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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

62

Birth Date

1938-05-22 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Westworld
• 

  AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
• 

  The Last of Sheila
• 

  Saturday the 14th
• 

  Scavenger Hunt
• 

  Fame

Credits

• directing (20 credits)

  • Back of Book

    director

    directing
    2026
  • A Little Thing Called Murder

    director

    directing
    2006
  • The Goodbye Girl

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Marci X

    director

    directing
    2003
  • The Shrink Is In

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Laughter on the 23rd Floor

    director

    directing
    2001
  • The Sports Pages

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Tourist Trap

    director

    directing
    1998
  • The Pentagon Wars

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Mrs. Winterbourne

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Milk Money

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Made in America

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Mermaids

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Downtown

    director

    directing
    1990
  • My Stepmother Is an Alien

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Little Nikita

    director

    directing
    1988
  • The Money Pit

    director

    directing
    1986
  • City Heat

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Racing with the Moon

    director

    directing
    1984
  • My Favorite Year

    director

    directing
    1982

• actors (40 credits)

  • SEGAL

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Ex-Husbands

    Simon Pearce

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • You People

    Dr. Green

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Self - Filmmaker

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Pablo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Henry Poole Is Here

    Dr. Fancher

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Keeping Up with the Steins

    Ken

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Goodbye Girl

    Oliver Frey

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Marci X

    Ben Feld

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

    Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Shrink Is In

    Samantha's Editor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Pentagon Wars

    Casper Weinberger

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Deconstructing Harry

    Ken

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • First Works

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Packin' It In

    Gary Webber

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Saturday the 14th

    John

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • First Family

    Press Secretary Bunthorne

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Witches' Brew

    Joshua Lightman

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • How to Beat the High Cost of Living

    Albert

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Last Married Couple in America

    Marv Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Scavenger Hunt

    Stuart Selsome

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Love at First Bite

    Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Fame

    Meyer Shine

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • House Calls

    Dr. Norman Solomon

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • No Room to Run

    Nick Loomis

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Sunshine Boys

    Ben Clark

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Lion Roars Again

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Westworld

    Peter Martin

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Last of Sheila

    Tom Parkman

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • On Location with Westworld

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Portnoy's Complaint

    Alexander Portnoy

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Steagle

    Harold Weiss

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

    William Alren

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Diary of a Mad Housewife

    Jonathan Balser

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Catch-22

    Maj. Danby

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Goodbye, Columbus

    Neil Klugman

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 35 (1992) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 49 (1986) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 89 (1980) ... Self - Guest Host actor actors

    - Episode 4 (1977) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 114 (1972) ... Self actor actors
    1962

• crew (1 credits)

  • Ida Western Exile

    thanks

    crew
    2017

• production (1 credits)

  • The Goodbye Girl

    producer

    production
    2004