ACTOR
Richard Benjamin
Known for Saturday Night Live · Mad About You · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), based on the novella (1959) by Philip Roth, and Westworld (1973).
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- Born
- May 22, 1938
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), based on the novella (1959) by Philip Roth, and Westworld (1973).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Goodbye, ColumbusNeil Klugman
1969
Catch-22Maj. Danby
1970
Diary of a Mad HousewifeJonathan Balser
1970
The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerWilliam Alren
1971
The SteagleHarold Weiss
1971
Portnoy's ComplaintAlexander Portnoy
1972
On Location with WestworldSelf (uncredited)
1973
The Last of SheilaTom Parkman
1973
WestworldPeter Martin
1973TL
The Lion Roars AgainSelf
1975
The Sunshine BoysBen Clark
1975
No Room to RunNick Loomis
1977
FameMeyer Shine
1978
House CallsDr. Norman Solomon
1978
Love at First BiteDr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing
1979
Scavenger HuntStuart Selsome
1979
First FamilyPress Secretary Bunthorne
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of LivingAlbert
1980
The Last Married Couple in AmericaMarv Cooper
1980
Witches' BrewJoshua Lightman
1980
Saturday the 14thJohn
1981
My Favorite YearDirector
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelf
1982
Packin' It InGary Webber
1983
City HeatDirector
1984
Racing with the MoonDirector
1984
The Money PitDirector
1986
Little NikitaDirector
1988
My Stepmother Is an AlienDirector
1988
First WorksSelf
1989
DowntownDirector
1990
MermaidsDirector
1990
Made in AmericaDirector
1993
Milk MoneyDirector
1994
Mrs. WinterbourneDirector
1996
Deconstructing HarryKen
1997
The Pentagon WarsCasper Weinberger
1998The Pentagon WarsDirector
1998
Tourist TrapDirector
1998
Laughter on the 23rd FloorDirector
2001
The Shrink Is InSamantha's Editor (uncredited)
2001The Shrink Is InDirector
2001
The Sports PagesDirector
2001
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf
2002
Halloween: A Cut Above the RestPeter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Marci XBen Feld
2003Marci XDirector
2003
The Goodbye GirlOliver Frey
2004The Goodbye GirlDirector
2004The Goodbye GirlProducer
2004
A Little Thing Called MurderDirector
2006
Keeping Up with the SteinsKen
2006
Henry Poole Is HereDr. Fancher
2008
PabloSelf
2012
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker
2014
Ida Western ExileThanks
2017
Natalie Wood: What Remains BehindSelf
2020
You PeopleDr. Green
2023
Ex-HusbandsSimon Pearce
2024
SEGALSelf
2025BO
Back of BookDirector
Television
Hallmark Hall of FameMeyer Shine · 1 eps
1951
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
1956
Dr. KildareDr. Adam Barstow · 1 eps
1961Dr. KildareIntern · 1 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 5 eps
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host · 1 eps
1962VP
Vacation PlayhouseTed Penny · 1 eps
1963
He & SheDick Hollister · 26 eps
1967
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 2 eps
1975
QuarkAdam Quark · 8 eps
1977S
Semi-ToughDirector
1980
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
Love & War1 eps
1992
Mad About YouMr. Frank DiChristophoro · 1 eps
1992
TitusBill · 1 eps
2000
Pushing DaisiesJerry Holmes · 1 eps
2007
Childrens HospitalDan Richards · 1 eps
2008
Science Fiction Film AwardsSelf · 1 eps
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