Dirk Benedict | |
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 Dirk Benedict at the 2011 Lucca Comics & Games | |
| Born | Dirk Niewoehner March 1, 1945 Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Whitman College |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | The A-Team Battlestar Galactica |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | dirkbenedictcentral |
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Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing.