A few years later, doctors found that he had cancer of the prostate. [9] And so Toni and Dirk sold their Los Angeles' Santa Monica mansion and moved to the wilds of Montana with their two small boys. He grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. In 2010, Benedict starred in a stage production of Prescription: Murder playing Lieutenant Columbo for the Middle Ground Theatre Company in the UK. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing. - IMDb Mini Biography By: [2] He grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. But they also had the good fortune of having a lot of quality time with Dirk. Publicity Listings His father, a lawyer, died when Dirk was 18, which was hard for him to take. In 1987, Benedict took the title role of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Abbey Theatre in Manhattan. Official Sites, Helped write the 'love scene' between his and. Dirk and John began exchanging letters and became close. In 1991, Benedict starred in Blue Tornado, playing Alex, call sign Fireball, an Italian Air Force fighter pilot. At the age of 29 John's life changed after he learned the truth about his birth parents, and so did Dirk's. He graduated from Whitman College in 1967. In 1986, Benedict starred as low-life band manager Harry Smilac in the movie Body Slam along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair, and Bruno Sammartino. A few months after her divorce from Dirk, Toni married Judd Tyler Mintz, with whom she had another son, Walker Mintz before they also divorced in 2011. He was 26 at that time. He arrived on launch night in a replica of the A-Team van, smoking a cigar and accompanied by the A-Team theme tune. To fans of the popular 1980s series, "The A-Team," Dirk Benedict became known as the smooth talker, the debonair who always had fortune on his side. When Roland pursued a professional European soccer career, Dirk moved with him to London. Nine months after Toni declared she had enough of living in seclusion, the pair got divorced in 1995. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. In 1974, medical doctors recommended surgery, but he claimed to have cured his cancer through a macrobiotic diet recommended by, Has three sons: John born in 1968, and two younger sons, with, After raising his two boys, his comeback actually began in Germany after he appeared at a sci-fi convention in Bonn. ", This seems to be the theme of the last couple of weeks. In 1993, Benedict starred in Shadow Force. To fans of the popular 1980s series, "The A-Team," Dirk Benedict became known as the smooth talker, the debonair who always had fortune on his side. Benedict was born Dirk Niewoehner in Helena, Montana, the son of Priscilla Mella (née Metzger), an accountant, and George Edward Niewoehner, a lawyer. Picture taken of Dirk Benedict on 23 December 2012. John grew up in Minnesota where he graduated from high school before he moved back to Seattle where he got adopted. Even so, his private life tells the story of a recluse and devoted father of two sons, who have kicked and philosophized their way into adulthood. [August 2006]. “I’ll tell you what it’s like. "Then I had these children and I said 'To hell with this, I'm going to get out of Dodge. But alas, we can only do so if given the chance. The actor met his ex-wife and actress, Toni Hudson during the early days of "The A-Team" but they waited until 1986 to get married. I'm only proud of two things in my life; one is my children, the second is my first book. | Source: Wikimedia Commons. In the 1970s, having just turned 30, Benedict survived a prostate tumor believed to have been cancerous. Dirk Benedict‘s source of wealth comes from being a tv actor. He got offered a contract with Southend but it fell through due to issues with his visa. "Start talking character, story, originality, and you see the look in their eyes: 'Get this guy out of the room.' In 1983, Dirk gained further popularity as con-man Lieutenant Templeton "Face" Peck in 1980s action television series The A-Team. With the help of his adoptive parents, Talbert discovered and contacted his birth parents. |  While there, he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five-O. While working on Georgia, Georgia (1972) in Sweden, he made the first contact with a macrobiotic diet and changed his eating habits drastically. It was just one of those terrible five/six-year periods," he said. As the head coach for the girls' soccer team at Whitefish High School and U16 men's Flathead Valley United team, Roland hasn't stopped playing soccer and is part of the Rapids Men's Premier team. All in all, a paradise," he chimed. Dirk Benedict in Bologna on November 5 2011. In the 5th season of The A Team, in the episode "Family Reunion" we find that "Face's" real name is NOT Templeton Peck but is in fact Richard Bancroft. Bro down throw down at the Columbia Falls farmers market! Anonymous, Other Works "One day she called me at my office [a second, smaller log cabin closer to his nearest town, Big Fork], and said she was leaving. Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One, which aired for one season in 1974. Benedict spent most of his childhood days in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. By the end of the ‘80s, Dirk had bigger parts in “Body Slam” (1986) and “Trenchcoat in Paradise” (1989), and also appeared in an episode of “Hotel” (1987) and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” (1989). The Italian Production Chart section of Variety, July 9, 1980, announced Dirk Benedict would appear in the new film "Marimba", directed by. Roland jumped at a training opportunity with Manchester City in the Summer of 2010, whereafter he went to Belgium to try out for several teams but eventually signed a one year contract with Racing Gent. The female decides! While John had always known he had been adopted, Dirk never knew that he had another son. During his freshman year, he accepted a dare to audition for the Spring musical and won the lead role of "Gaylord Ravenal" in "Showboat". Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. As a teenager, worked briefly as a gravedigger. Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor and author. Roland and George spent most of their time in the wild yonders of Montana, which Dirk described as the perfect place to raise children. [April 2010], Release of his book, "And Then We Went Fishing: A Story of Fatherhood, Fate and Forgiveness". See more ideas about The a team, Benedict, George peppard. After his parents divorced, Dirk's mother got a restraining order taken out against her ex-husband, prohibiting him from seeing the children at their own home.

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