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
Alec Templeton Alka-Seltzer, was first broadcast from 1939 to 1941 (initially as a summer replacement for "Fibber McGee and Molly"), returning in 1943 and 1946–47. It was sometimes known as The Alec Templeton Show. Guests included Kay Lorene and Pearl Bailey. He memorised the scripts for his shows by having them read to him 20 times. From 3 June to 26 August 1955, his TV show "It's Alec Templeton Time" aired on the DuMont Television Network. He also appeared in the later DuMont series "Jazz Party". Templeton's compositions include "Scarlatti Stoops to Conga," and "Bach Goes to Town" which was covered by