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Benedict's film debut was in the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia.

When the New York run for Butterflies Are Free ended, he received an offer to repeat his performance in Hawaii, opposite Barbara Rush.

While there, he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five-O.

The producers of a horror film called Ssssss saw Benedict's performance in Hawaii Five-O and promptly cast him as the lead in that movie.

He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One which aired for one season in 1974.

He also made an appearance in Charlie's Angels.