Richard Benjamin

Acting

Richard Benjamin

Born May 22, 1938New York City, New York, USA71 credits

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

SEGAL

Movie

2025

Ex-Husbands
6.2

Ex-Husbands

Movie

2024

You People
5.6

You People

Movie

2023

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
6.4

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Movie

2020

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Movie

2014

Pablo
6.9

Pablo

Movie

2012

Filmography

SEGAL
2025SEGALas SelfMovie
Ex-Husbands
2024Ex-Husbandsas Simon PearceMovie
You People
2023You Peopleas Dr. GreenMovie
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020Natalie Wood: What Remains Behindas SelfMovie
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wellesas Self - FilmmakerMovie
Pablo
2012Pabloas SelfMovie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Dan RichardsTV
Henry Poole Is Here
2008Henry Poole Is Hereas Dr. FancherMovie
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisiesas Jerry HolmesTV
Keeping Up with the Steins
2006Keeping Up with the Steinsas KenMovie
A Little Thing Called Murder
2006A Little Thing Called MurderDirectorMovie
The Goodbye Girl
2004The Goodbye Girlas Oliver FreyMovie
Marci X
2003Marci Xas Ben FeldMovie
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the Restas Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Storiesas SelfMovie
The Shrink Is In
2001The Shrink Is Inas Samantha's Editor (uncredited)Movie
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001Laughter on the 23rd FloorDirectorMovie
The Sports Pages
2001The Sports PagesDirectorMovie
Titus
2000Titusas BillTV
Tourist Trap
1998Tourist TrapDirectorMovie
The Pentagon Wars
1998The Pentagon Warsas Casper WeinbergerMovie
Deconstructing Harry
1997Deconstructing Harryas KenMovie
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996Mrs. WinterbourneDirectorMovie
Milk Money
1994Milk MoneyDirectorMovie
Made in America
1993Made in AmericaDirectorMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Mr. Frank DiChristophoroTV
Love & War
1992Love & WarTV
Mermaids
1990MermaidsDirectorMovie
Downtown
1990DowntownDirectorMovie
First Works
1989First Worksas SelfMovie
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988My Stepmother Is an AlienDirectorMovie
Little Nikita
1988Little NikitaDirectorMovie
The Money Pit
1986The Money PitDirectorMovie
City Heat
1984City HeatDirectorMovie
Racing with the Moon
1984Racing with the MoonDirectorMovie
Packin' It In
1983Packin' It Inas Gary WebberMovie
My Favorite Year
1982My Favorite YearDirectorMovie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Saturday the 14th
1981Saturday the 14thas JohnMovie
First Family
1980First Familyas Press Secretary BunthorneMovie
Witches' Brew
1980Witches' Brewas Joshua LightmanMovie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Livingas AlbertMovie
S
1980Semi-ToughDirectorTV
The Last Married Couple in America
1980The Last Married Couple in Americaas Marv CooperMovie
Scavenger Hunt
1979Scavenger Huntas Stuart SelsomeMovie
Love at First Bite
1979Love at First Biteas Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van HelsingMovie
Fame
1978Fameas Meyer ShineMovie
House Calls
1978House Callsas Dr. Norman SolomonMovie
No Room to Run
1977No Room to Runas Nick LoomisMovie
Quark
1977Quarkas Adam QuarkTV
The Sunshine Boys
1975The Sunshine Boysas Ben ClarkMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
T
1975The Lion Roars Againas SelfMovie
Westworld
1973Westworldas Peter MartinMovie
The Last of Sheila
1973The Last of Sheilaas Tom ParkmanMovie
On Location with Westworld
1973On Location with Westworldas Self (uncredited)Movie
Portnoy's Complaint
1972Portnoy's Complaintas Alexander PortnoyMovie
The Steagle
1971The Steagleas Harold WeissMovie
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971The Marriage of a Young Stockbrokeras William AlrenMovie
Diary of a Mad Housewife
1970Diary of a Mad Housewifeas Jonathan BalserMovie
Catch-22
1970Catch-22as Maj. DanbyMovie
Goodbye, Columbus
1969Goodbye, Columbusas Neil KlugmanMovie
He & She
1967He & Sheas Dick HollisterTV
V
1963Vacation Playhouseas Ted PennyTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Adam BarstowTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Meyer ShineTV
Science Fiction Film Awards
—Science Fiction Film Awardsas HimselfTV
B
—Back of BookDirectorMovie