Dirk Benedict | 1/3/1944 | 76
Dirk Benedict has been a well-known actor and writer. Born in Montana to an accountant mother and a lawyer father, he grew up in the state and graduated from Whitman College in Washington State in 1967. Benedict made his debut in 1972 in the film Georgia, Georgia. His first leading role was in Chopper One in 1974. He got his big break, starring as Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica in 1978. He appeared as the character in both the movie and the following TV series.
In the iconic series The A-Team, aside from his role in Battlestar Galactica, his other notable role was as the con-man Templeton Peck, known as Faceman. After Battlestar Galactica and The A-Team ended, he ventured into more varied TV, film, and theater roles. Since then, he has remained active, with his latest appearance in Space Ninjas in 2019. Aside from acting, Benedict has authored two books titled, And Then We Went Fishing and Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy.
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