Dirk Benedict was born on Dirk Niewoehner; March 1,1945 and is an American film, television and stage actor, and author.
21 Facts About Dirk Benedict
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Dirk Benedict 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.
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Dirk Benedict is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing.
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Benedict allegedly chose his stage name from a serving of Eggs Benedict he had prior to his acting career.
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Dirk Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One, which aired for one season in 1974.
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In 1980, Dirk Benedict starred alongside Linda Blair in an action-comedy movie called Ruckus.
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In 1983, Dirk Benedict gained further popularity as con man Templeton "Faceman" Peck in 1980s action television series The A-Team.
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Dirk Benedict played "Face" from 1982 to 1986, although the series didn't air until January 1983, and the final episode wasn't shown until 1987 rebroadcasts.
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In 1986, Dirk Benedict starred as low-life band manager Harry Smilac in the movie Body Slam along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair, and Bruno Sammartino.
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In 1987, Dirk Benedict took the title role of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Abbey Theatre in Manhattan.
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Dirk Benedict starred in the 1989 TV film Trenchcoat in Paradise.
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In 1991, Dirk Benedict starred in Blue Tornado, playing Alex, call sign Fireball, an Italian Air Force fighter pilot.
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Dirk Benedict appeared as Jake Barnes in the 1996 action-adventure film Alaska.
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In 2000, Dirk Benedict wrote and directed his first screenplay, Cahoots.
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Dirk Benedict appeared in the 2006 German film Goldene Zeiten in a dual role, playing an American former TV star as well as a German lookalike who impersonates him.
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Dirk Benedict appeared as a contestant on the 2007 UK series of Celebrity Big Brother 5, which he placed 3rd.
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Dirk Benedict arrived on launch night in a replica of the A-Team van, smoking a cigar and accompanied by the A-Team theme tune.
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In 2010, Dirk Benedict starred in a stage production of Prescription: Murder playing Lieutenant Columbo for the Middle Ground Theatre Company in the UK.
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Dirk Benedict made a cameo appearance in the 2010 film adaptation of The A-Team as Pensacola Prisoner Milt.
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In 2019, Dirk Benedict took on the role of Jack Strange in the B movie Space Ninjas, written and directed by Scott McQuaid.
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Dirk Benedict plays an eccentric TV host of a show called Stranger Than Fiction, which is like a hybrid of The Twilight Zone and The X-Files.