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Dirk Benedict

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Biography

Dirk Benedict Was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. He was raised in the country. He garnered his first experiences in acting (on…more

Born

3/1/1945, Helena,Montana,USA

Birth Name

Dirk Niewoehner

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Celebrity Big Brother
  Himself (Series 5)
  - S 5: Ep 8 Series 5 - Episode 8
    1/10/07
  - S 5: Ep 7 Series 5 - Episode 7
    1/9/07
  - S 5: Ep 6 Series 5 - Episode 6
    1/8/07
  - S 5: Ep 5 Series 5 - Episode 5
    1/7/07
  - S 5: Ep 4 Series 5 - Episode 4
    1/6/07
  - + 3 More Credits
- The A-Team
  Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck
  - S 5: Ep 13 Without Reservations
    3/8/87
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Grey Team
    12/30/86
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Spy Who Mugged Me
    12/12/86
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Crystal Skull
    11/28/86
  - S 5: Ep 9 Point of No Return
    11/21/86
  - + 91 More Credits
- Battlestar Galactica
  Lieutenant Starbuck
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Hand of God
    4/29/79
  - S 1: Ep 23 Take the Celestra
    4/1/79
  - S 1: Ep 22 Experiment in Terra
    3/18/79
  - S 1: Ep 21 Baltar's Escape
    3/11/79
  - S 1: Ep 20 Greetings from Earth (2)
    2/25/79
  - + 19 More Credits
- Chopper One
  Officer Gil Foley
  - S 1: Ep 13 Downtime
    4/11/74
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Hijacking
    4/4/74
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Scramble
    3/28/74
  - S 1: Ep 10 Deadly Carrier
    3/21/74
  - S 1: Ep 9 Killing Time
    3/14/74
  - + 8 More Credits
Guest Star (29)

Role
- Fifth Gear
  Guest Star
  - S 14: Ep 8 Episode 8
    9/29/08
- Big Brother's Little Brother
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 79 Episode 500 [Extended Special]
    9/5/08
  - S 13: Ep 76 Episode 497
    9/2/08
- Big Brother's Big Mouth
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 51 Big Mouth with Davina [Episode 193]
    9/2/08
  - S 6: Ep 22 Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth Episode 38
    1/28/07
- That Was the Week We Watched
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 25-31 October 1986
    12/30/03
- V Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 October 29th 2002
    10/29/02
- The Weakest Link (US)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 35 NBC All-Stars Edition
    5/26/02
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Mr. T
    2/7/99
- Murder, She Wrote
  Gary Harling
  - S 12: Ep 10 Frozen Stiff
    11/30/95
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Blair
  - S 3: Ep 21 Case Closed
    4/29/95
- The Commish
  Gil Higgins
  - S 3: Ep 9 All That Glitters
    11/27/93
- Baywatch
  Aaron Brody
  - S 3: Ep 4 Rookie of the Year
    10/5/92
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 188 October 17, 1989
    10/17/89
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
  Dr. Rush
  - S 4: Ep 13 In the Name of Science
    3/10/89
- Murder, She Wrote
  Dr. David Latimer
  - S 5: Ep 12 Smooth Operators
    2/12/89
- Hotel
  Trevor Harris
  - S 5: Ep 9 Prized Possessions
    12/12/87
- Amazing Stories
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 1: Ep 10 Remote Control Man
    12/8/85
- Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense
  Frank Rowlett
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mark of the Devil
    9/5/84
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 25 The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
    3/26/83
- Just Men!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Week 10
    3/7/83
  - S 1: Ep 7 Week 7
    2/14/83
- The Love Boat
  Jeff Dalton
  - S 4: Ep 11 The Captain's Bird/That's My Dad/Captive Audience
    12/20/80
- Galactica 1980
  Lt. Starbuck
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Return of Starbuck
    5/4/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 143 April 11, 1980
    4/11/80
  - S 6: Ep 140 April 3, 1980
    4/3/80
  - S 6: Ep 139 April 2, 1980
    4/2/80
  - S 6: Ep 138 April 1, 1980
    4/1/80
  - S 6: Ep 40 November 6, 1979
    11/6/79
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 80 January 9, 1980
    1/9/80
  - S 17: Ep 171 June 28, 1979
    6/28/79
  - S 17: Ep 41 November 15, 1978
    11/15/78
  - S 16: Ep 110 February 22, 1978
    2/22/78
  - S 16: Ep 67 December 6, 1977
    12/6/77
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 87 January 1, 1980
    1/1/80
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 78 January 19, 1979
    1/19/79
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 85 July 31-August 4, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    7/31/78
- Charlie's Angels
  Denny Railsback
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Jade Trap
    3/1/78
- Charlie's Angels
  Barton
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Blue Angels
    5/4/77
- Hawaii Five-O
  Walter Clyman
  - S 5: Ep 7 Chain of Events
    10/24/72

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Trivia
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- When Dirk was 18 years old, his father was shot and killed by his brother Roy when he found their father brutally beating their mother. Neither of them will discuss the incident when asked.
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- Dirk states his trademark portrayal of Starbuck as a cigar smoking pilot almost got him fired. Studio executives felt that smoking cigars would put people off. It was not until girls all across America began sending him cigars that the stuido embraced the idea.
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- Dirk Benedict states that he played the role of Starbuck similar to the way James Garner was playing Jim Rockford, of the Rockford Files, a reluctant hero.
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- Benedict(On how quickly things changed after Battlestar Galactica was cancelled): The funny thing was, I went from being a big TV star on the lot, with my own parking space, my own table in the commissary, to a complete nobody! When I went to get my stuff, they wouldn't let me on the lot. I said to the gate guy, 'Hey, Scotty! it's me! I just want to get my things.' He said, 'You don't have a pass!' So, I had to make all these calls just to get my toothbrush! That's Hollywood. Boom! From star to forgotten actor.
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- Dirk Benedict: (on the A-Team) 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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- Dirk Benedict: I am funny by my own rights, I don't need jokes.
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