‘Aliens’ Actor Jay Benedict Dies at 68 From COVID-19

Healthcare workers load a person into an ambulance outside the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the outbreak of the CCP virus in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, on April 4, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Actor Jay Benedict, known for his roles in “Aliens” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” died from COVID-19, according to his website.

“It is with profound sorrow that we must announce Jay’s death on the 4th of April due to complications arising from a COVID-19 infection,” which is caused by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, the website said. He was 68 years old.