Susanne Benton
Actor · Born February 3, 1948 (78) · United States
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 3, 1948 (78)
- United States
- Actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Susanne Benton's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shapeshifteras Claudine in The Strangers in 7A (1972)
- Shapeshifteras Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Susanne Benton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Susanne Benton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Devonsville Train: Establishing Shots 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Last Horror Film(1982)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all filmsSurvival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Best Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
A Boy and His Dog(1975)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Strangers in 7A(1972)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Cover Me Babe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Catch-22(1970)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Jigsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Prescription: Murder(1968)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1955 to 2022; peak year 1968.
Biggest box office
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
Highest rated
Prescription: Murder (1968)
Most popular right now
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Film career
Peak 1968 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1968Screen debut· Prescription: Murder
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Susanne Benton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Susanne Benton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Susanne Benton's MovieCove titles; Tim McIntire shares the most, 2.
- Tim McIntireShared titles: A Boy and His Dog (1975), The Strangers in 7A (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Tim McIntire
