Personal Info
Jay Benedict
Acting
Biography
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 "Extended Edition" of the film Aliens.
Benedict was born in Burbank, California. He moved to Europe with his family in …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hostile
as Wounded Man
Madame
as Dr. Schwiman
I.T.
as Detective Unrein
Two Is a Family
as Doctor
Moonwalkers
as Colonel Dickford
The Gamechangers
as Reporter (voice)
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
as French Foreign Minister
400 Boys
as Stadium Technician
The Dark Knight Rises
as Rich Twit
Page Eight
as Master of the College
TV Shows
London Spy
as Phone Voice (voice) · 1 ep.
Cilla
as Ed Sullivan · 3 ep.
Lilyhammer
as Agent Becker · 1 ep.
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as Frank Crowe · 1 ep.
Foyle's War
as Major John Kiefer · 1 ep.
S Club 7
as Joni's Boyfriend · 1 ep.
Lexx
as Vet · 1 ep.
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
as Yves Houdet · 2 ep.
Maigret
as M. Crosby · 1 ep.
2Point4 Children
as Bob · 1 ep.