Richard Benjamin
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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Acting History
2025
SEGAL as Self
2024Ex-Husbands as Simon Pearce
2023You People as Dr. Green
2020Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind as Self
2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker
2012Pablo as Self
2008Childrens Hospital as Dan Richards
2008Henry Poole Is Here as Dr. Fancher
2007Pushing Daisies as Jerry Holmes
2006Keeping Up with the Steins as Ken
2004The Goodbye Girl as Oliver Frey
2003Marci X as Ben Feld
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest as Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2001The Shrink Is In as Samantha's Editor (uncredited)
2000Titus as Bill
1998The Pentagon Wars as Casper Weinberger
1997Deconstructing Harry as Ken
1992Mad About You as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro
1992Love & War
1989First Works as Self
1983Packin' It In as Gary Webber
1982Wogan as Self
1981Saturday the 14th as John
1980First Family as Press Secretary Bunthorne
1980Witches' Brew as Joshua Lightman
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Albert
1980The Last Married Couple in America as Marv Cooper
1979Scavenger Hunt as Stuart Selsome
1979Love at First Bite as Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing
1978Fame as Meyer Shine
1978House Calls as Dr. Norman Solomon
1977No Room to Run as Nick Loomis
1977Quark as Adam Quark
1975The Sunshine Boys as Ben Clark
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975The Lion Roars Again as Self
1973Westworld as Peter Martin
1973The Last of Sheila as Tom Parkman
1973On Location with Westworld as Self (uncredited)
1972Portnoy's Complaint as Alexander Portnoy
1971The Steagle as Harold Weiss
1971The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker as William Alren
1970Diary of a Mad Housewife as Jonathan Balser
1970Catch-22 as Maj. Danby
1969Goodbye, Columbus as Neil Klugman
1967He & She as Dick Hollister
1963Vacation Playhouse as Ted Penny
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1961Dr. Kildare as Dr. Adam Barstow
1961Dr. Kildare as Intern
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Meyer Shine
—Science Fiction Film Awards as Himself