Martin Benson

Martin Benson in Goldfinger (1964)

Martin Benson (1918 - 2010)

Film Deaths

• Recoil (1953) [Farnborough]: Shot twice in the back by the dying Kieron Moore to stop him shooting Elizabeth Sellars. (Thanks to Brian)
• Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) [Ali]: Shot by Harry Baird on the instructions of Gregoire Aslan. (Thanks to Brian)
• Night Creatures (1962) [Mr. Rash]: Stabbed with a spear by Milton Reid.

• A Shot in the Dark (1964) [Maurice]: Accidentally blown up (along with Maurice Kaufmann Moira Redmond, George Sanders, Tracy Reed and Vanda Godsell) by a car bomb that Herbert Lom had intended to kill Peter Sellers. (Played for comic effect.)

• Goldfinger (1964) [Mr. Solo]: Shot in the chest by Harold Sakata, while Martin is riding in the backseat of Harold's car. The car is then crushed up, showing the gold in the trunk.

• Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) [Gen. Chan Lu]: Blown up when the bomb explodes.

• The Omen (1976) [Father Spiletto]: Dies of a slow painful death (off-screen, presumably after the film ends) from injuries of being severely burned. (His death is mentioned in the 1981 sequel The Final Conflict.)
• Sphinx (1981) [Muhammed]: Shot by Frank Langella

TV Deaths

none known

Notable Connections

• Ex-Mr. Joan Hayward