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Dirk Benedict

1945 - Today

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Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Benedict has received more than 3,545,678 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dirk Benedict is the 637th most popular actor (up from 759th in 2019), the 1,177th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,419th in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Actor.

Dirk Benedict is most famous for his role as Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica.

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  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dirk Benedict ranks 637 out of 9,996Before him are Hal Holbrook, Bill Pullman, Val Kilmer, Mylène Demongeot, Nastassja Kinski, and Scarlett Johansson. After him are Cliff Robertson, Bubba Smith, Scott Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Andrew Garfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Dirk Benedict ranks 61Before him are Ernie Hudson, Nikita Mikhalkov, Carmen Maura, Bryan Ferry, Joël Robuchon, and Phil Jackson. After him are Bubba Smith, Pete Townshend, Dennis Rader, Joseph Kosuth, Laurent Gbagbo, and Linda Lee Cadwell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dirk Benedict ranks 1,177 out of 18,182Before him are Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), George Davis Snell (1903), Phil Hill (1927), Robert Noyce (1927), and John Cena (1977). After him are James Ivory (1928), Cliff Robertson (1923), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Irving Stone (1903), Bubba Smith (1945), and Clive Cussler (1931).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dirk Benedict ranks 312Before him are Loie Fuller (1862), Robert Taylor (1911), Hal Holbrook (1925), Bill Pullman (1953), Val Kilmer (1959), and Scarlett Johansson (1984). After him are Cliff Robertson (1923), Bubba Smith (1945), Scott Wilson (1942), Dennis Quaid (1954), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), and Andrew Garfield (1983).

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