Robert “Beny” Benedetti is an American producer, actor, director, writer, and educator known for his film, television, and theater work. He has received several Emmy Awards, Humanitas Prizes, and a Peabody Award. Benedetti has held academic positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carnegie-Mellon University, the Yale Drama School, York University, the University of California, Riverside, and the California Institute of the Arts, where he was Dean of the School of Theater.