Ted Beniades

Ted Beniades
Born	November 17, 1922 New York City, New York
Died	October 24, 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 91) Brookville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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 Seidelbaum.

He was born on November 17, 1922 in New York City, the son of Greek immigrants Mary and Cleanthis Beniades. He served in World War II before studying acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York. 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. Beniades died on October 24, 2014 at the age of 91, he was married to Marion Lauer for fifty- five years until her death in 2009.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	A Man Called Adam	Minor Role
1967	Reflections in a Golden Eye	Sergeant	Uncredited
1968	The Odd Couple	Bartender	Uncredited
1968	The Detective	Reporter	Uncredited
1971	The Pursuit of Happiness	Traffic Cop
1971	They Might Be Giants	Taxi Driver
1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight	A Black Suit
1973	Serpico	Sarno
1976	The Next Man	Frank Dedario
1983	Scarface	Seidelbaum

References

• Ted Beniades at Aveleyman
• Obituary
• Hollywood Reporter

External links

• Ted Beniades at IMDb