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Seinfeld<\/em><\/a> has had many, many, many <\/em>memorable guest actors over the years, a large majority of which helped the sitcom<\/a> rise from yet another ’90s comedy series into the laugh-out-loud TV audiences know and love today.<\/p>\n While we’ll always hold a special place in our hearts for Larry David<\/a>‘s George Steinbrenner or John O’Hurley’s eccentric J. Peterman, part of us can only wonder about the endless possibilities behind Lawrence Tierney’s curmudgeonly author, Alton Benes.<\/p>\n The gruff novelist father of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Elaine, Tierney appeared in only a single episode of Seinfeld<\/em> back in season 2’s “The Jacket,” which saw him share several awkward interactions with Jerry and George.<\/p>\n While it seemed like Tierney might eventually become a regular guest star in the same vein as Frank and Estelle Costanza or Morty and Helen Seinfeld, a strange incident on the Seinfeld<\/em> set resulted in Tierney being permanently banned from the show.<\/p>\n As FamilyMinded<\/em><\/a> described it, the veteran actor Tierney attempted to remove a large butcher knife from the set of Jerry’s New York apartment, slipping the blade away into his jacket pocket.<\/p>\n When Seinfeld confronted him about the missing knife, Tierney apparently brandished the knife at the comedian in a mock stabbing motion, playing the incident off as a strange joke<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reflecting on the incident in the season 2 DVD extras, Seinfeld<\/em>‘s cast and crew revealed how “scared” they were of Tierney, with Jason Alexander<\/a> saying that the actor “scared the living crap out of all of us.”<\/p>\n Years later, Tierney’s on-screen daughter Louis-Dreyfus shared similar sentiments when describing Tierney’s performance, calling him a “total nutjob.” However, the Veep<\/em> actress also emphasized how talented a performer Tierney remained in front of the cameras, something that no doubt helped capture the awkwardness of his encounters with the show’s characters.<\/p>\n This story was originally published by <\/em>Parade<\/em><\/a> on Jul 13, 2026, where it first appeared in the <\/em>Entertainment<\/em><\/a> section. 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