Jaudon Edward BenedictJaudon Edward Benedict, in Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database. Retrieved March 30, 2026. (April 11, 1951 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor, voice actor, and casting director, who spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom and France.
Early life Benedict was born in Burbank, California to Edward Jaudon Benedict (1925-1994) and his German wife Renate Elizabeth Graupe (b. 1926). He moved to Europe with his family in the 1960s, and spent most of his working life in England.
Career
Theatre Benedict's theatrical credits include The Rocky Horror Show in the Kings Road in the early 1970s, Harold Pinter's production of Sweet Bird of Youth, The Reverend Lee in The Foreigner and Riccardo in Franco Zeffirelli's production of Filumena in which he played opposite Pierce Brosnan in the latter's first stage role, and Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, in a touring production of "One Day at a Time". In 2013, he appeared opposite Steven Berkoff and Andree Bernard in the world premiere of the former's one act play An Actor's Lament at The Berkoff Performing Arts Centre at Alton College, followed by a second performance at The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden in Kent, two nights at The Maltings Theatre & Cinema in Berwick-upon-Tweed and then a three-week run at the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In May 2014, it was revived with a short run at the Theatre Royal, Margate with a further one-week run scheduled at The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in September 2014.
In August 2014, he returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the world premiere of Terry Jastrow's The Trial of Jane Fonda, playing World War II veteran Archie Bellows.
Film and television Benedict's first film role, at the age of 11, was in the 1963 French film La Bande à Bobo. In 1977, he played Deak in the Tosche Station scenes in Star Wars, which were deleted from the film before release. Subsequent film appearances include The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (Didier le Clair), Icon (Carey Jordan), The White Knight (Ottoman Ambassador), The Russia House (Spikey), Saving Grace (the MC), Rewind and The Dark Knight Rises (Rich Twit). He played Russ Jorden, Newt's father, in the extended "Special Edition" of Aliens (1986). In 2003 he was third lead in Vicente Aranda's version of Carmen, playing Don Prospero.
He also appeared widely on television, most notably as Doug Hamilton on the soap opera Emmerdale, Captain/Major John Kieffer in on Foyle's War, Frank Crowe in an episode of the BBC's award-winning 2003 television miniseries Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Bruce in Come Back, Little Sheba with Laurence Olivier, John E. Jones III in Nova's Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial, Alan Kalanak in the 2001 Christmas Special edition of Jonathan Creek and Yves Houdet in Thames Television's mini-series of Angus Wilson's Anglo-Saxon Attitudes. Other television appearances include Lilyhammer as Agent Becker, Sharpe's Honour (General Verigny), Bergerac (Martin Colley), and Death Train (Halloran).
Benedict's credits in France included Paul Matthiews on the soap opera Tide of Life, William H. Wilbur in the miniseries Le Grand Charles (about Charles De Gaulle), Dr. McKenzie in Djihad, and Clerc in La Révolution française.
Voice acting He provided the voice for Shiro Hagen in Star Fleet, the English adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series X-Bomber. During the 1990s, he was a voice actor for Manga Entertainment, appearing in English dubs of anime like Project A-Ko, GoShogun: The Time Étranger, and Angel Cop, and in various video games. He also participated in the Sandy Frank English dubs of Gamera, the Giant Monster and Mighty Jack, which gained notoriety after being featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Benedict also co-founded the ADR/Loop group Sync or Swim with his wife, Phoebe Scholfield. They wrote and directed the English-language version of Dario Argento's film The Card Player.
Later in his career, he worked as a voice casting director.
Personal life He was married to actress Phoebe Scholfield and together they ran Sync or Swim, an ADR/Loop group. They also translated and wrote movies together, such as (Il Cartaio), which they translated into English. They had two sons: Leopold Benedict (Before the Rains, Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest) and Freddie Benedict (Planet 51, Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest). He also had a daughter from his previous marriage to casting director Vanessa Pereira.
Benedict was fluent in English and French, and also spoke German and Spanish.https://web.archive.org/web/20200406095723/https://jbenedict.wordpress.com/
Death Benedict died at Croydon University Hospital on April 4, 2020, a week before his 69th birthday, due to complications arising from a COVID-19 infection during the pandemic in London. He is survived by his mother Renate (nee Graupe, b. 1926 in GermanyRenate Elizabeth Graupe, in Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database. Retrieved March 30, 2026.), his wife Phoebe (b. 1958) and his children Alexis (b. 1984), Frederick (b. 1996) and Leopold (b. 1997).
Filmography Film
Actor Year Title Role Notes1963 La bande à Bobo 1977 Star Wars Deak Scenes deleted1979 Winterspelt Sergeant Hanover Street Cpl. Daniel Giler Licensed to Love and Kill Mad Professor 1980 The Mine and the Minotaur Gerry Gallagher 1982 Victor Victoria Guy Langois 1983 The Lonely Lady Dr. Sloan 1984Where Is Parsifal?Luke1985GameraAdditional voicesSandy Frank English dub1986 Aliens Russ Jorden Special edition only1989 La Révolution française: Les années terribles Clerc The Hostage of Europe Capt. Henry Fox Diamond Skulls Joe Dimandino 1990 The Russia House Spikey 1992 Shining Through War Room Officer Project A-KoCaptain Napolipolita (voice)Manga Entertainment English dub1993 Genghis Cohn Dr. Burkhardt 1994 The Patriots NSA Agent 1996 Beaumarchais Man in Grey GoShogun: The Time ÉtrangerLeonardi Medici Bundle (voice)Manga Entertainment English dub1997 Double Team Brandon 1998 Rewind Blondin 2000 Saving Grace Master of Ceremonies Vatel King's Commode Valet 2002 Pets Francois (voice) 2003 The Petersburg-Cannes Express Carmen Próspero 2004 Secret Agents American Man 2005Beneath Still WatersAdditional voicesNature Unleashed: EarthquakeReed2006 The White Knight Ottoman Ambassador 2007 The Apocalypse Code Rayli 2008A Fox's TaleAdditional voicesEnglish dubHigh School Musical: el desafío2010 Chico and Rita 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Rich Twit 2013 The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared French Foreign Minister 2015 Moonwalkers Colonel Dickford 2016 I.T. Detective Unrein Demain tout commence Doctor 2017 Madame Dr. Schurman Hostile Wounded Man Goodbye Christopher RobinAdditional voicesHoly LandsDr. Schwimann2019ScarefestLindsey CarpenterA Call to SpyAdditional voices
Casting department
Love Actually (2003) - ADR casting Thunderbirds (2004) - ADR casting Being Julia (2004) - ADR casting The Nun (2005) - ADR casting Imagine Me & You (2005) - ADR casting Beneath Still Waters (2005) - ADR casting The Thief Lord (2006) - ADR casting The Detonator (2006) - ADR casting The Kovak Box (2006) - ADR casting Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) - ADR casting The Abandoned (2006) - ADR casting: UK Flight of Fury (2007) - ADR casting The Golden Compass (2007) - ADR casting Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) - ADR casting The Secret of Moonacre (2008) - ADR casting The Mortician (2011) - Additional casting W.E. (2011) - ADR casting: UK A Dangerous Method (2011) - ADR casting Prometheus (2012) - ADR casting The Numbers Station (2013) - Additional ADR casting Burnt (2015) - ADR casting: UK The Infiltrator (2015) - ADR casting Morgan (2016) - ADR casting Another Day of Life (2018) - Voice casting Cold Pursuit (2019) - ADR casting A Call to Spy (2019) - ADR casting: UK The Informer (2019) - ADR casting: post-production Radioactive (2019) - ADR casting The Postcard Killings (2020) - ADR casting The Last Bus (2021) - ADR casting
Television Year Title Role Notes1975Couples Pete4 episodes1976Forget Me NotPierre LatourEpisode: "Old"Dickens of LondonYoung ManMiniseriesAngelsMike JepsonEpisode: "There's Always Tomorrow"1977 Yanks Go Home Pvt. Floyd Tutt 6 episodesLaurence Olivier PresentsBruceEpisode: "Come Back, Little Sheba"1978People Like UsAl SwingerMiniseriesTycoon Robert Gergen2 episodes1979The Other SidePragerEpisode: "Contacts"1980MonkeyAdditional voicesEnglish dub3 episodesOppenheimerSED OfficerMiniseries1981When the Boat Comes InLuisEpisode: "Roll of Honour"1981–82How We Used to LiveAnton Podemski4 episodes1982 Star Fleet Shiro Hagen (voice) English dub24 episodesNancy AstorMedicMiniseries1983Number 10Detective-Constable EdwardsThe Last DayMarine SergeantTV movie1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Didier Le Clair 1986Fugitive AlienRocky (voice)English dubTV movieUn métier de seigneurAustinMiniseries1987Mighty JackAdditional voicesSandy Frank English dubTV movie1988HemingwayMiniseries1990BergeracMartin ColleyEpisode: "Diplomatic Incident"1991Fly by NightRobert LindsayEpisode: "Furs Flying"The BillPhilip GarrodEpisode: "The Last Laugh"To Be the BestTV DirectorMiniseries1992Moon and SonBrad MoresbyEpisode: "SOS from a Gemini"Anglo-Saxon AttitudesYves HoudetMiniseriesWarburg: A Man of InfluenceJimmyUnnatural PursuitsRickEpisode: "I'm the Author"1993Death TrainHalloranTV movie2point4 ChildrenBobEpisode: "Whoopee, We're All Going to Die"Harnessing PeacocksEliTV movie1994BrooksideDr. O'KeefeEpisode: "Airing" Angel Cop Asura (voice) Manga Entertainment English dub6 episodesSharpe's HonourVerignyTV movie1995MaigretCrosbyEpisode: "Maigret et la tête d'un homme"1997Les vacances de l'amourEpisode: "Le secret de Jeanne" Emmerdale Doug Hamilton 20 episodesLes héritiersCol. BradyMiniseries1998Only LoveRogerTV movieThis Could Be the Last TimeCowboy DoctorTide of LifePaul Matthiews1999L'histoire du samediWalter MullerEpisode: "Petits nuages d'été" RKO 281Darryl F. ZanuckTV movie2000MetropolisJeremyMiniseriesL.A. 7Joni's BoyfriendEpisode: "Making Movies"2001Simsala GrimmAdditional voicesEnglish dub2 episodesHotel!Vice PresidentTV movie Jonathan Creek Alan Kalanak Episode: "Satan's Chimney"Swallow American UserMiniseries2003 Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Frank Crowe Episode: "The Hoover Dam"La crim''' |Alan Greene |Episode: "Un crime virulent" |- |Mother Teresa of Calcutta |Father Serrano (voice) |English dubTV movie |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |Quai n° 1|Victor McKee |Episode: "Le bout du tunnel" |- |Casualty |Peter |Episode: "The Good Father" |- | rowspan="3" |2005|| Icon || Carey Jordan || rowspan="2" | TV movie |- |Sometimes in April|Bowman |- |Broken News|Mark Ratzenburg |Episode: "Hijack" |- |2005 |Mansquito|Dr. Aaron Michaels |TV movie |- | rowspan="3" |2006 |Genie in the House|Soderburg |Episode: "Cave Dad" |- |Le Grand Charles|William H. Wilbur |Miniseries |- |Djihad |Dr. McKenzie |TV movie |- |2006–08|| Foyle's War || Maj. / Captain John Kieffer || 2 episodes |- |2007|| Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial || Judge John Jones || rowspan="2" | Documentary |- | rowspan="2" |2008|| Queen Victoria's Men || Lord Melbourne |- |Pinocchio |Additional voices |Miniseries |- |2011|| Page Eight || Master of the College || TV movie |- |2012|| Lilyhammer || Agent Becker || Episode: "Reality Check" |- |2012–13 |Rosamunde Pilcher |Richard Franklin |2 episodes |- |2014 |Cilla |Ed Sullivan |Miniseries |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |The Gamechangers|Reporter (voice) |TV movie |- |London Spy''Phone VoiceMiniseries2016UndercoverJudge Kramer Video games