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Ted Beniades
Ted Beniades
	Cropped Photo of Ted Beniades
Born	Theodore Cleanthis Beniades; November 17, 1922; New York City, U.S.
Died	October 24, 2014 (aged 91); Brookville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Character actor
Spouse	Marion Lauer (died. 2009)

Theodore Cleanthis Beniades (November 17, 1922 – October 24, 2014) was an American character actor of screen and stage who was best known for appearing in Brian De Palma's Scarface as the undercover police officer Seidelbaum.^[1]

Beniades was born on November 17, 1922, in New York City, the son of Greek immigrants Mary and Cleanthis Beniades.^[2] He joined the United States Army on March 1, 1943, as an enlisted soldier and was discharged in September 1944.^[3]^[4] After his military service, he began studying acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York.^[1]^[2] He appeared in such films as The Odd Couple, Serpico and The Next Man and such television series as Dark Shadows, N.Y.P.D., The Jackie Gleason Show, Kojak, The Andros Targets, and The Equalizer.^[1]^[2]

Beniades died on October 24, 2014, at the age of 91.^[1]^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	A Man Called Adam	Minor Role
1967	Reflections in a Golden Eye	Sergeant	Uncredited
1968	The Odd Couple	The Bartender	Uncredited
1968	The Detective	Reporter	Uncredited
1971	The Pursuit of Happiness	Traffic Cop
1971	They Might Be Giants	Taxi Driver
1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight	Man In Black Suit
1973	Serpico	Sarno
1976	The Next Man	Frank DeDario
1983	Scarface	Officer Seidelbaum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barnes, Mike (October 31, 2014). "Ted Beniades, an Undercover Cop in 'Scarface,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Theodore Beniades Obituary (1922-2014)". Jeffersonian Democrat. October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "Index Record for Theodore C Beniades WWII Army Enlistment Records", (Army Serial Number 32819343), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
^ "Index Record for Theodore C Beniades U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954", (Army Serial Number 32819343), Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved August 26, 2020.