# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jay-benedict
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:34:29.509Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jay-benedict"
name: "Jay Benedict"
slug: "jay-benedict"
description: "Jay Benedict was an American actor who spent most of his life and career in the United Kingdom. He was frequently cast as American characters in British films and television programmes. He was best known for his television roles as Doug Hamilton in the soap opera Emmerdale, and as Captain/Major John Kieffer in the detective drama Foyle's War, in the episodes \"Invasion\" and \"All Clear\". He also played Russ Jorden, Newt's father, in the special \"Extended Edition\" of the film Aliens."
tagline: "American actor (1951-2020)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Jay_Benedict.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1951-04-11"
deathDate: "2020-04-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.32905466666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0070779"
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    url:       "http://www.jbenedict.wordpress.com"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Jay Benedict"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump