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Lawrence Tierney. Elaine's dad, Alton Benes, appears in only one Seinfeld episode, The Jacket. Lawrence Tierney, the actor behind Alton Benes, was dismissed for stealing a knife as a disturbing prank on set. Tierney had a history of bad behavior, but continued acting in films.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(5rPFZrWtJP6jkPIP0cq_iAo__32,
In 1988, Tierney played Cyrus Redblock, a tough holodeck gangster in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Big Goodbye. In February 1991, he guest-starred as Elaine Benes's gruff father Alton Benes in the Seinfeld episode The Jacket.
Lawrence Tierney as Joe Cabot. Tierney worked consistently from 1943 to 1999. Throughout his long career, the actor appeared in projects including Dillinger, Those Endearing Young Charms, Back to Bataan, Mama Loves Papa, Badman's Territory, San Quentin, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, Born to Kill and Armageddon.
Family. Though her ethnicity is never made clear, the name Beneš is a common Czech surname. Her boyfriend incorrectly assumed that she was Hispanic in The Wizard. In The Wink, her cousin Holly repeatedly mentions a Grandma Mema who apparently shared a mutual dislike with Elaine's side of the family.
Bruns appeared as Morty Seinfeld in the sitcom Seinfeld, in a first-season episode entitled The Stake Out, but was replaced in the role by Barney Martin after showrunners Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld decided they wanted the character of Morty Seinfeld to be a harsher parent or an easy-to-anger curmudgeon.
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