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Dirk Benedict

1945 - Today

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Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American actor and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Face" Peck in The A-Team television series. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Benedict is the 808th most popular actor (down from 771st in 2019), the 1,645th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,395th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Actor.

Dirk Benedict is most famous for his role as Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dirk Benedict ranks 808 out of 13,578. Before him are David Caruso, Kelly McGillis, Türkan Şoray, Giancarlo Esposito, Maureen O'Hara, and Famke Janssen. After him are Hal Holbrook, Brian Thompson, Tim Roth, Capucine, Horst Tappert, and Anthony Head.

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Among people born in 1945, Dirk Benedict ranks 95. Before him are George Alencherry, Joël Robuchon, Eizo Yuguchi, Türkan Şoray, Frans Sammut, and Svetlana Gerasimenko. After him are Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, Ferdi Tayfur, Jacqueline du Pré, Richard Thaler, and Marthe Keller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dirk Benedict ranks 1,645 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Brubeck (1920), Aileen Wuornos (1956), Gloria Gaynor (1947), Roy O. Disney (1893), Rodney Alcala (1943), and John B. Kelly Sr. (1889). After him are Charles Ives (1874), Mike Portnoy (1967), Mike DeWine (1947), Hal Holbrook (1925), Brian Thompson (1959), and Murray Bookchin (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dirk Benedict ranks 408. Before him are Guy Williams (1924), Kelly Lynch (1959), Angela Bassett (1958), Tony Martin (1913), David Caruso (1956), and Kelly McGillis (1957). After him are Hal Holbrook (1925), Brian Thompson (1959), Jeff Bennett (1962), Dwight Schultz (1947), Dean Reed (1938), and Loie Fuller (1862).

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