Daniel Benzali
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1946-01-20 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946) is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor. Benzali was a theatre actor before making guest-starring roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. L.A. Law creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's performance that he cast him in the lead role of his 1995 series Murder One, playing attorney Ted Hoffman. For this role he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. More recently, Benzali starred on the series The Agency, and in films such as By Dawn's Early Light (1990), Murder at 1600 (1997) and The Grey Zone (2001). He also appeared in the post-apocalyptic CBS series Jericho as the enigmatic former Department of Homeland Security director Thomas Valente. Most recently he starred in the FX television series Nip/Tuck as the main character's psychotherapist and later patient, Dr. Griffin. Another of his roles was that of Reggie, a money hungry sales manager/drug smuggler at a car dealership in the 1999 cult-classic "Suckers." Benzali has also played musical theater. He portrayed Juan Peron in the London cast of Evita, and played faded film director Max von Mayerling, alongside Patti LuPone, in the original cast (1993) of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. Benzali had previously appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof, and other smaller productions. Benzali was also formerly engaged to actress Kim Cattrall. In December 2010, Benzali joined ABC's General Hospital.[2]Benzali plays a character named Theodore Hoffman, a reference to his role on the mid-1990s television series Murder One. Benzali's character is also known as "The Balkan", an international crime lord.
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Known For
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order
1990
as Medical Examiner / Wade Bookman
The X-Files
1993
as Colonel Wharton
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Surgeon
Falcon Crest
1981
as Judge Robbins
NYPD Blue
1993
as James Sinclair
Californication
2007
as Larry
L.A. Law
1986
as Judge Donald Phillips
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Dr. Griffin
Matlock
1986
as Henry Mayfield
Lie to Me
2009
as Joseph Hollin
The Outer Limits
1995
as Graham Highfield
The District
2000
as Robert Quinn
Murder One
1995
as Theodore 'Ted' Hoffman
Jericho
2006
as Thomas Valente
Eli Stone
2008
as Judge Emmet Bortz
The Agency
2001
as Robert Quinn
Remember WENN
1996
as Rex Noble
Crossbow
1987
UC: Undercover
2001
One West Waikiki
1994
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Peter Schaefer
Star Cops
1987
as Commander Griffin
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Coroner
Strong Medicine
1986
as Seth
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Edward
Movies (31)
A View to a Kill
1985
as Howe
White Nights
1985
as Dr. Asher
Murder at 1600
1997
as Agent Nick Spikings
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as 'Skeeter' Warburton
The Grey Zone
2001
as Simon Schlermer
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
2007
as Walter
Believers
2007
Boss of Bosses
2001
as Bruce Mouw
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Bascombe
Screwed
2000
as Detective Tom Dewey
The End of Violence
1997
as Phelps
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman
Messenger of Death
1988
as Barney Doyle
All the Little Animals
1999
as Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter
Insignificance
1985
as First Theatrical Agent
Dead Heat
2002
as Frank Finnegan
Suckers
1999
as Reggie
The Last Days of Patton
1986
as Col. Glen Spurling
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as William Kubert (US Defence Secretary)
Afterburn
1992
as Col. John Patterson
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Dr. Ezo
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001
as Dr. Sigmund Stein
Heist
1999
as Big Fats
Strong Medicine
1986
as Seth
Pack of Lies
1987
as Peter Schafer
Her Married Lover
1999
as Det. Joe Lansing
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987
as Charles Ross
A Child's Cry for Help
1994
as Dr. Everett Morris
The Last of His Tribe
1992
as Mr. Whitney
A Day in October
1991
as Solomon Kublitz
About Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946) is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor. Benzali was a theatre actor before making guest-starring roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. L.A. Law creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's performance that he cast him in the lead role of his 1995 series Murder One, playing attorney Ted Hoffman. For this role he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. More recently, Benzali starred on the series The Agency, and in… With 56 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Daniel Benzali has appeared in 31 films and 25 TV shows.
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- A View to a Kill (1985) — as Howe
- White Nights (1985) — as Dr. Asher
- Murder at 1600 (1997) — as Agent Nick Spikings
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) — as 'Skeeter' Warburton
- The Grey Zone (2001) — as Simon Schlermer
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