Changes: Martin Benson

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601px-Goldf-1911b — 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.)

TV Deaths

none known

Notable Connections

Ex-Mr. Joan Hayward

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+[[File:601px-Goldf-1911b.jpg|thumb|300px|Martin Benson in ''Goldfinger'' (1964) ]]
-Martin Benson (1918 - 2010)
+[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072578/ Martin Benson] (1918 - 2010)
 == Film Deaths ==
-* '''Captain Clegg (1962)'''
+*'''''Recoil'' (1953)''' [''Farnborough'']: Shot twice in the back by the dying [[Kieron Moore]] to stop him shooting [[Elizabeth Sellars]]. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
-* '''A Shot in the Dark (1964)'''
+*'''''Killers of Kilimanjaro'' (1959)''' [''Ali'']: Shot by [[Harry Baird]] on the instructions of [[Gregoire Aslan]]. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
-* '''''Goldfinger'' (1964)''' [Solo]: Shot in the chest by [[Harold Sakata]], as Martin is riding in the backseat of the car, which Harold is driving. The car is then crushed up, showing the gold in the trunk.
+*'''''[[Night Creatures (1962)|Night Creatures]]''[[Night Creatures (1962)| (1962)]] '''[''Mr. Rash'']: Stabbed with a spear by [[Milton Reid]].
-* '''''The Omen'' (1976)''' [Father Spiletto]:
+*'''''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964)|A Shot in the Dark]]''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964)| (1964)]] '''[''Maurice'']: Accidentally blown up (along with [[Maurice Kaufmann]] [[Moira Redmond]], [[George Sanders]], [[Tracy Reed (British)|Tracy Reed]] and [[Vanda Godsell]]) by a car bomb that [[Herbert Lom]] had intended to kill [[Peter Sellers]]. (Played for comic effect.)
+*'''''[[Goldfinger (1964)|Goldfinger]]''[[Goldfinger (1964)| (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)|The Omen]]''[[The Omen (1976)| (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'''.)
+== TV Deaths ==
+none known
+== Notable Connections ==
+* Ex-Mr. [[Joan Hayward]]
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