Dirk BenedictDirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) is a movie and television actor, perhaps best known for playing the character "Face" in the television series The A-Team. He was born Dirk Niewoehner, in Helena, Montana, USA. At Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Washington, Dirk became interested in acting. During his freshman year, he accepted a dare to audition for the Spring musical and won the lead role of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat. He also joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity that year, which he credits with supporting his endeavors, and encouraging his development. The next three years were filled with many more musical productions. Upon graduation, Benedict began a two-year training program under John Fernald, who had headed London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London for fifteen years. At that time he started to use the stage name 'Benedict'; supposedly, whilst searching for a catchier, more American name, he agreed to the suggestion of "Benedict" by his agent, who was inspired by Dirk eating Eggs Benedict for breakfast during their early morning conversation. Benedict then played repertory theatre in Seattle and in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he played such roles as Edmund in King Lear, Tarleton in Misalliance, Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts, and the lead in Neil Simon's Star-Spangled Girl. An agent sent him to an audition which resulted in a co-starring role with Diana Rigg and Keith Mitchell in Abelard and Heloise, first on Broadway, then in Los Angeles. Two weeks after the show closed on Broadway, he was winging across the Atlantic to Sweden for his first movie, Georgia, Georgia in which he co-starred with Diana Sands. This film about draft resisters, shot entirely in Sweden, was written by Maya Angelou. On his return to New York, Benedict replaced Keir Dullea in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway where he worked with Gloria Swanson as his mother. When the New York run ended, he received an offer to repeat his performance in Hawaii, opposite Barbara Rush. While there, he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five-O. The producers of a psycho-thriller called Sssssss saw Benedict's performance in Hawaii-Five-O and promptly cast him as the lead in that movie. He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series, Chopper One, but his career break came when he appeared as Lieutenant Starbuck in the movie and television series Battlestar Galactica. In 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress, with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. They divorced in 1995. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John (born 1968), from a youthful relationship. According to fellow A-Team actor and friend, Dwight Schultz, Benedict claims to have been diagnosed with prostate cancer by a psychic in Italy who discovered the cause of Benedict's ailment by examining a photograph of him. Filmography
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Notable TV Guest Appearances:. Hirsch also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ordinary People. Writer Filmography:. He played the title character on the sitcom Dear John and the father of Jeff Goldblum's character in Independence Day. Director Filmography:. Judd Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor best known for playing "Alex Rieger" on the television show Taxi. According to fellow A-Team actor and friend, Dwight Schultz, Benedict claims to have been diagnosed with prostate cancer by a psychic in Italy who discovered the cause of Benedict's ailment by examining a photograph of him. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John (born 1968), from a youthful relationship. They divorced in 1995. In 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress, with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. Benedict starred in the television series, Chopper One, but his career break came when he appeared as Lieutenant Starbuck in the movie and television series Battlestar Galactica. He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. The producers of a psycho-thriller called Sssssss saw Benedict's performance in Hawaii-Five-O and promptly cast him as the lead in that movie. While there, he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five-O. When the New York run ended, he received an offer to repeat his performance in Hawaii, opposite Barbara Rush. On his return to New York, Benedict replaced Keir Dullea in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway where he worked with Gloria Swanson as his mother. This film about draft resisters, shot entirely in Sweden, was written by Maya Angelou. Two weeks after the show closed on Broadway, he was winging across the Atlantic to Sweden for his first movie, Georgia, Georgia in which he co-starred with Diana Sands. An agent sent him to an audition which resulted in a co-starring role with Diana Rigg and Keith Mitchell in Abelard and Heloise, first on Broadway, then in Los Angeles. Benedict then played repertory theatre in Seattle and in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he played such roles as Edmund in King Lear, Tarleton in Misalliance, Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts, and the lead in Neil Simon's Star-Spangled Girl. At that time he started to use the stage name 'Benedict'; supposedly, whilst searching for a catchier, more American name, he agreed to the suggestion of "Benedict" by his agent, who was inspired by Dirk eating Eggs Benedict for breakfast during their early morning conversation. Upon graduation, Benedict began a two-year training program under John Fernald, who had headed London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London for fifteen years. The next three years were filled with many more musical productions. He also joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity that year, which he credits with supporting his endeavors, and encouraging his development. At Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Washington, Dirk became interested in acting. During his freshman year, he accepted a dare to audition for the Spring musical and won the lead role of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat. He was born Dirk Niewoehner, in Helena, Montana, USA. Dirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) is a movie and television actor, perhaps best known for playing the character "Face" in the television series The A-Team. Hawaii Five-O (1968) playing "Walter Clyman" in episode: "Chain of Events" (episode # 5.7) 10/24/1972. Donny and Marie (1976). Charlie's Angels (1976) in episode: "Angels on Wheels" (episode # 1.12) 12/22/1976. Charlie's Angels (1976) playing "Barton" in episode: "Blue Angels, The" (episode # 1.22) 5/4/1977. Charlie's Angels (1976) playing "Denny Railsback" in episode: "Jade Trap, The" (episode # 2.24) 3/1/1978. Galactica 1980 (1980) playing "Starbuck" in episode: "Return Of Starbuck, The" (episode # 1.10) 5/4/1980. The Love Boat (1977) in episode: "Captain's Bird, The/That's My Dad/Captive Audience" (episode # 4.91) 12/20/1980. The Love Boat (1977) in episode: "Putting on The Dog/Going to The Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?" 3/26/1983. Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) playing "Frank Rowlett" in episode: "Mark of the Devil" 1984. Amazing Stories (1985) in episode: "Remote Control Man" (episode # 1.10) 12/8/1985. Hotel (1983) in episode: "Prized Possessions" 1987. David Latimer" in episode: "Smooth Operators" (episode # 5.12) 2/12/1989. Murder, She Wrote (1984) playing "Dr. Rush" in episode: "In the Name of Science" (episode # 4.13) 3/11/1989. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) playing "Dr. Baywatch (1989) playing "Aaron Brody" in episode: "Rookie of the Year" (episode # 3.4) 10/5/1992. The Commish (1991) playing "Gil Higgins" in episode: "All That Glitters" (episode # 3.9) 11/27/1993. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) playing "Blair" in episode: "Case Closed" (episode # 3.19) 4/29/1995. Murder, She Wrote (1984) playing "Gary Harling" in episode: "Frozen Stiff" (episode # 12.10) 11/30/1995. Cahoots (2000). Christina's Dream (1994). Cahoots (2000). Michael Winters. Georgia, Georgia (1972) ... David Blake. SSSSSSS (1973) ... Officer Gil Foley. Chopper One (1974) TV Series ... William Caulder. W (1974) ... Bill. Journey from Darkness (1975) (TV) ... Simon. Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV) ... Lieutenant Starbuck. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) ... Battlestar Galactica (1978) TV Series .... Lieutenant Starbuck. Lieutenant Starbuck. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1978) (TV) ... Parker's nephew. Jeff Stevens, Mr. Scavenger Hunt (1979) ... Dusty Tyree. The Georgia Peaches (1980) (TV) ... Pete Huffman. Underground Aces (1980) ... Spider Elliott. Scruples (1981) (TV) ... Kyle Hanson. Ruckus (1982) ... Matt Malone. Family in Blue (1982) (TV) ... Lieutenant Templeton 'Face' Peck. The A-Team (1983) TV Series ... Frank Rowlett. Mark of the Devil (1984) (TV) ... M. Harry Smilac. Body Slam (1987) ... Eddie Mazda. Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989) (TV) ... Gordon. Bejewelled (1991) (TV) ... Alex Long. Blue Tornado (1991) ... Rick Kelly. Shadow Force (1993) ... Dan Lerner. Col. Lt. Official Denial (1994) ... John Mackie. The Feminine Touch (1994) ... Alexander Harris. Demon Keeper (1994) ... Jake Barnes. Alaska (1996) ... Robert Steves. Abduction of Innocence (1996) (TV) ... Antharia Jack. Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997) (Video Game) ... Host. Steel Stomachs (1997) ... Waking Up Horton (1998). |