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Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series.
Jun 20, 2019 · 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.
When he got his part as "Starbuck" in Battlestar Galactica (1978), the doctors stated that he was in good health. Dirk's main successes were "Battlestar Galactica" and The A-Team (1983) in which he played "Templeton - The Face - Peck".
- January 1, 1
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- Helena, Montana, USA
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Dirk Benedict (born as Dirk Niewoehner on 1 March 1945) is a American film and television actor. Benedict is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Starbuck, the womanizing, cigar-smoking, card playing and incredibly skilled Colonial Warrior in the Original Battlestar Galactica series.
The handsome Dirk Benedict played the roguish Lieutenant Starbuck. A Han Solo type, he was the show's most lighthearted character who drank, smoked, and gambled....
Battlestar Galactica: Created by Glen A. Larson. With Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.. After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Benedict became the co-star in MCA TV's Battlestar Galactica (1978) as a skirt-chasing, fun-loving combat pilot aboard an embattled spaceship in a far-off galaxy. It was at Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Washington, that Dirk became interested in acting.