Susanne Benton
Susanne Benton
Biography
Susanne Benton (née Hildur; born February 3, 1948) is a retired Canadian actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC in Catch-22 (1970) and Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog (1975). In 1972, she appeared in the Andy Griffith film The Strangers in 7A, credited under her birth name, Susanne Hildur. She also used that name when appearing in an episode of Barnaby Jones a year later in 1973. Susanne Hildur was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father, who raised her, was a jazz pianist. Benton's mother left the family after she separated from her husband when Benton was two. She became convinced at the age of six that she would become a major star. However, she also reportedly believed that she would die before she reached her 28th birthday. In adulthood, she was eventually reunited with her mother and lived for a year with her in Canada. During her early roles, she refused to disrobe for her parts, despite the requests of her Universal Studios bosses. However, she posed nude for a multi-page pictorial in the May 1970 Playboy magazine. She often expressed the need to walk and felt unwell when she couldn't walk due to working on set. She married James Benton in 1966, which ended in divorce. She later married David Rudich.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-02-03 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
United States
Acting

1982

The Last Horror Film as Susan Archer

1976

Survival as Not available

1975

A Boy and His Dog as Quilla June Holmes

1975

Best Friends as Kathy

1973

Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? as Chloe Gregory

1972

The Rookies as Not available

1972

The Strangers in 7A as Claudine

1971

Columbo as Blonde

1970

Catch-22 as Dreedle's WAC

1970

Cover Me Babe as Sybil

1969

Love, American Style as Carol

1968

Prescription: Murder as The Blonde

1968

Jigsaw as Arlene

1967

Ironside as Not available

1965

The F.B.I. as Molly

1962

The Virginian as Lila Standish

1955

Gunsmoke as Av Marie Pugh