[5] Benedict then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting role in William Wellman's movie Cupid's Fireman (1923) at Fox Film Corporation.

His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in The Freshman / College Days (1925) as the Campus Cad.

During this time, in an interview published in the Prescott Evening Courier, he and Howard R. Philbrick (Chief Casting Executive) explain the challenges faced by some 7000 extras in 1940 Hollywood.

[6] In later stages of his career, he extended his work to television, appearing as a regular in such series as the Four Star Playhouse (1956).

[2] Benedict died at 12:05 am January 1, 1968, in Bellaire General Hospital in Houston, Texas, due to myocardial infarction after a history of arteriosclerosis and rheumatic heart disease.