‘Aliens’ & ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Actor Jay Benedict Dies At 68 From Coronavirus

Aliens and The Dark Knight Rises actor Jay Benedict has died on the age of 68 from problems he developed from the coronavirus.

TCG Artist Administration confirmed that Aliens and The Dark Knight Rises actor Jay Benedict not too long ago handed away following problems after he was recognized with the coronavirus. Jay Benedict is greatest identified for his position in James Cameron’s Aliens as Russ Jorden, Newt’s father in Hadley’s Hope on LV-426. It was a short look, however instantly memorable. The star additionally appeared in Christopher Nolan’s last movie in his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, as one among Gotham’s richer members of society focused by Catwoman and Bane.

Jay Benedict’s household posted a brief assertion on the star’s weblog, stating that he handed away on April Four resulting from problems from the coronavirus. Jay Benedict’s brokers at TCG Artist Administration posted a short heartfelt message following the star’s dying. Apart from Aliens and The Dark Knight Rises, Jay Benedict appeared in plenty of British exhibits and had a small position as Deak within the deleted scenes of Star Wars: A New Hope. Deak was one among Luke Skywalker’s pals when he lived with Owen and Beru on Tatooine. Jay Benedict appeared as Deak alongside different characters Luke socialised with away from the moisture farm — Windy, Camie and Fixer. Sadly Benedict’s scenes didn’t make it into the theatrical model of A New Hope.

It’s with nice disappointment that we announce the passing of our expensive shopper Jay Benedict, who this afternoon misplaced his battle with COVID-19. Our ideas are together with his household ❤️

— TCG ArtistManagement (@TCGArtist) April 4, 2020

Along with showing in Aliens and The Dark Knight Rises in addition to starring in plenty of British dramas, together with the long-running Emmerdale and Foyle’s Struggle, Jay Benedict additionally briefly appeared within the Netflix black comedy Lilyhammer in 2012. The star appeared as an F.B.I. agent linked to Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano. He was married to Phoebe Scholfield and the pair had two sons, Leopold and Freddie. Benedict additionally has a daughter, Alexis, from an earlier marriage.

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