What is Jay Benedict?
{{Infobox person |name = Jay Benedict |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1951|4|11}} |birth_place = [[Burbank, California]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|4|1951|4|11}} |death_place = [[London]], England, U.K. |occupation = Actor |nationality = American |years_active = 1963–2020 }} '''Jay Benedict''' (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] actor. He was born in [[Burbank, California]]. He started living in Europe during the 1960s. His movie credits include ''[[Star Wars (movie)|Star Wars]]'' (1977), ''[[Aliens (movie)|Aliens]]'' (1986), ''[[Diamond Skulls]]'' (1989), ''[[Tirant lo Blanc (movie)|Tirant lo Blanc]]'' (2006) and ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' (2012). He is also known for appearing in TV series such as ''[[Foyle's War]]'' and ''[[Emmerdale]]''. On April 4, 2020, during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], Benedict died of [[COVID-19]] in [[London]]. He was 68.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/rest-in-peace-jay-benedict-deak-in-a-new-hope/|title=Rest in peace Jay Benedict, Deak in A New Hope|author=Newbold, Mark|website=Fantha Tracks|date=April 4, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official website|http://www.jbenedict.wordpress.com}} *{{IMDb name|0070779}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benedict, Jay}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Burbank, California]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in London]] {{US-actor-stub}}