Richard Benjamin, born in 1938, is an American actor known for his work in cult cinema. He appears in The Steagle (1971), where he navigates a darkly comedic narrative about a group of Vietnam veterans, and in The Last of Sheila (1973), a clever whodunit that explores the complexities of friendship and betrayal. With a career that spans decades, Benjamin's performances contribute a unique blend of wit and depth to the genre, making him a notable figure in the realm of exploitation and cult films.
The Last of Sheila
Sheila Green (Yvonne Romain) is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while walking home from a party one night. A year later, her multi-millionaire husband, Clinton (James Coburn), invites a group of friends (James Mason, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett, and Ian McShane) to spend a week with him on his yacht. Clinton loves to play elaborate games and he assigns everyone a secret - one is an alcoholic, another an informer and so on - that they are not to share with anyone. Every day for the next six days, they will call into a port where they will be given clues to discover one person's secret. The game takes a deadly twist when a murder tales place and it all has to do with the game they have been playing and the secrets that Clinton assigned at the outset.
