Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Richard Benjamin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.1
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 24318
IMDb ID: nm0000907
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1938
Age: 87
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.21
Wikidata: Q495813
Also known as
Dick Benjamin • Ричард Бенджамин
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Thanks (1)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Benjamin.
4.3
A Little Thing Called Murder
Director
2006 Movie
5.7
The Goodbye Girl
Director
2004 Movie
3.4
Marci X
Director
2003 Movie
4.8
The Shrink Is In
Director
2001 Movie
3.8
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Director
2001 Movie
6.0
The Sports Pages
Director
2001 Movie
5.8
Tourist Trap
Director
1998 Movie
6.8
The Pentagon Wars
Director
1998 Movie
7.2
Mrs. Winterbourne
Director
1996 Movie
6.4
Milk Money
Director
1994 Movie
5.5
Made in America
Director
1993 Movie
6.7
Mermaids
Director
1990 Movie
5.6
Downtown
Director
1990 Movie
5.7
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Director
1988 Movie
6.1
Little Nikita
Director
1988 Movie
6.5
The Money Pit
Director
1986 Movie
5.5
City Heat
Director
1984 Movie
6.2
Racing with the Moon
Director
1984 Movie
6.6
My Favorite Year
Director
1982 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Benjamin.
7.3
Deconstructing Harry
as Ken
1997 Movie
7.2
Mrs. Winterbourne
Director
1996 Movie
7.0
The Last of Sheila
as Tom Parkman
1973 Movie
6.8
The Sunshine Boys
as Ben Clark
1975 Movie
6.8
Westworld
as Peter Martin
1973 Movie
6.7
Mermaids
Director
1990 Movie
6.6
Catch-22
as Maj. Danby
1970 Movie
6.6
My Favorite Year
Director
1982 Movie
6.5
The Money Pit
Director
1986 Movie
6.4
Milk Money
Director
1994 Movie
6.2
Racing with the Moon
Director
1984 Movie
6.1
Little Nikita
Director
1988 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Benjamin.
7.8
Pushing Daisies
as Jerry Holmes • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
7.1
Childrens Hospital
as Dan Richards • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro • 1 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard Benjamin.
6.8
Westworld
as Peter Martin
1973 Movie
6.7
Mermaids
Director
1990 Movie
5.7
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Director
1988 Movie
6.5
The Money Pit
Director
1986 Movie
6.6
Catch-22
as Maj. Danby
1970 Movie
7.3
Deconstructing Harry
as Ken
1997 Movie
5.6
You People
as Dr. Green
2023 Movie
6.4
Milk Money
Director
1994 Movie
5.1
Saturday the 14th
as John
1981 Movie
7.0
The Last of Sheila
as Tom Parkman
1973 Movie
Fame
as Meyer Shine
1978 Movie
3.4
Marci X
Director
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Benjamin.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Adam Barstow • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.1
Childrens Hospital
as Dan Richards • 1 eps
2008 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.8
Pushing Daisies
as Jerry Holmes • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.2
Love & War
1 eps
1992 Series
6.9
Titus
as Bill • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Ted Penny • 1 eps
1963 Series
4.5
He & She
as Dick Hollister • 26 eps
1967 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Meyer Shine • 1 eps
1951 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Benjamin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Benjamin.
SEGAL
as Self
2025 Movie
6.3
Ex-Husbands
as Simon Pearce
2024 Movie
5.6
You People
as Dr. Green
2023 Movie
6.4
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
as Self
2020 Movie
6.5
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker
2014 Movie
6.9
Pablo
as Self
2012 Movie
5.9
Henry Poole Is Here
as Dr. Fancher
2008 Movie
5.2
Keeping Up with the Steins
as Ken
2006 Movie
5.7
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Frey
2004 Movie
3.4
Marci X
as Ben Feld
2003 Movie
8.0
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003 Movie
6.5
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
2002 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Benjamin.
7.1
Childrens Hospital
as Dan Richards • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.8
Pushing Daisies
as Jerry Holmes • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.9
Titus
as Bill • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.2
Love & War
1 eps
1992 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.6
Quark
as Adam Quark • 8 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1975 Series
Science Fiction Film Awards
as Himself • 1 eps
Series
4.5
He & She
as Dick Hollister • 26 eps
1967 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Ted Penny • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 4 eps
1962 Series