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Daniel Benzali

Actor | Producer

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Got engaged to Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall by sticking a written marriage proposal to their fridge. The two later parted. See more trivia »

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2012 Californication (TV series)
Larry
– Perverts & Whores (2012) … Larry
 
2010-2011 General Hospital (TV series)
Theo Hoffman / The Balkan
– Episode #1.12273 (2011) … Theo Hoffman
– Episode #1.12268 (2011) … Theo Hoffman
– Episode #1.12265 (2011) … Theo Hoffman
– Episode #1.12260 (2011) … Theo Hoffman
– Episode #1.12259 (2011) … Theo Hoffman
See all 54 episodes »
 
2010 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Dr. Griffin
– Dr. Griffin (2010) … Dr. Griffin
 
2009 Lie to Me (TV series)
Joseph Hollin
– Depraved Heart (2009) … Joseph Hollin
 
2009 Eli Stone (TV series)
Judge Emmet Bortz
– Tailspin (2009) … Judge Emmet Bortz
 
2007-2008 Jericho (TV series)
Thomas Valente
– Patriots and Tyrants (2008) … Thomas Valente (scenes deleted)
– Jennings & Rall (2008) … Thomas Valente
– Condor (2008) … Thomas Valente
– Why We Fight (2007) … Thomas Valente
– A.K.A. (2007) … Thomas Valente
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 Believers (video)
The Teacher
 
2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Walter
 
1990-2006 Law & Order (TV series)
Judge Wade Bookman / Medical Examiner
– Invaders (2006) … Judge Wade Bookman
– Prescription for Death (1990) … Medical Examiner
 
1993-2003 NYPD Blue (TV series)
James Sinclair Esq.
– Porn Free (2003) … James Sinclair Esq.
– Shear Stupidity (2003) … James Sinclair Esq.
– Your Bus, Ted (2003) … James Sinclair Esq.
– Frickin' Fraker (2003) … James Sinclair Esq.
– Voir Dire This (1999) … James Sinclair Esq.
See all 13 episodes »
 
2001-2003 The Agency (TV series)
Robert Quinn
– Our Man in Washington (2003) … Robert Quinn
– Our Man in Korea (2003) … Robert Quinn
– Mi Cena con Andrei (2003) … Robert Quinn
– War, Inc. (2003) … Robert Quinn
– Spy Finance (2003) … Robert Quinn
See all 35 episodes »
 
2003 Saving Jason (TV movie)
 
2002 Dead Heat
Frank Finnegan
 
2002 The District (TV series)
Robert Quinn
– Shell Game (2002) … Robert Quinn
 
2002 UC: Undercover (TV series)
Aristos Patriaka
– The Sins of Sonny Walker (2002) … Aristos Patriaka
 
2001 The Grey Zone
Simon Schlermer
 
2001 Suckers
Reggie
 
2001 Boss of Bosses (TV movie)
Bruce Mouw
 
2001 Vegas, City of Dreams
Dr. Sigmund Stein
 
2000 Her Married Lover
Det. Joe Lansing
 
2000 Screwed
Detective Tom Dewey
 
1998 All the Little Animals
Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter
 
1998 Remember WENN (TV series)
Rex Noble
– Hilary's Agent (1998) … Rex Noble
 
1998 Heist
Big Fats
 
1997 The End of Violence
Brice Phelps
 
1997 Murder at 1600
Spikings
 
1997 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Graham Highfield
– Re-Generation (1997) … Graham Highfield
 
1995-1996 Murder One (TV series)
Ted Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-Three (1996) … Ted Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-One (1996) … Ted Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-Two (1996) … Ted Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty (1996) … Ted Hoffman
– Chapter Nineteen (1996) … Ted Hoffman
See all 23 episodes »
 
1995 The X-Files (TV series)
Colonel Wharton
– Fresh Bones (1995) … Colonel Wharton
 
1994 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (TV movie)
Dr. Ezo
 
1994 A Child's Cry for Help (TV movie)
Dr. Everett Morris
 
1994 One West Waikiki (TV series)
Delacourt
– Scales of Justice (1994) … Delacourt
 
1988-1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
Judge Donald Phillips
– Vindaloo in the Villows (1993) … Judge Donald Phillips
– Odor in the Court (1993) … Judge Donald Phillips
– Great Balls Afire (1992) … Judge Donald Phillips
– On the Toad Again (1991) … Judge Donald Phillips
– Good to the Last Drop (1991) … Judge Donald Phillips
See all 7 episodes »
 
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman
'Skeeter' Warburton
 
1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman
 
1992 Afterburn (TV movie)
Col. John Patterson
 
1992 The Last of His Tribe (TV movie)
Mr. Whitney
 
1991 Matlock (TV series)
Henry Mayfield
– The Dame (1991) … Henry Mayfield
 
1991 En dag i oktober
Solomon Kublitz
 
1990 By Dawn's Early Light (TV movie)
Bascombe
 
1989 Roe vs. Wade (TV movie)
 
1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Surgeon
– Samaritan Snare (1989) … Surgeon
 
1989 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Judge Robbins
– The Last Laugh (1989) … Judge Robbins
– Ties That Bind (1989) … Judge Robbins
 
1989 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Edward
– Labyrinths (1989) … Edward
 
1989 Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
Adams (segment "Dirty Work")
 
1988 Crossbow (TV series)
Mad Monk
– Seekers of the Soul (1988) … Mad Monk
 
1988 Messenger of Death
Chief Barney Doyle
 
1988 Whoops Apocalypse
William Kubert (US Defense Secretary)
 
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
Coroner
 
1987 Star Cops (TV series)
Commander Griffin
– Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits (1987) … Commander Griffin
 
1987 Pack of Lies (TV movie)
Peter Schaefer
 
1987 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV movie)
Ross
 
1986 The Last Days of Patton (TV movie)
Col. Glen Spurling
 
1986 Strong Medicine (TV movie)
Seth
 
1985 White Nights
Dr. Asher
 
1985 Insignificance
First Theatrical Agent
 
1985 A View to a Kill
Howe
 
1984 Home Free All
Therapist
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2000 Her Married Lover (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2003 DNA: Guilty or Innocent? (TV documentary)
Host
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Female Musical Performer
 
1995 Comic Relief VII (TV special documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Juan Perón in the London stage cast of "Evita" See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Got engaged to Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall by sticking a written marriage proposal to their fridge. The two later parted. See more »

Trademark:

Gravelly voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius