Biography
He survived the show's untimely demise and went on to even greater stardom as conman Templeton "Faceman" Peck on "The A-Team" (NBC, 1983-87). Though his star dimmed after the latter series came to a close, Benedict remained busy on American and international television; most notably on a controversial season of the UK's "Celebrity Big Brother" (BBC One/Channel 4, 2001-07).
Born Dirk Niew hner in Helena, MT on March 1, 1945, he led by all …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Made a cameo appearance in the Joe Carnahan-directed feature film "The A-Team"; Bradley Cooper took on the role of Face, inspired by Benedict's iconic '80s TV role |
2007 | Joined the cast of the BBC reality series "Celebrity Big Brother"; finished third in the competition |
2006 | Played a dual role as a former '80s TV star and his lookalike double in the comedy "Goldene Zeiten" |
2001 | Wrote and directed the feature film "Cahoots," starring Keith Carradine and David Keith |
1994 | Made directorial debut with the short film, "Christina's Dream" |
1993 | Released his second book, And Then We Went Fishing: A Story of Fatherhood, Fate and Forgiveness |
1983 | Starred as Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the NBC action adventure series "The A-Team," about Vietnam-veterans-turned-soldiers-for-hire; ensemble cast also included George Peppard, Mr. T, and Dwight Schultz |
1980 | Reprised role of Lt. Starbuck in the ABC spin-off "Galactica 1980"; episode was titled "The Return of Starbuck" |
1978 | Breakout role as Lt. Starbuck in ABC's "Battlestar Galactica," opposite Richard Hatch |
1974 | Diagnosed with prostate cancer, but reportedly cured the affliction through a macrobiotic diet, which was given to him by Gloria Swanson and overseen by author and educator, Michio Kushi; Benedict wrote about his battle with the disease and his eventual recovery in the 1991 autobiographical book, Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy: A True Story of Discovery, Acting, Health, Illness, Recovery and Life |
1974 | First regular series role on ABC's crime drama "Chopper One" |
1972 | Made onscreen debut with a starring role in the drama "Georgia, Georgia," written by Maya Angelou |
1972 | Performed on Broadway in production on "Butterflies Are Free" |