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Richard Benjamin
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New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known for
- SEGAL — Self2025
- Ex-Husbands — Simon Pearce2024
- You People — Dr. Green2023
- Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind — Self2020
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles — Self - Filmmaker2014
- Pablo — Self2012
- Henry Poole Is Here — Dr. Fancher2008
- Childrens Hospital — Dan Richards2008
- Pushing Daisies — Jerry Holmes2007
- Keeping Up with the Steins — Ken2006
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Samuel Benjamin , ( 1938-05-22 ) May 22, 1938 (age 88) , New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Northwestern University
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Spouse
- Paula Prentiss ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Spouse
- Paula Prentiss
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Notable work
- Ex-Husbands
- Image
- Richard Benjamin.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1938-05-22
- Commons category
- Richard Benjamin
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Richard Benjamin
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and director. He has starred in a number of well-known films, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Catch-22 (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Westworld, The Last of Sheila (both 1973) and Saturday the 14th (1981). In 1968, Benjamin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance on the CBS sitcom He & She (starring opposite his wife Paula Prentiss), which aired from 1967-1968. In 1976, Benjamin received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture for his performance as aged vaudevillian Willy Clark's (Walter Matthau) comedically long-suffering nephew, confidante and talent agent, Ben Clark, in Herbert Ross' The Sunshine Boys (1975), based on Neil Simon's 1972 hit stage play of the same name.
After directing for television, his first film as a director was the 1982 comedy My Favorite Year, starring Peter O'Toole, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. His other films as a director include City Heat (1984), The Money Pit (1986), My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), Mermaids (1990), Made in America (1993), Milk Money (1994), Mrs. Winterbourne (1996), and Marci X (2003).
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