Benedict was born in Silver City, New Mexico, the son of Alma Marie (ne Loring), a journalist, and Mitchell M. Benedict, a doctor,[1] and grew up in Massachusetts, where he graduated from Boston College High School and Suffolk University. Rest In Paradise. He made his film debut with a minor role of a bartender in the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy. The actor also appeared on Off Broadway theater productions like Operation Sidewinder and Camino Real during that period. John Paul's heartbreaking passing was confirmed and announced by Scottish Cycling in a statement released on . He acted in Some Kind of Hero (1982) opposite Richard Pryor, Martin Ritt's drama film Nuts (1987) starring Barbra Streisand, Pink Cadillac (1989) with Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989),[1] Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats (1991),[1] Bill Duke's Hoodlum (1997), and John Singleton's Rosewood (1997). The official cause of death was a shotgun wound and the manner of death was ruled suicide. His film rsum also included Richard Pryors Some Kind of Hero (1982), Barbra Streisands Nuts (1987) and Clint Eastwoods Pink Cadillac (1989). The news of his passing confirmed via the singer's sister Shanneth Canegata created a stir on social media. He was 27. He later starred in the 1987 HBO movie The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, based on the novel by Robert E. Burns. Keough died Sunday in Calabasas, California. Mr. Benjamin made his stage debut in an early Shakespeare in the Park production, and his film debut as a bartender in Midnight Cowboy (1969). His breakout role came with the 1989 film Do the Right Thing directed by Spike Lee. 1 year ago. You can . Lee penned a heartfelt tribute to Benjamin on Instagram, revealing the 81-year-old actor had died on June 28. The incident unfolded live on Twitter, with Frantz Duval - editor of a Haitian newspaper - first alerting fans that something was wrong. Actor Paul Benjamin, who appeared in Spike Lee's seminal 1989 film Do the Right Thing, died last month, the director announced Wednesday. A few notable exceptions were a major role inBarry ShearsAcross 110th Street(1972), and smaller parts in Shears westernThe Deadly Trackers(1973), Michael CampusThe Education of Sonny Carson(1974), Arthur MarksFriday Foster(1975),Gordon Parks biopicLeadbelly(1976), andDon Siegels prison filmEscape from Alcatraz(1979).
