Ted Beniades
Born
Theodore Cleanthis Beniades

(1922-11-17)November 17, 1922
DiedOctober 24, 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 91)
OccupationCharacter actor
Spouse
Marion Lauer
(died. 2009)
[1]

Theodore Cleanthis Beniades (November 17, 1922 – October 24, 2014) was an American character actor of screen and stage who was best known for appearing in Brian De Palma's Scarface as the undercover police officer Seidelbaum.[1]

Beniades was born on November 17, 1922, in New York City, the son of Greek immigrants Mary and Cleanthis Beniades.[2] He joined the United States Army on March 1, 1943, as an enlisted soldier and was discharged in September 1944.[3][4] After his military service, he began studying acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York.[1][2] He appeared in such films as The Odd Couple, Serpico and The Next Man and such television series as Dark Shadows, N.Y.P.D., The Jackie Gleason Show, Kojak, The Andros Targets, and The Equalizer.[1][2] Beniades died on October 24, 2014, at the age of 91.[1][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1966A Man Called AdamMinor Role
1967Reflections in a Golden EyeSergeantUncredited
1968The Odd CoupleThe BartenderUncredited
1968The DetectiveReporterUncredited
1971The Pursuit of HappinessTraffic Cop
1971They Might Be GiantsTaxi Driver
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightMan In Black Suit
1973SerpicoSarno
1976The Next ManFrank DeDario
1983ScarfaceOfficer Seidelbaum

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Barnes, Mike (October 31, 2014). "Ted Beniades, an Undercover Cop in 'Scarface,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Theodore Beniades Obituary (1922-2014)". Jeffersonian Democrat. October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. "Index Record for Theodore C Beniades WWII Army Enlistment Records", (Army Serial Number 32819343), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. "Index Record for Theodore C Beniades U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954", (Army Serial Number 32819343), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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