Dirk Benedict - wikipedia Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict at the 2011 Lucca Comics and Games Dirk Niewoehner ( 1945 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1945 ( age 72 ) Helena, Montana, United States Occupation Film and television actor Years active 1972 - present Spouse ( s ) Toni Hudson ( 1986 -- 1995 ; divorced ) Children Website www.dirkbenedictcentral.com Signature Dirk Benedict ( born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945 ) is an American movie, television and stage actor and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton `` Faceman '' Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1980s and 1990s 2.2 2000s and 2010s 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Benedict was born Dirk Niewoehner in Helena, Montana, the son of Priscilla Mella ( née Metzger ), an accountant, and George Edward Niewoehner, a lawyer. He grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. He graduated from Whitman College in 1967. Benedict allegedly chose his stage name from a serving of Eggs Benedict he had prior to his acting career. Career Photo of the cast of the short - lived television program Chopper One. From left : Dirk Benedict, Ted Hartley, Jim McMullan. Benedict 's film debut was in the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia. When the New York run for Butterflies Are Free ended, he received an offer to repeat his performance in Hawaii, opposite Barbara Rush. While there, he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five - O. The producers of a horror film called Sssssss ( 1973 ) saw Benedict 's performance in Hawaii Five - O and promptly cast him as the lead in that movie. He next played the psychotic wife - beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W ( 1974 ). Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One, which aired for one season in 1974. He also made an appearance in Charlie 's Angels. Benedict 's career break came in 1978 when he appeared as Lieutenant Starbuck in the movie and television series Battlestar Galactica. The same year Benedict starred in the TV movie Cruise Into Terror, and appeared in the ensemble movie Scavenger Hunt the following year. 1980s and 1990s In 1981, Benedict starred alongside Linda Blair in an action - comedy movie called Ruckus. In 1983, Dirk gained further popularity as con - man Lieutenant Templeton `` Face '' Peck in 1980s action television series The A-Team. He played `` Faceman '' from 1982 ( 1982 ) to 1986 ( 1986 ), although the series did n't air until January 1983, and the final episode was n't shown until 1987 rebroadcasts. The second season episode `` Steel '' includes a scene at Universal Studios where Face is seen looking bemused as a Cylon walks by him as an in - joke to his previous role in Battlestar Galactica. The clip is incorporated into the series ' opening credit sequence from season 3 onward. In 1986, Benedict starred as low - life band manager Harry Smilac in the movie Body Slam along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair, and Bruno Sammartino. His character Smilac ends up managing the pro-wrestler `` Quick Rick '' Roberts ( Piper ) and faces opposition by Captain Lou and his wrestling tag - team `` the Cannibals ''. In 1987, Benedict took the title role of Shakespeare 's Hamlet at the Abbey Theatre. Both his performance and the entire production were drubbed by critics. Benedict starred in the 1989 TV movie Trenchcoat in Paradise. In 1991, Benedict starred in Blue Tornado, playing Alex, call sign Fireball, an Italian Air Force fighter pilot. Benedict published an autobiography, Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy : A True Story of Discovery, Acting, Health, Illness, Recovery, and Life ( Avery Publishing ISBN 0895294796 ). In 1993, Benedict starred in Shadow Force. Benedict also appeared as Jake Barnes in the 1996 action - adventure film Alaska. 2000s and 2010s In 2000, Benedict wrote and directed his first screenplay, Cahoots. In 2005, Benedict played an impostor, pretending to be an ' 80s movie star who wants to moderate a charity performance in Goldene Zeiten ( Golden Times ) by Peter Thorwarth. In 2006, he wrote an online essay criticizing the then - airing Battlestar Galactica re-imagined series and, especially, its casting of a woman as his character, Starbuck, writing that `` the war against masculinity has been won '' and that `` a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction ''. He appeared as a contestant on the 2007 U.K. series of Celebrity Big Brother. He arrived on launch night in a replica of the A-Team van, smoking a cigar and accompanied by Post & Carpenter 's A-Team theme tune. In 2010, Benedict starred in a stage production of Prescription : Murder playing Lieutenant Columbo for the Middle Ground Theatre Company in UK. Benedict also made a cameo appearance in the 2010 film adaptation of The A-Team as Pensacola Prisoner Milt. Personal life In the 1970s, Benedict survived a prostate tumor believed to have been cancerous. Having rejected conventional medical treatment, he credited his survival to the adoption of a macrobiotic diet recommended to him by actress Gloria Swanson. In 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. Hudson had previously appeared as Dana in the fourth season A-Team episode titled `` Blood, Sweat and Cheers ''. They divorced in 1995. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John Talbert ( born 1968 ), from an earlier relationship, who had been given up for adoption. With the help of his adoptive parents, Talbert discovered and contacted his birth parents. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1972 Georgia, Georgia Michael Winters 1973 Sssssss David Blake Alternate title : Ssssnake William Caulder Alternate titles : I Want Her Dead / W is the Mark of Death 1978 Battlestar Galactica Lieutenant Starbuck 1979 Scavenger Hunt Jeff Stevens 1980 Ruckus Kyle Hanson Alternate titles : Ruckus in Madoc County / Big Ruckus in a Small Town / The Loner 1981 Underground Aces Pete Huffman 1985 Mark of the Devil Frank Rowlett 1986 Body Slam M. Harry Smilac 1991 Blue Tornado Alex Long 1992 Shadow Force Detective Rick Kelly 1994 Demon Keeper Alexander Harris 1994 Christina 's Dream N / A Director ; Short film 1995 The Feminine Touch John Mackie Alternate title : The November Conspiracy Alaska Jake Barnes 1998 Waking Up Horton Tyler Alternate title : The Adventures of Young Brave Cahoots N / A Director & Writer 2006 Goldene Zeiten Douglas Burnett / Horst Müller Alternate title : Strike ! 2007 Recon 7 Down Tom Myers 2009 Inglorious Bumblers Tom Mayers The A-Team Pensacola Prisoner Milt Cameo Television Year Title Role Notes 1972 Hawaii Five - O Walter Clyman Episode : `` Chain of Events '' Chopper One Officer Gil Foley Main cast ( 13 episodes ) Journey from Darkness Bill TV film 1977 Charlie 's Angels Cadet John Barton Episode : `` The Blue Angels '' 1977 The Cabot Connection Brom Loomis TV pilot episode 1978 Cruise Into Terror Simon TV film 1978 Charlie 's Angels Denny Railsback Episode : `` The Jade Trap '' 1978 - 79 Battlestar Galactica Lieutenant Starbuck Main cast ( 24 episodes ) 1980 Galactica 1980 Lieutenant Starbuck Episode : `` The Return of Starbuck '' 1980 The Georgia Peaches Dusty Tyree TV film 1980 The Love Boat Jeff Dalton Episode : `` That 's My Dad '' 1981 Scruples Spider Elliott TV film 1982 Family in Blue Matt Malone TV pilot episode 1983 - 87 The A-Team Lt. Templeton ' Faceman ' Peck Main cast ( 96 episodes ) The Love Boat Gary Wells Episode : `` Whose Dog Is It Anyway '' 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Frank Rowlett Episode : `` Mark of the Devil '' 1985 Amazing Stories Face Episode : `` Remote Control Man '' Hotel Trevor Harris Episode : `` Prized Possessions '' 1989 Murder, She Wrote Dr. David Latimer Episode : `` Smooth Operators '' 1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dr. Rush Episode : `` In the Name of Science '' 1989 Trenchcoat in Paradise Eddie Mazda TV film 1991 Bejewelled Gordon TV film 1992 Baywatch Aaron Brody Episode : `` Rookie of the Year '' 1993 Official Denial Lt. Col. Dan Lerner TV film 1993 The Commish Gil Higgins Episode : `` All That Glitters '' 1995 Walker, Texas Ranger Blair Episode : `` Case Closed '' 1995 Murder, She Wrote Gary Harling Episode : `` Frozen Stiff '' Abduction of Innocence Robert Steves TV film 2006 Earthstorm Victor Stevens TV film 2007 Celebrity Big Brother Himself Housemate : third place Video games Year Title Role Notes Zork : Grand Inquisitor Antharia Jack 2003 Battlestar Galactica Lieutenant Starbuck Voice References Jump up ^ `` Dirk Benedict ''. The New York Times ( online ). Retrieved August 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Dirk Benedict Biography ( 1945 - ) ''. FilmReference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011. Jump up ^ Alumni Individual Web Sites, Whitman College, accessed May 10, 2011. Jump up ^ Brucker, D.J.R. `` The Stage : Hamlet '', The New York Times, September 22, 1987 Jump up ^ Cahoots, The New York Times, accessed May 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Lost in Castration ''. Dirk Benedict Central. Retrieved 2006 - 02 - 07. Jump up ^ `` '' Prescription : Murder '' and `` The A-Team '' ``. Dirk Benedict Central. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ Benedict, Dirk ( July 2, 2014 ). `` An A-Team Star 's Toughest Battle -- Against the Specter of Cancer -- is Waged in Secret and Alone ''. People. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Adopted and Searching for Answers ''. Parade. Archived from the original on 2007 - 05 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 22. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dirk Benedict. Official website Dirk Benedict on IMDb Dirk Benedict at AllMovie Dirk Benedict Interview Dirk Benedict Blog - In Cahoots with Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid ( 2006 ) `` Transcript of the Dirk Benedict Interview from the SCI FI Program Sciographpy : Battlestar Galactica ''. Syfy. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. 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Question: who played starbuck in the original battlestar galactica
Answer: Dirk Benedict