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DIRK BENEDICT

Biography

Dirk Benedict is a native of Montana. He has had an extensive career as an actor, performing in repertory theatres throughout the United States, starring on Broadway (Butterflies Are Free), Off Broadway (Hamlet), and in numerous films and several television series, including Battlestar Galactica and The A-Team. He starred in Alaska, with Charlton Heston and just completed (2005) starring in the German film Goldene Zeiten (Golden Times) written and directed by Peter Thorwarth.

He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy (Square One Publishing). This best selling autobiography is the insightful, humorous story of how he cured himself of prostate cancer (and other sins against the Universe) and his long journey from the hayfields of Montana to the hype of Hollywood. His second book, And Then We Went Fishing (Avery Publishing Group) is the true story of becoming and losing a father and has received rave reviews.

He made his directing debut with his original screenplay Cahoots (2001) starring Keith Carradine.
Dirk Benedict lives in Montana with his two sons – George William (17) and Roland Walker (15).

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