Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Acting

Born May 22, 1938 · New York City, New York, USA

21 films as director · Active 1980–2006

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,…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Mad About You

Mad About You

1992

Directed(21)

A Little Thing Called Murder

2006A Little Thing Called Murder★ 4.8

The Goodbye Girl

2004The Goodbye Girl★ 6.0

Marci X

2003Marci X★ 3.5

The Shrink Is In

2001The Shrink Is In★ 4.9

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

2001Laughter on the 23rd Floor★ 4.4

The Sports Pages

2001The Sports Pages★ 6.3

The Pentagon Wars

1998The Pentagon Wars★ 6.9

Tourist Trap

1998Tourist Trap★ 6.6

Mrs. Winterbourne

1996Mrs. Winterbourne★ 7.2

Milk Money

1994Milk Money★ 6.5

Made in America

1993Made in America★ 5.5

Mermaids

1990Mermaids★ 6.7

Downtown

1990Downtown★ 5.7

My Stepmother Is an Alien

1988My Stepmother Is an Alien★ 5.8

Little Nikita

1988Little Nikita★ 6.1

The Money Pit

1986The Money Pit★ 6.5

City Heat

1984City Heat★ 5.5

Racing with the Moon

1984Racing with the Moon★ 6.3

My Favorite Year

1982My Favorite Year★ 6.6

—Back of Book

Acting(54)

2024Ex-HusbandsSimon Pearce

2023You PeopleDr. Green

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2020Natalie Wood: What Remains BehindSelf

2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker

2008Childrens HospitalDan Richards

2008Henry Poole Is HereDr. Fancher

2007Pushing DaisiesJerry Holmes

2006Keeping Up with the SteinsKen

2004The Goodbye GirlOliver Frey

2003Marci XBen Feld

2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestPeter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf

2001The Shrink Is InSamantha's Editor (uncredited)

1998The Pentagon WarsCasper Weinberger

1997Deconstructing HarryKen

1992Mad About YouMr. Frank DiChristophoro

1989First WorksSelf

1983Packin' It InGary Webber

1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1981Saturday the 14thJohn

1980First FamilyPress Secretary Bunthorne

1980Witches' BrewJoshua Lightman

1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingAlbert

1980The Last Married Couple in AmericaMarv Cooper

1979Scavenger HuntStuart Selsome

1979Love at First BiteDr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing

1978FameMeyer Shine

1978House CallsDr. Norman Solomon

1977No Room to RunNick Loomis

1977QuarkAdam Quark

1975The Sunshine BoysBen Clark

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host

1975The Lion Roars AgainSelf

1973WestworldPeter Martin

1973The Last of SheilaTom Parkman

1973On Location with WestworldSelf (uncredited)

1972Portnoy's ComplaintAlexander Portnoy

1971The SteagleHarold Weiss

1971The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerWilliam Alren

1970Diary of a Mad HousewifeJonathan Balser

1970Catch-22Maj. Danby

1969Goodbye, ColumbusNeil Klugman

1967He & SheDick Hollister

1963Vacation PlayhouseTed Penny

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961Dr. KildareDr. Adam Barstow

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter

1951Hallmark Hall of FameMeyer Shine

Science Fiction Film AwardsHimself