Occupation ActorDancer Name Benny Luke | ||
Born March 4, 1939 ( 1939-03-04 ) Oakland (United States) Movies La Cage aux folles, La Cage aux Folles II, La Cage aux folles 3: The W Died January 13, 2013 (aged 73) Paris Similar Rémi Laurent, Ugo Tognazzi, Édouard Molinaro |
Benny Luke (March 4, 1939 in Oakland, California – January 13, 2013) was an African American actor and dancer established in Paris.
He is best known for playing the role of Jacob, the domestic of Renato and Albin in the trilogy of films La Cage Aux Folles. He also had a role in the film Spermula.
As a dancer he mainly made his career in Parisian cabarets.
He died on 13 January 2013 and was cremated at Père-Lachaise cemetery on 17 January.
Filmography
Actor
1985
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding as
Jacob
1982
Twilight Theatre (TV Movie)
1980
La Cage aux Folles II as
Jacob
1980
Susi (TV Series) as
Gerichtsvollzieher
- O du fröhliche- (1980) - Gerichtsvollzieher
1978
La Cage aux Folles as
Jacob
1976
Spermula as
Luc
1971
Le feu sacré as
Danseur 'Pulsations'
Archive Footage
2014
Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series) as
Self
- The Birdcage/La Cage Aux Folles (2014) - Self
References
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