Dirk Benedict

Biography

Dirk Benedict is a renowned American actor and author, born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945, in Helena, Montana. He gained recognition for his iconic roles as Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Face" Peck in The A-Team television series. Benedict has also written two notable books, Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing.