Dirk Benedict

American actor (b. 1945)
Person human Q471006
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Summary

Dirk Benedict was born on March 1, 1945[1], in Helena[2]. He has worked as a television actor[3], stage actor[4], film actor[5], screenwriter[6], and theatrical director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,471 views/month, #5,310 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Occupation: film director[11], actor[12]
  • Educated at: Whitman College[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Dirk Benedict[15]
  • Family name: Benedict[16]
  • Given name: Dirk[17]
  • Official website: http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Birth name: Dirk Niewoehner[20]
  • Name in native language: Dirk Benedict[21]
  • Number of children: 3[22]
  • Start of work period: 1972[23]
  • Writing language: English[24]

Why It Matters

Dirk Benedict has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Dirk Benedict born?

Dirk Benedict's place of birth was Helena[2].

What did Dirk Benedict do for work?

Dirk Benedict worked as a television actor[3], stage actor[4], film actor[5], screenwriter[6], and theatrical director[7].

Where did Dirk Benedict go to school?

Dirk Benedict was educated at Whitman College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 43491
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'br', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et'
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  2. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → dirk-benedict
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B4E6-F702-F8E3-A87B-0DAB
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  4. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 52750
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  5. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → television actor, stage actor, film actor +4
    P14419 → 52423
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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