Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict 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". 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
Hébert Peck served on an advisory capacity in such areas as film, video and multimedia production funding for the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). In addition to his work as a producer, Peck oversees the Rutgers University Television Network (RU-tv) and runs Orélus Media, a production and media consulting company. He resides in Voorhees, NJ. Hébert Peck Hébert Peck, Jr. (born 1958) is a Haitian-American filmmaker. He directed and produced the critically acclaimed documentary film, "I Am Not Your Negro", which he received a Best Documentary Festure nomination