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Jimmie F. Skaggs
Miami Vice Character
Born
December 20, 1944, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Died
July 6, 2004, Highland Park, California (age 59, lung cancer)
Active
1981-2004


Jimmie F. Skaggs (December 20, 1944 - July 6, 2004) was an American actor who appeared as Benny, a long-time child molester originally suspected in the cocaine-doll murders in the episode "Honor Among Thieves?" of the series Miami Vice.

Skaggs died of lung cancer on July 6, 2004, in Highland Park, California, at the age of 59.

Selected Filmography[]

Year Film Notes MV Actors Appeared
1981 Best of Friends (TV movie) First TV appearance
1984 The Naked Face First movie appearance John Kapelos
Remington Steele (TV series) Jerry Hardin
Jack Thibeau
1987 Lethal Weapon
Dragnet
1989 Pink Cadillac Michael Des Barres
1991 Thousand Pieces of Gold Rosalind Chao
1994/1996 Obilvion and Oblivion 2 George Takei
Meg Foster
Isaac Hayes
1998 The Magnificent Seven (TV series) Ron Perlman
Stephen McHattie
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) Paul Guilfoyle
2002 Catch Me If You Can
2003 Dead End Final movie appearance
2004 Monk (TV series) Final TV appearance Philip Baker Hall
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