Richard Benjamin

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Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director.

He has starred in a number of productions, including the 1969 film, Goodbye, Columbus based upon the novella of the same name by Philip Roth, and with Yul Brynner in Westworld in 1973.

Benjamin was born in New York City, New York. He married actress Paula Prentiss on October 26, 1961 and they have two children. Benjamin is Jewish.^[1] He and his wife appeared together in the short-lived television series He & She (1967-68). In 1978, he starred in the ambitious, but short-lived, television series Quark.

[edit] Filmography

• Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)
• The Goodbye Girl (2004) (TV)
• Marci X (2003)
• The Shrink Is In (2001)
• Titus - The Reconciliation (2000) TV Episode
• Mad About You - Valentine's Day (1999) TV Episode
• The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Ink - The English-Speaking Patients (1997) TV Episode
• The Ray Bradbury Theater
• Lift (1992)
• Packin' It In (1983) (TV)
• Saturday the 14th (1981)
• Insight - Goodbye (1981) TV Episode
• Managing Meetings (1981)
• Listening Skills (1981)
• First Family (1980)
• How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
• Saturday Night Live
• The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
• Witches' Brew (1980)
• Scavenger Hunt (1979)
• Love at First Bite (1979)
• Fame (1978) (TV)
• Quark
• House Calls (1978)
• No Room to Run (1978) (TV)
• The Sunshine Boys (1975)
• Westworld (1973)
• The Last of Sheila (1973)
• Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
• The Steagle (1971)
• The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
• Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
• Catch-22 (1970)
• Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
• He & She (1967) TV Series
• Vacation Playhouse
• Dr. Kildare

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Richard Benjamin at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Benjamin at the Notable Names Database
• Richard Benjamin at TV.com