Roy blasted him in the chest. Although his days as a young heartthrob may be behind him, Benedict's following remains loyal. Crying "Oh, my God, no!" "If my career had been more successful, I wouldn't have ended up doing what I'm doing now," he admits. Dirk comes from an educated family where his mother was an accountant, and his father was a lawyer. Benedict spent most of his childhood days in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Eventually he scored a guest spot on a 1972 episode of "Hawaii Five-O" and began appearing in films, including 1973's "SSSSSSS." And so did his career: Benedict won the role of swashbuckling Lieutenant Starbuck on the sci-fi show "Battlestar Galactica," which aired from 1978-80, and several years later played another man's man, "Face" Peck on the NBC testosterone fest "The A-Team" (1983-86). He did not undergo medical treatment for the prostate tumor. "He was later cleared of guilt as the authorities ruled the shooting was self-defence as Roy tried to protect his mother.Today he is a carpenter living in a forest lodge near the lakeside town of Bigfork, Montana.It is eight hours from the family home in White Sulphur Springs where Priscilla, now 89, still lives.
Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. Benedict allegedly chose his stage name from a serving of Eggs Benedict he had prior to his acting career. Dirk Benedict is an American movie, television and stage actor and author. (He and actress wife Toni Hudson divorced in 1995; she lives in L.A., where the boys stay for several weeks each year.) Dirk Benedict is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Starbuck on TV's original Battlestar Galactica(1978-79), and Templeton "Face" Peck on TV's The A-Team(1983-87). Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. But these days, Benedict, a self-described "Mr. "Dirk was 18 when his divorced father George, 51, a violent bully who had terrorised his family before moving out, returned one morning to his former home in Montana.A row broke out between the two men.
I've just shot my dad. EXCLUSIVE: CELEBRITY Big Brother favourite Dirk Benedict watched in horror as his brother Roy shot dead their abusive father.CELEBRITY Big Brother favourite Dirk Benedict watched in horror as his brother Roy shot dead their abusive father.The 61-year-old former A-Team star was traumatised for years by the tragedy which he kept secret from his closest friends.Even today it casts a dark shadow over the family. Dirk said the killing came after years of physical abuse by George.He said: "My father pushed my mother, my brother, my sister forever beyond endurance - or what we thought our endurance to be. Dirk, Faceman in the A-Team, said: "The moment spins out of control. He graduated from Whitman College in 1967. Dirk Benedict was born as Dirk Niewoehner in the year 1945 on March 1st. She turns her battered face to me. He gathered his first experiences in acting (on a dare) in a college production of "Showboat" where he got the main part. George slumped to the ground dead.
"I've had people say, 'You're sacrificing your life for your children,' but I don't look at it as a sacrifice." He completed his graduation from the Whitman College in the year 1967. Benedict was born Dirk Niewoehner in Helena, Montana, the son of Priscilla Mella (née Metzger), an accountant, and George Edward Niewoehner, a lawyer. "And if I do act again, it'll make me a much more interesting performer."
He is best known for Years active, 1972–present. The rifle. Mom," is … If only I'd seized the moment. His domestic life now is a far cry from his wild days as a fledgling actor working in repertory theater and eventually on Broadway, including a 1972 production of "Butterflies Are Free." My brother has told me to keep quiet.
But Benedict's health almost derailed his burgeoning career -- and his life. His father was a lawyer, and his mother was an accountant. My father was mad.
"Dismayed that we didn't want it with the same burning passion that he did, he pushed even harder. He is of German extraction. All three of his sons joined him last year on a special cruise designed to give fans access to him -- and they'll return to the seas in January. Amazon.com: The A-Team: The Complete Collection: George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Mr. T, Dwight Schultz, Robert Vaughn: Movies & TV Fiercely protective of his mother, he was aiming a rifle at the man who had made their lives a living hell.But it was too late. Out of respect for him I can't tell you anything.
"It deepens you," he says of fatherhood.