'Goldfinger' actor Martin Benson dies aged 91

Actor Martin Benson, whose television credits included roles in The Saint and Tales of the Unexpected, has died aged 91, reports The Stage

He was known to James Bond fans for playing Mr Solo in the 1964 blockbuster "Goldfinger". The character was the lone gangster who refuses to take place in Operation Grand Slam and is later killed by Oddjob and crushed in the car which he is riding in.

Benson, whose career spanned from the min-1940s until 2005, died in his sleep at home in Buckinghamshire.

He worked in film, television and on the stage, and is best known for playing Kralahome in the 1956 film version of The King and I.

Television roles included The Last of the Summer Wine, The Champions and Richard the Lionheart.

His final television appearance was in an episode of Casualty in 2005.

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