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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.
Dirk Benedict: 1945–present Born in Helena; raised in White Sulphur Springs: Actor; played "Faceman" on The A-Team television series [16] [17] Robert Bray: 1917–1983 Born and raised in Kalispell: Actor; played forest ranger Corey Stuart on the Lassie television series [18] Jeff Bridges: 1949–present
Dirk Benedict is an American actor, most notable for his television roles as Lieutenant Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica and Lieutenant Templeton "Face" Peck in The A-Team. He entered the house on Day 1.
He also played con-man 1st Lt. Templeton "The Face-Man" Peck in the pilot for the 1980s hit The A-Team but was replaced by Dirk Benedict for the series. The reason given was that Dunigan was too young for the role, although series creators Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell had wanted Benedict from the start but were overruled by the network ...
When Battlestar Galactica started, Spang had love scenes with costar Dirk Benedict that ABC demanded be re-shot and toned down. “That’s a compliment,” Spang told PEOPLE in 1978.
Benedict is emotionally mature There’s a reason why Eloise calls Benedict her “favorite brother.” As a son, brother, lover, and friend, Benedict is sensitive and in touch with his emotions.
Lieutenant Starbuck, portrayed by Dirk Benedict from the original series, appears in the series' final episode, "The Return of Starbuck". At some point between the events of Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980, Starbuck crash lands on a remote planet, and builds a robot companion from Cylon parts, which he names "Cy".
Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck, played by Dirk Benedict, is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series The A-Team. [5] A recognized war hero, he is often referred to as (The) Faceman or simply Face .