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
Everett Peck in 1994 "Duckman" was turned into an animated series for the USA Network. During its four-year run, it won the CableACE Award, and was nominated for four Emmys. Peck also created the Cartoon Network series "Squirrel Boy", which ran from 2006 to 2007, although it was not as critically acclaimed as "Duckman". Additional work includes character design for the animated TV series "Jumanji", a slew of print ads for Nike and Honda, and several station IDs for UPN. Samples of Peck's personal sketches appear in the book "It's Not My Fault" , a companion piece to his 2011 solo exhibition