Benny Luke

Acting

Benny Luke

Born — Died

1939-03-04 — 2013-01-13

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

7 titles

Benny Luke (March 4, 1939 in Oakland, California – January 13, 2013) was an American-French actor and dancer established in Paris. He is best known for playing the role of Jacob, the domestic of Renato and Albin in the trilogy of films La Cage Aux Folles. He also had a role in the film Spermula. As a dancer, he mainly made his career in Parisian cabarets. He died on 13 January 2013 and was cremated at Père-Lachaise cemetery on 17 January. Source: Article "Benny Luke" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

La Cage aux Folles poster
6.8

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.

La Cage aux Folles

1978

La Cage aux Folles II poster
6.1

In a move to make his partner, Renato, jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local cafe - dressed as a woman - hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm, with Albin posing as Renato's wife. Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade - as a woman - forever?

La Cage aux Folles II

1980

Spermula poster
4.2

The story is based around "spermulites", the alien inhabitants of a dying planet. The only way they can save their planet is by sucking the men of planet earth dry of sperm, kind of like horny vampires.

Spermula

1976

La Cage aux Folles 3 poster
5.2

Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato's drag queen lover Albin learning that he can inherit a vast fortune from a distant relative. But the catch is that Albin must marry (a woman) and produce a heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited.

La Cage aux Folles 3

1985

Twilight Theatre poster
NR

Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.

Twilight Theatre

1982

La Cage aux folles poster
10.0

La Cage aux Folles "The Cage of Madwomen") is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret centring on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner.

La Cage aux folles

1973

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

1970s · 4 titles