Biography
Jay Benedict
Acting
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…
Career works
58
Movies
43
Series
15
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
04/11/1951
Place of birth
Burbank, California, USA
Date of death
04/04/2020
Filmography highlights
Movies
Hostile
2018 · 5.8
Madame
2017 · 5.9
Two Is a Family
2016 · 7.7
I.T.
2016 · 5.4
The Gamechangers
2015 · 5.9
Moonwalkers
2015 · 6.1
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
2013 · 6.8
400 Boys
2013 · 5.0
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · 7.8
Page Eight
2011 · 6.6
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
2007 · 6.6
The Apocalypse Code
2007 · 4.8
The Maidens' Conspiracy
2006 · 4.1
Mosquito Man
2005 · 5.3
Nature Unleashed: Earthquake
2005 · 6.7
Series
London Spy
2015 · 6.9
Cilla
2014 · 7.3
Lilyhammer
2012 · 7.3
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · 6.7
Foyle's War
2002 · 7.8
S Club 7
1999 · 7.4
Lexx
1997 · 7.0
Sharpe
1993 · 8.0
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992 · 5.0
Maigret
1991 · 7.8
2Point4 Children
1991 · 7.3
Number 10
1983 · 7.0
Bergerac
1981 · 6.7
Tycoon
1978 · 8.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · 7.0