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
Ed Peck Ed Peck Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. Peck was born in New York City. Peck played a captain in the Broadway production of "No Time for Sergeants" (1955). He was active in television and in films from 1951 to 1983, specializing in playing either police officers or military officers. In 1951, Peck replaced Eric Fleming in the title role of "Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers" on the DuMont Television Network. One of his highest profile parts was among his last, in the television series "Happy Days", in the recurring role