biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2009) Dirk Benedict Born Dirk Niewoehner March 1, 1945 (1945-03-01) (age 66) Helena, Montana, United States Occupation Film and television actor Spouse Toni Hudson (1986–1995) Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps 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..