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Laslo Benedek

Laslo Benedek

Actor, Director, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born March 5, 1905 in Budapest, Hungary

Died March 11, 1992

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László Benedek (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈbɛnɛdɛk]; March 5, 1905 – March 11, 1992; sometimes Laslo Benedek) was a Hungarian-born film director and cinematographer, most notable for directing The Wild One (1953).

Born in Budapest, he worked as a writer and editor in Hungarian cinema until World War II. Louis B. Mayer helped the Jewish Benedek escape and brought him to Hollywood where he directed his first film for MGM in 1944 as a stand-in.

He gained recognition for his direction of the film version of Death of a Salesman (1951), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and a Best Director nomination from the Directors Guild of America. However, it was for his directorial efforts on his next project that Benedek is best remembered. His motorcycle gang film The Wild One (1953) caused a storm of controversy and was banned in the United Kingdom until 1968.

László Benedek spoke several languages and directed the films Kinder, Mütter und ein General (Germany, 1955) and Recours en grâce (France, 1960). In Hollywood, Benedek made more motion pictures, but also became a director of television series, such as the Perry Mason series from 1957. His other credits include episodes of The Outer Limits, Mannix, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Untouchables, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Benedek also directed Malaga aka Moment of Danger (1960) starring Dorothy Dandridge and Trevor Howard. This low budget crime drama was the last film made by Dandridge.

Benedek died in 1992 in The Bronx, New York.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Sodankylä Forever Poster

Sodankylä Forever TV Series2010Self

King Kongs Faust Poster

King Kongs Faust Feature Film1985Sammler in England

Schlock Feature Film1973Cop leaning at Tripod

Film Profile TV Series1955Self

Director

41

Type

Year

Assault on Agathon Poster

Assault on Agathon Feature Film1976

The Night Visitor Poster

The Night Visitor Feature Film1971

Daring Game Poster

Daring Game Feature Film1968

Custer TV Series1967

Mannix TV Series1967

Iron Horse Poster

Iron Horse TV Series1966

Namu, the Killer Whale Poster

Namu, the Killer Whale Feature Film1966

The Felony Squad Poster

The Felony Squad TV Series1966

12 O'Clock High Poster

12 O'Clock High TV Series1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Poster

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV Series1964

The Fugitive Poster

The Fugitive TV Series1963

The Outer Limits Poster

The Outer Limits TV Series1963

Combat! TV Series1962

Stoney Burke Poster

Stoney Burke TV Series1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Series1962

The Doctors and the Nurses Poster

The Doctors and the Nurses TV Series1962

Malaga Feature Film1960

Recourse in Grace Poster

Recourse in Grace Feature Film1960

Thriller Poster

Thriller TV Series1960

Rawhide TV Series1959

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959

Naked City Poster

Naked City TV Series1958

Affair in Havana Poster

Affair in Havana Feature Film1957

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957

Chevron Hall of Stars Poster

Chevron Hall of Stars TV Series1956

Johnny Moccasin Poster

Johnny Moccasin TV Movie1956

Telephone Time Poster

Telephone Time TV Series1956

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956

Boy with a Knife Poster

Boy with a Knife Short Film1955

Sons, Mothers and a General Poster

Sons, Mothers and a General Feature Film1955

Bengal Brigade Poster

Bengal Brigade Feature Film1954

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953

The Wild One Poster

The Wild One Feature Film1953

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952

Footlights Theater TV Series1952

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

Death of a Salesman Poster

Death of a Salesman Feature Film1951

Port of New York Poster

Port of New York Feature Film1949

The Kissing Bandit Poster

The Kissing Bandit Feature Film1948

Song of Russia Poster

Song of Russia Feature Film1944

2nd Unit / Asst Director

7

Song of Russia Poster

Song of Russia Feature Film1944

Temptation Feature Film1934

Miss Iza Poster

Miss Iza Feature Film1933

Der Mann, der den Mord beging Poster

Der Mann, der den Mord beging Feature Film1931

Hyppolit, the Butler Poster

Hyppolit, the Butler Feature Film1931

L'homme qui assassina Poster

L'homme qui assassina Feature Film1931

Die große Sehnsucht Poster

Die große Sehnsucht Feature Film1930

Editor

7

A Little Bit of Heaven Poster

A Little Bit of Heaven Feature Film1940

Csibi, der Fratz Poster

Csibi, der Fratz Feature Film1934

Temptation Feature Film1934

Miss Iza Poster

Miss Iza Feature Film1933

Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau Poster

Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau Feature Film1932

Der Mann, der den Mord beging Poster

Der Mann, der den Mord beging Feature Film1931

L'homme qui assassina Poster

L'homme qui assassina Feature Film1931

Writer

3

Recourse in Grace Poster

Recourse in Grace Feature Film1960

Sons, Mothers and a General Poster

Sons, Mothers and a General Feature Film1955

The Spy in White Poster

The Spy in White Feature Film1936

Producer

2

Namu, the Killer Whale Poster

Namu, the Killer Whale Feature Film1966

Storm Over Tibet Poster

Storm Over Tibet Feature Film1952

Cinematographer

1

Die Geliebte Poster

Die Geliebte Feature Film1927

Editorial Department

1

Test Pilot Poster

Test Pilot Feature Film1938

Thanks

1

You Are Not I Poster

You Are Not I Feature Film1981

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