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Dirk Benedict is a Actor American born on 1 march 1945 at Helena (USA)

Dirk Benedict

Dirk Benedict
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Birth name Dirk Niewoehner
Nationality USA
Birth 1 march 1945 (79 years) at Helena (USA)

Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor who played the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing.

Biography

In the 1970s Benedict survived a prostate tumor believed to have been cancerous. Having rejected conventional medical treatment, he credited his survival to the adoption of a macrobiotic diet recommended to him by actress Gloria Swanson.
In 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. Hudson had previously appeared as Dana in the fourth season A-Team episode titled "Blood, Sweat and Cheers". They divorced in 1995. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John Talbert (born 1968), from an earlier relationship, who had been given up for adoption. With the help of his adoptive parents, Talbert discovered and contacted his birth parents.

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Antonio Bido
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dirk Benedict (19 films)

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Actor

The A-Team
The A-Team (2010)
, 1h59
Directed by Joe Carnahan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Political films, Heist films, Children's films
Actors Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bloom
Roles Faceman
Rating66% 3.347563.347563.347563.347563.34756
John "Hannibal" Smith (Liam Neeson) is held captive in Mexico by two Federal Police officers working for renegade General Javier Tuco (Yul Vazquez). Hannibal escapes and sets out to rescue Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Bradley Cooper), who is held captive at Tuco's ranch. Hannibal saves Face after enlisting fellow Ranger B.A. Baracus (Quinton Jackson), driving to the rescue in BA's modified GMC Vandura van. Pursued by Tuco, they stop at a nearby Army Hospital to recruit the services of eccentric pilot Howling Mad Murdock (Sharlto Copley). They flee in a medical helicopter, chased by Tuco, in a dogfight that leaves BA with a fear of flying. The battle ends when they lure Tuco's helicopter into American airspace, where it is shot down by a USAF F-22 Raptor for trespassing.
The Magic 7
Themes Children's films
Actors John Candy, Michael J. Fox, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Ice-T, Dirk Benedict
Rating71% 3.5777753.5777753.5777753.5777753.577775
Deux enfants et un dragon défient les six plus grands ennemis de la terre.
Out of Bounds, 2h14
Origin German
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Dirk Benedict, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Wolf Roth, Alexandra Neldel, Ralf Richter, Ludger Pistor
Roles Douglas Burnett
Rating62% 3.1444253.1444253.1444253.1444253.144425
Jürgen Matthies organise comme président d'un club de golf une fête de bienfaisance qui doit servir officiellement à la construction d'un orphelinat en Roumanie. C'est Ingo Schmitz qui obtient, par ruse, la mission d'organiser cette fête. Il fait arriver par avion un ancien acteur d'Hollywood, Douglas Burnett, qui peut encore faire impression...
Earthstorm
Earthstorm (2006)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Stephen Baldwin, Amy Price-Francis, John Ralston, Dirk Benedict, Matt Gordon, Anna Silk
Roles Victor Stevens
Rating36% 1.820541.820541.820541.820541.82054
Un impact d'astéroide massif sur la Lune commence à provoquer des tempêtes sur Terre dû aux changements dans les courants des océans...
Alaska
Alaska (1996)
, 1h43
Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Gordon Tootoosis, Kristin Lehman
Roles Jake Barnes
Rating57% 2.851122.851122.851122.851122.85112
Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) flying a plane over the Alaskan wilderness. While he is flying, he is communicating with a man named Charlie (Ben Cardinal), who works for Quincy Air Service.
The Feminine Touch, 1h34
Directed by Conrad Janis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Paige Turco, Dirk Benedict, George Segal, Elliott Gould, Conrad Janis, Bo Hopkins
Roles John Mackie
Rating53% 2.681632.681632.681632.681632.68163
Jenny Baron (Paige Turco) is a beautiful investigative reporter swept into a deadly conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of the government. When she is assigned to get the story of charismatic Presidential candidate Senator Ashton (George Segal), her job is complicated by a string of political assassinations and attempts. After her lover (Dirk Benedict) is killed, things get personal. Jenny finds herself in possession of a computer disk that holds a list of powerful politicians marked for elimination, and the key to the massive web of death and deceit —— and now she's next on the list of targets! Pursued by hitmen and hunted by police, if she survives, she may discover a truth she's not prepared to accept.
Shadow Force
Actors Dirk Benedict, Lise Cutter, Lance LeGault, Bob Hastings, Glenn Corbett, Jack Elam
Roles Rick Kelly
Rating71% 3.599033.599033.599033.599033.59903
In the fictional town of Norman, close to San Antonio, the local police is composed of professional assassins. With one exception, the police chief down to the dispatcher are all on the payroll of a local racketeer who makes use of these paid killers to dispose of zealous law enforcement officials are opposed to his operations. When the last remaining honourable member of the force, (Glenn Corbett) is killed, his brother-in-law (Dirk Benedict), a homicide detective from an unidentified city in Kansas begins an investigation of his own.
Blue Tornado, 1h25
Directed by Antonio Bido
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Dirk Benedict, Ted McGinley, Patsy Kensit, David Warner, Jeff Blynn
Roles Alex Long
Rating41% 2.0784552.0784552.0784552.0784552.078455
In the course of experimenting a new flight maneuver, two pilots, Colonel Alex Long (Benedict) and Philip (McGinley) encounter a mysterious light beyond a mountain range. Phil becomes transfixed by the light, flies into it and vanishes. Alex returns alone and shocked by what he has seen. Later the remains of his colleague's plane are found. As inquiries ensue, Alex begins to believe a UFO was involved. He is accused of creating the UFO story as an alibi against allegations he sabotaged Philip's plane. He later Meets Isabella (Kensit) who is also researching UFOs. They embark on a mission to rescue Philip.
Trenchcoat in Paradise, 1h40
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Dirk Benedict, Bruce Dern, Sydney Walsh, Catherine Oxenberg, Michelle Phillips, Jeremy Slate
Roles Eddie Mazda
Rating68% 3.41133.41133.41133.41133.4113
The main character, Eddie Mazda (Benedict), is a hard nosed private investigator originally from Jersey City, New Jersey. After working a job for a widow named Nan Thompson (played by Amy Yasbeck), he soon after is confronted by mob boss Dom Gellatti (played by Ralph Drischell), the man who killed Mrs. Thompson's husband. Having already ransacked Mazda's film studio for any incriminating pictures against him for fear of federal prosecutions, Gellatti gives Eddie the chance to back down by forcing him to leave Jersey City and never come back... or else. After gathering some of his possessions, calls and leaves a phone message to his ex-wife Vicky, and leaving his pet goldfish with the next-door neighbor and her cat, Mazda is escorted by two of Gellatti's goons to the airport and given a plane ticket to Chicago and some money; instead, he decides to go to Hawaii, taking with him film negatives that he managed to hide from the mobsters.
Body Slam
Body Slam (1987)
, 1h29
Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Sports films
Actors Dirk Benedict, Kellie Martin, Tanya Roberts, Charles Nelson Reilly, Billy Barty, John Astin
Roles M. Harry Smilac
Rating52% 2.604652.604652.604652.604652.60465
M. Harry Smilac (Dirk Benedict), once a successful music promoter, is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his sole client, the rock band Kicks. Behind on his car payments and owing a large amount to a banker, he reluctantly accepts a job finding musical acts for the fundraiser of an unpopular politician. Although not entirely happy with his new gig, Smilac finds a love interest in Candace Vandervagen (Tanya Roberts), the daughter of the politician's wealthy campaign booster.
Ruckus
Ruckus (1981)
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Actors Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair, Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark, Ben Johnson
Roles Kyle Hanson
Rating57% 2.8543552.8543552.8543552.8543552.854355
Kyle Hanson is an emotionally bruised veteran of the Vietnam War and finds himself unable to rejoin the mainstream society. While stopping in a small town to get some food, local bullies begin harassing him. Relying on his special forces training, he manages to get away, only to become hunted by the locals. One lone woman is willing to lend him a hand.
The Georgia Peaches
Directed by Daniel Haller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Dirk Benedict, Sandra Dorsey, Burton Gilliam, Terri Nunn, Lane Smith, Sally Kirkland
Roles Dusty Tyree
Rating58% 2.908782.908782.908782.908782.90878
Two sisters running an auto repair shop are extorted into becoming undercover FBI agents.