- 2017: Madame - Not the fine kind (Madame)
Ludography (selection)
- 1995: Simon the Sorcerer II : The Lion, the Wizard, and the Wardrobe
- 1998: Floyd (The Feeble Files)
- 2002: Conflict Desert Storm
- 2003: Baphomet's Curse: The Sleeping Dragon (Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon)
- 2003: Urban Freestyle Soccer
- 2005: Perfect Dark Zero
- 2005: Spartan: Total Warrior
- 2011: MindJack
Web links
- Jay Benedict in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jay Benedict in the German dubbing file
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jay Benedict Dies Following COVID-19 Complications: Actor Who Appeared In 'Emmerdale' & 'The Dark Knight Rises' Was 68 , deadline.com , accessed April 7, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benedict, Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burbank , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 2020 |
| Place of death | London , England |