Jay Benedict (April 11, 1951[source?] – April 4, 2020) was an American-born actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He died from complications arising from COVID-19 in 2020.[1]
He played Luke Skywalker's friend Deak in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, though Benedict's performance and the Tosche Station scene as a whole were cut from the final film.[2]
Star Wars work[]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (Deak) (Appears in deleted scenes)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emmerdale and Aliens actor Jay Benedict dies of coronavirus by Moses, Toby on www.theguardian.com (April 6, 2020) (archived from the original on July 10, 2020)
- ↑ 'Aliens', 'Star Wars' and 'Foyle's War' actor Jay Benedict dies due to coronavirus complications by Arnold, Ben on money.yahoo.com (April 6, 2020) (archived from the original on April 9, 2020)
