| “ | that's the difference between you and me. I've always done my own killing. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Grey belittling Mr. Blue |
Giuseppe "Joe Welcome" Benvenuto, also known as Mr. Grey, is a major antagonist in the 1974 film, The Talking of Pelham One Two Three.
He was portrayed by Héctor Elizondo, who also voiced The Dooka of Yookia in the 2019 Netflix series, Green Eggs and Ham, Kragger and Bane in the DC Animated Universe, Jargis in the first episode of The Pirates of Dark Water, Malcho in Aladdin, Wan Shi Tong in Avatar: the Last Airbender, and Fiero in Elena of Avalor.
Biography[]
Giuseppe Benvenuto was born in Buffalo, New York on March 24th, 1940. At some point in his life, he worked for the mafia, but was kicked out due to his erratic behavior.
In 1974, Benvenuto assumes the alias of Mr. Grey and participates in the hijacking of a subway train heading for Pelham. Mr. Grey boards the train at 51st Street Station and waits until the rest of the crew were on board before taking out their guns and holding everyone in the front car hostage in order to obtain a One-million-dollar ransom.
As the hijackers wait for the ransom to arrive, their leader, Mr. Blue, is very untrusting of Grey due to his behavior. When Caz Dolowicz finds the train and tries to come aboard, Mr. Grey shoots him dead.
When the ransom arrives, Mr. Grey and the rest of the crew drive the train to an emergency exit on the way to South Ferry where they escape with their cut of the money donning new disguises. However, when Mr. Grey refuses to get rid of his gun, he is shot dead by Mr. Blue and his cut of the ransom is taken by Blue and Green.