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Ted Beniades

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Actor 1922–2014 On stage 19531964

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. Beniades was born on November 17, 1922, in New York City, the son of Greek immigrants Mary and Cleanthis Beniades. He joined the United States Army on March 1, 1943, as an enlisted soldier and was discharged in September 1944. After his military service, he began 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,…

On stage 4 productions, 11 years

1953 Wonderful Town Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott (Jerome Robbins uncredited) 559 perf.
1961 The Garden of Sweets Anta Playhouse · Original · directed by Milton Katselas 1 perf.
1963 The Irregular Verb to Love Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Cyril Ritchard 115 perf.
1964 Golden Boy Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Arthur Penn 569 perf.

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  • Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Daniels, Paula Wayne, Kenneth Tobey, Ted Beniades, Louis Gossett, Jaime Rogers, Lola Falanaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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