Biography
He had directed "Barefoot in the Park" in London the previous year. Other off-beat acting highlights include "Catch-22" (1970) and "The Sunshine Boys" (1975).
Benjamin made a promising directorial debut with "My Favorite Year" (1982), a comic look at the early days of TV featuring a glorious performance by Peter O'Toole. However his subsequent directorial efforts have not been comparable commercially or critically. A conventional storyteller, …
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Career Milestones
| Played juvenile roles in "Thunder Over the Plains" (1953) and "Crime Wave" (1954) | ||
1964 | Starred in national tour of "Barefoot in the Park" | |
1965 | Directed first major stage production, "Barefoot in the Park" (London) | |
1966 | Broadway debut as star of Neil Simon's "Star-Spangled Girl" | |
1967 | First regular role in TV series, as Dick Hollister in "He and She" (CBS), with wife Paula Prentiss | |
1969 | Adult screen acting debut, "Goodbye, Columbus", adapted from the novel by Philip Roth; had starring role | |
1970 | First screen pairing with wife Paula Prentiss, "Catch-22" | |
1971 | Starred in "The Marriage of a a Young Stockbroker", opposite Prentiss | |
1972 | Played leading role in second Philip Roth film adaptation "Portnoy's Complaint" | |
1975 | Played the agent-nephew of a vaudevillian (Walter Matthau) in "The Sunshine Boys" | |
1978 | Co-starred in "House Calls" | |
1981 | Had last feature acting role for over 15 years in; the horror spoof "Saturday the 14th"; also featured Prentiss | |
1982 | Feature directing debut, "My Favorite Year" | |
1984 | Helmed the coming of age tale "Racing with the Moon" | |
1986 | Had a directorial misfire with "The Money Pit" | |
1988 | Directed the intriguing spy thriller "Little Nikita" | |
1990 | Helmed "Mermaids", starring Cher | |
1993 | Paired Whoppi Goldberg and Ted Danson in the mildly comedic "Made in America" | |
1997 | Returned to film acting in a small role in Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" | |
1998 | With wife Paula Prentiss, returned to stage acting in the off-Broadway comedy "Power Plays" | |
2003 | Directed and starred in "Marci X" with Lisa Kudrow | |
2004 | Directed the TV remake of Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl" starring Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton | |
2006 | Cast a the Rabbi opposite Jeremy Piven and Garry Marshall in the indie comedy "Keeping Up with the Steins" directed by Marshall's son Scott | |
Awards
1968 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor In a in He and She |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Diary of a Mad Housewife |
1975 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Sunshine Boys |