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Dirk Benedict

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  • Director
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"A-Team, The" Dirk Benedict 1984 NBC
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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. While working on Georgia, Georgia (1972) in Sweden, he made the first contact with a macrobiotic diet and changed his eating habits drastically. He was 26 at that time. A few years later, doctors found that he had cancer of the prostate. He refused to accept the usual treatment and moved away to a secluded cottage. Dirk managed to cure himself from cancer by following the rules of his macrobiotic diet. 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". He was formerly married to actress Toni Hudson and has two sons (George and Roland).
BornMarch 1, 1945
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Dirk Benedict in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict and Judith Chapman in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict and Rex Cutter in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict in Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dirk Benedict and Rex Cutter in Galactica 1980 (1980)
George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, Walter Olkewicz, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
Boy George and Dirk Benedict in The A-Team (1983)
George Peppard, Mr. T, and Dirk Benedict in The A-Team (1983)
Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
Dirk Benedict in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Known for

Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
The A-Team
6.7
  • Pensacola Prisoner Milt
  • 2010
George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
The A-Team
7.5
TV Series
  • Templeton 'Faceman' Peck
Ruckus (1980)
Ruckus
5.7
  • Kyle Hanson
  • 1980
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica
6.7
  • Lieutenant Starbuck
  • 1978

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Actor

  • Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)
    Charlie's Christmas Wish
    • Stanley
    • 2020
  • Space Ninjas (2019)
    Space Ninjas
    • Jack Strange
    • 2019
  • Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)
    The A-Team
    • Pensacola Prisoner Milt
    • 2010
  • Inglorious Bumblers (2009)
    Inglorious Bumblers
    • Tom Mayers
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Recon 7 Down (2007)
    Recon 7 Down
    • Tom Myers
    • 2007
  • Stephen Baldwin, Dirk Benedict, and Anna Silk in Earthstorm (2006)
    Earthstorm
    • Victor Stevens
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Goldene Zeiten (2006)
    Goldene Zeiten
    • Douglas Burnett
    • John Striker
    • Horst Müller
    • 2006
  • Battlestar Galactica (2003)
    Battlestar Galactica
    • Lt. Starbuck
    • Lukas (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2003
  • Galacticon
    • Lt. Starbuck
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Waking Up Horton (1998)
    Waking Up Horton
    • Tyler
    • 1998
  • Steel Stomachs
    • Host
    • Short
    • 1997
  • Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997)
    Zork: Grand Inquisitor
    • Antharia Jack
    • Video Game
    • 1997
  • Abduction of Innocence (1996)
    Abduction of Innocence
    • Robert Steves
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Alaska (1996)
    Alaska
    • Jake Barnes
    • 1996
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Gary Herling
    • Dr. David Latimer
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1995

Director

  • Cahoots (2001)
    Cahoots
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Christina's Dream
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1994

Writer

  • Cahoots (2001)
    Cahoots
    • Writer
    • 2001
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Battlestar Galactica: The Movie
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Battlestar Galactica: The Movie
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Sssssss
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Earthstorm
Trailer 1:56
Earthstorm
Battlestar Galactica
Trailer 0:47
Battlestar Galactica
The A-Team: Complete Third Season
Trailer 1:02
The A-Team: Complete Third Season
The A-Team: Season 2
Trailer 0:55
The A-Team: Season 2
The A-Team: Season 4
Trailer 0:59
The A-Team: Season 4
The A-Team: Season 1
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The A-Team: Season 1
Recon 7 Down
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Recon 7 Down

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • March 1, 1945
    • Helena, Montana, USA
  • Spouse
    • Toni HudsonMay 31, 1986 - 1995 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      George William Niewoehner
  • Parents
      Priscilla Mella Niewoehner
  • Relatives
      Roy Niewoehner(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Puppy Dog Tales (author of play)
  • Publicity listings
    • 15 Interviews
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    After his parents divorced, Dirk's mother got a restraining order taken out against her ex-husband, prohibiting him from seeing the children at their own home. When Dirk was 18, his father violated the order and told Dirk to go fishing with him. Dirk's mother had previously told him to say whatever he needed to to get out of going with his father. Fed up, his father stormed into the house, was shot and killed by his older son, who also nearly shot Dirk when he followed their father into the living room.
  • Quotes
    [on the The A-Team (1983)] I enjoyed it immensely. By nature I'm terribly serious, so as an actor I tend to want to be silly. It was a comedic show, almost like a cartoon. We just had to hang on to enough reality to make it possible for adults to watch it. The actors I worked with, especially Mr. T and Dwight Schultz, were very funny people. It was pretty much four years of laughter.

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