Paul Benjamin emerged as a prominent actor with his diverse roles on stage, film and television during the 70s, 80s and 90s. In the 1990 film The Freshman, he played a similar role, this time an NYU film school professor. The cause of death currently remains unknown. Benjamin Keough's cause of death has been confirmed by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office. Succession Director on Filming That Surprise Cameo and Tying Up Her Kendall Trilogy, Robert Patrick, Kennedys Children Playwright, Dies at 85, Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer and Activist, Dies at 96, Ron Faber, Busy New York Stage Actor, Dies at 90, Wes Anderson Directing Star Wars? Benjamin got his start as an actor playing a bartender in Midnight Cowboy in 1969 and eventually appeared in bit parts in Sidney Lumets The Anderson Tapes and Born to Win before moving more into television work towards the late 70s. [8], Benedict was awarded a posthumous Elliot Norton Award by the Boston Theater Critics Association in 2009.[9]. He made a bust of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . He appeared Off-Broadway in 1986 in Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play. Paul Benjamin, Actor in 'Do the Right Thing,' Dies at 81 By Pat Saperstein Paramount/Malpaso/Kobal/Shutterstock Paul Benjamin, who played one of the men on the corner in Spike Lee 's " Do. His breakout role came with the 1989 film Do the Right Thing directed by Spike Lee. News of Benjamins passing came to light after Director Spike Lee posted the news on his Instagram account on Tuesday (07-02-19). Read Next: That Old Jack Black Magic: As the Villain of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Actor Gives His Peachiest Performance in Years, Pedro Almodovars Short Western Strange Way of Life Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics, Nobus First Tequila Collaboration Is a Smooth-Sipping $500 Per Bottle Limited Edition, As Rust Resumes Filming in Montana, Alec Baldwin Is Working With Rory Kennedy on a Documentary, Jock Zonfrillo, MasterChef Australia Judge, Dies at 46, Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Premiere Date Revealed by Steve Martin and Martin Short at Comedy Show (EXCLUSIVE), Matthew Lawrence: 'My Agency Fired Me' After I Refused to Take My Clothes Off for an Award-Winning Director, Netflixs Saudi Arabian Psychological Thriller The Matchmaker Tackles Controversial Subject of Temporary Marriages, Says, Super Mario Bros. Movie Officially Smashes $1 Billion Globally, The Late Late Show With James Corden Series Finale Scores 1.43 Million Viewers, Willie Nelsons 90th Birthday Is Smoking, With Snoop Dogg, George Strait and Neil Young Among the Party Favorites at the Hollywood Bowl, Bill Hader Is Open to Playing Stefon Again, One Year After Saying He Might Retire the Character Due to Being Seen as a Stereotype, The Morning Show Renewed for Season 4 on Apple TV+ Ahead of Season 3 Debut, That Old Jack Black Magic: As the Villain of 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie,' the Actor Gives His Peachiest Performance in Years, COVER STORY | How a Sex Scandal, Big Egos and Putin Led to Jeff Shells Sudden, No Payout Exit From NBCU, Ryan Goslings Greta Gerwig Barbie Tee and Margot Robbies Pink Two Piece Embrace Barbiecore, The Brilliance of Harry Belafonte in 12 Songs, Bob Odenkirk Joins The Bear Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE), Is This 'Beau Is Afraid' Character a De-Aged Joaquin Phoenix?