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  1. Mar 4, 2010 · By Sarah Cooper 4 March 2010. British actor Martin Benson died has aged 91. British film and television actor Martin Benson has died at his home in Buckinghamshire. Well-known for his work on the ...

  2. Mar 4, 2010 · MARTIN BENSON Martin Benson, who died on 28 February, 2010, aged 91, was an actor of great range who appeared in a host of British and American productions. Arguably his most memorable part was that of Mr Solo, the reluctant mafioso bumped off by Goldfinger for refusing to take part in his masterplan in the 1964 Bond film of the same name.

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  4. Mar 3, 2010 · News Mar 3, 2010 by Matthew Hemley. Actor Martin Benson, whose television credits included roles in The Saint and Tales of the Unexpected, has died aged 91. Benson, whose career spanned from the ...

  5. www.bafta.org › heritage › in-memory-ofMartin Benson - BAFTA

    A British character actor, Benson was in demand for all kinds of diverse and exotic characters. These include the vizier Kralahome in The King & I (1956), Mordekai in Exodus (1960), Ramos in Cleopatra (1963), doomed gangster Solo in Goldfinger (1964) and Maurice in A Shot In The Dark (1964). - Read Martin Benson's Times Obituary

  6. It was his character who was famously crushed to death inside a new luxury car in one of the film's most legendary scenes. Benson's character's name caused some contention with the Bond producers. Ian Fleming suggested using the same name as the hero Robert Vaughn played on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and embellished it a bit by adding a first name: Napoleon.

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  8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0072578Martin Benson - IMDb

    Play trailer 1:01. Goldfinger (1964) 6 Videos. 20 Photos. Martin Benson was born on 10 August 1918 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Omen (1976), The King and I (1956) and Goldfinger (1964). He was married to Joan Hayward and Joy. He died on 28 February 2010 in Markyate, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

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