By Kim McGuire

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS

Nick Benedict (born Nicholas Joseph Sciurba; July 14, 1946 – July 14, 2023) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles on daytime soap operas.

His father was actor and director Richard Benedict. He made his debut in 1955 in the series Wiretapper as a child. His first performance as an adult was in Mike and the Mermaid at the age of 17. In 1969 he appeared in the Mission Impossible TV series episode, The Vault. He had his first significant role as star-crossed Vietnam veteran Philip Brent on the ABC soap opera All My Children, he would play the role for six years and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award during his last year on the show. From 1980 to 1981 he played Michael Scott on The Young and the Restless. From 1982 to 1983, he played Ron Washington on Another Life. He appeared on The Dukes of Hazzard, as Frank James, in the seventh-season episode, “Go West, Young Dukes”. He played the attorney Michael Fox in the 1985 Tales from the Darkside episode “Madness Room”. In 1990 he starred alongside Nancy Allen in the television film Memories of a Murder. He played the role of Curtis Reed in Days of Our Lives on-and-off between 1993 and 2001. In the 1990s he mainly appeared in films aside from his ongoing role in Days of our Lives. His last screen appearance was minor role in George Santo Pietro’s Kept in 2001.

Benedict died of complications from spinal surgery on July 14, 2023, his 77th birthday.