Jay Benedict Death
Jay passed away on April 4, 2020 at the age of 69 in London, United Kingdom. Jay's cause of death was Coronavirus.
When did Jay Benedict die?
April 4, 2020How did Jay Benedict die? What was the cause of death?
CoronavirusHow old was Jay Benedict when died?
69Where did Jay Benedict die? What was the location of death?
London, United Kingdom
Jay Benedict Birthday and Date of Death
Jay Benedict was born in 1951 and died on April 4, 2020. Jay was 69 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1951
Date of Death: April 4, 2020
Age at Death: 69
Jay Benedict - Biography
Jay Benedict (born 1951) is an American actor, best known in the United Kingdom for his role as Captain/Major John Kieffer in Foyle's War (in the episodes "Invasion" and "All Clear").
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 Episode IV: A New Hope, which were deleted from the film before release. Subsequent film appearances include the extended, "Special Edition" version of Aliens (Russ Jorden), The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (Didier le Clair), Icon (Carey Jordan), The White Knight (Turkish Ambassador), The Russia House (Spikey), Saving Grace (the MC) and Rewind. In 2003 he was third lead in Vicente Aranda's version of Carmen, playing Don Prospero.
He was married to actress Phoebe Scholfield and together they ran Sync or Swim, an ADR/Loop group (see dubbing). They also translated and wrote movies together - such as The Card Player (Il Cartaio) - which they translated into English. They had two sons: Leopold Benedict (Before the Rains, Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest) and Freddie Benedict (Planet 51, Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest). He also had a daughter from a previous marriage.
