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Jay Benedict

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He has a long career behind him as a secondary school that spans several countries, including Spain, where he worked under Vicente Aranda. Jay Benedict passed away in London, at the age of 68. on April 4, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19. “Our thoughts are with his family,” the agency that represented him published.

Born on April 11, 1951 in Burbank (California), Jay Benedict began his journey with brief appearances in titles such as Victor or Victoria or La calle del adiós . He was also in the Swedish comedy The grandfather who jumped out the window and took off and in French films like  Tomorrow it all begins .

Fans of science fiction remember him as the father of Newt, the girl Ripley has to save, in Aliens, the return , despite his anecdotal presence on the tape. Jay Benedict also appears in The Dark Knight Rises , and played producer Darryl F. Zanuck, on RKO 281 . The Spanish filmmaker Vicente Aranda claimed him for Carmen Tirante, el blanco .

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