Career
He was born on November 17, 1922 in New York, the son of Mary and Cleanthis Beniades. He served in World World War II before studying acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New New York He appeared in such films as The Odd Couple, Serpico and The Next Manitoba and such television series as Dark Shadows, North.Y.P.D., The Jackie Gleason Show, Kojak, The Andros Targets, and The Equalizer.