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    81 Photos. Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. He gathered his first experiences in acting (on a dare) in a college production of "Showboat" where he got the main part. His father, a lawyer, died when Dirk was 18, which was hard for him to take.

    • January 1, 1
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    • Helena, Montana, USA
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  3. Stars: Chukwudi Iwuji, Austin Pendleton, Lennie James, Bernard White. Votes: 18. 7. Sidewalks Entertainment (1994– ) Episode: Dirk Benedict (2017) Talk-Show. Rate this. Recorded at Classic Comic Con, SIDEWALKS host Richard R. Lee interviews actor Dirk Benedict (Starbuck on "Battlestar Galactica" and Face on "The A-Team"). Plus, Richard meets ...

    • Who Is Dirk Benedict?
    • Early Life and Stage Work
    • 'Hawaii Five-O,' 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Georgia, Georgia'
    • 'Battlestar Galactica,' 'The A-Team'
    • Criticism of Reimagined 'Battlestar Galactica' and Cameo in 'The A-Team' Movie
    • 'Celebrity Big Brother' and Books
    • Wife and Sons

    Dirk Benedict is an American actor best known for his roles as Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the 1980s television show The A-Team and as Lieutenant Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica.

    Dirk Benedict was born as Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945, in the small town of Sulphur Springs, Montana. He changed his German last name to the more pronounceable "Benedict," allegedly after eating eggs benedict at a restaurant. During his years at Whitman College in Washington state, Benedict discovered his passion for acting. On a dare, he trie...

    Some of Benedict's earlier television roles included Hawaii Five-O, Chopper One and Charlie's Angels. He made his big screen debut in Georgia, Georgia (1972), a drama co-starring actress Diana Sands, which was shot in Sweden and written by Maya Angelou. A year later, he was cast in the horror flick Sssssss (1973), and followed it up with the thrill...

    Benedict's career breakthrough came in 1978 when he was cast as the carefree, womanizing starfighter pilot Lieutenant Starbuck on the TV show Battlestar Galactica. He took his career even further when he was given yet another womanizing character to play — Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the 1980s hit show The A-Team — in which he gained internatio...

    When the revamped version ofBattlestar Galacticacame out in 2004, with his role recast for a female actress, Benedict showed no qualms in expressing his disappointment. He wrote a scathing online essay, entitled "Lost in Castration": "There was a time — I know I was there — when men were men, women were women and sometimes a cigar was just a good s...

    Outside of his two most notable shows, Benedict steadily worked in theater, television and film, predominantly in the '80s and '90s. Some of his popular credits include appearances in The Love Boat, Murder She Wrote, Baywatch and Walker, Texas Ranger. In 2007 Benedict found time to dabble in reality television, appearing on the U.K.'s reality compe...

    Benedict was married to actress Toni Hudson from 1986 to 1995. The couple had two sons, and in 1998, he discovered he had another son from an earlier relationship.

  4. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dirk ...

  5. Dirk Benedict. Highest Rated: 35% Battlestar Galactica (1979) Lowest Rated: 17% Alaska (1996) Birthday: Mar 1, 1945. Birthplace: Helena, Montana, USA. Blessed with a classically handsome profile ...

  6. A wealthy woman is murdered in her hotel room by a gigolo, but a jewel thief that was also there is framed for the crime. The Angels play various undercover roles at the hotel to solve the case. Learn about Dirk Benedict on Apple TV. Browse shows and movies that feature Dirk Benedict including Alaska, Earthstorm, and more.

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