Career
Born in Budapest, he worked as a writer and editor in Hungarian cinema until World World War World War II Louis B. Mayer helped the Jewish Benedek escape and brought him to Hollywood where he directed his first film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1944 as a stand-in. However, it was for his directorial efforts on his next project that Benedek is best remembered. His motorcycle gang film 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
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 New York
