---
name: "Richard Benjamin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-benjamin"
fi1m_id: "richard-benjamin"
imdb_id: "nm0000907"
tmdb_id: 24318
wikidata_id: "Q495813"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 May 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:51:28.066069+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Benjamin

## Identity

Richard Benjamin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-benjamin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-benjamin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000907
- **TMDB ID:** 24318
- **Wikidata ID:** Q495813
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Benjamin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000907/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24318

Actor. Born 22 May 1938 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1938, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Dick Benjamin, Ричард Бенджамин
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Benjamin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000907/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24318

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Deconstructing Harry*](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md) (72)

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## Biography

Richard Benjamin is an American actor and director. Born on 22 May 1938 in New York City, he studied at Northwestern University and began his career on stage and in television.

He appeared in films including *Goodbye, Columbus* (1969), *Catch-22* (1970), *Westworld* (1973) and *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), in which he played Ken. He also directed *My Favorite Year* (1982), *The Money Pit* (1986) and *Mermaids* (1990).

Benjamin received a Golden Globe Award for his performance in *The Sunshine Boys* (1975). He has been married to actress Paula Prentiss since 1961.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), Fi1m 72, as Ken — [page](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ex-Husbands* (2024), as Simon Pearce
- *You People* (2023), as Dr. Green
- *Ida Western Exile* (2017), Thanks
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Dan Richards
- *Henry Poole Is Here* (2008), as Dr. Fancher
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, as Jerry Holmes — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *Keeping Up with the Steins* (2006), as Ken
- *A Little Thing Called Murder* (2006), Director
- *The Goodbye Girl* (2004), as Oliver Frey · Director, Producer
- *Marci X* (2003), as Ben Feld · Director
- *Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest* (2003), as Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Shrink Is In* (2001), as Samantha's Editor (uncredited) · Director
- *Laughter on the 23rd Floor* (2001), Director
- *The Sports Pages* (2001), Director
- *Titus* (2000), series, as Bill
- *Tourist Trap* (1998), Director
- *The Pentagon Wars* (1998), as Casper Weinberger · Director
- *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), as Ken — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md)
- *Mrs. Winterbourne* (1996), Director
- *Milk Money* (1994), Director
- *Made in America* (1993), Director
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro
- *Love & War* (1992), series, Actor
- *Mermaids* (1990), Director
- *Downtown* (1990), Director
- *My Stepmother Is an Alien* (1988), Director
- *Little Nikita* (1988), Director
- *The Money Pit* (1986), Director
- *City Heat* (1984), Director
- *Racing with the Moon* (1984), Director
- *Packin' It In* (1983), as Gary Webber
- *My Favorite Year* (1982), Director
- *Saturday the 14th* (1981), as John
- *First Family* (1980), as Press Secretary Bunthorne
- *Witches' Brew* (1980), as Joshua Lightman
- *How to Beat the High Cost of Living* (1980), as Albert
- *Semi-Tough* (1980), series, Director
- *The Last Married Couple in America* (1980), as Marv Cooper
- *Scavenger Hunt* (1979), as Stuart Selsome
- *Love at First Bite* (1979), as Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing
- *Fame* (1978), as Meyer Shine
- *House Calls* (1978), as Dr. Norman Solomon
- *No Room to Run* (1977), as Nick Loomis
- *Quark* (1977), series, as Adam Quark
- *The Sunshine Boys* (1975), as Ben Clark
- *Westworld* (1973), as Peter Martin
- *The Last of Sheila* (1973), as Tom Parkman
- *Portnoy's Complaint* (1972), as Alexander Portnoy
- *The Steagle* (1971), as Harold Weiss
- *The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker* (1971), as William Alren
- *Diary of a Mad Housewife* (1970), as Jonathan Balser
- *Catch-22* (1970), as Maj. Danby
- *Goodbye, Columbus* (1969), as Neil Klugman
- *He & She* (1967), series, as Dick Hollister
- *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as Ted Penny
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Adam Barstow, Intern
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Meyer Shine
- *Back of Book*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Actor Richard Benjamin poses for CBS TV publicity portrait (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-d8fb25d67e10.jpg) Actor Richard Benjamin poses for CBS TV publicity portrait (1967) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Richard_Benjamin_%281967_CBS_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Richard Benjamin](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-531a5e46b7ab.jpg) Richard Benjamin — Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Richard_Benjamin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss from the television series He & She.](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-bd3a9ff8e449.jpg) Photo of Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss from the television series He & She. — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Paula_Prentiss_and_Richard_Benjamin_1967.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin as Dick and Paula Hollister from the television program He and She. (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-d5ef778de4e3.jpg) Photo of Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin as Dick and Paula Hollister from the television program He and She. (1968) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Paula_Prentiss_Richard_Benjamin_He_and_She_1968.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Richard Benjamin](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-9eb0e4202934.jpg) Richard Benjamin — Image via TMDB
- ![Photo of husband and wife performers-Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss.](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-bb3deaa78995.jpg) Photo of husband and wife performers-Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. — Photographer: John H. White, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Paula_Prentiss_Richard_Benjamin_1973.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cast of the television show He & She. The large photo is of Jack Cassidy; the smaller photos are of Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin. (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/3930826/gallery-c9a4857b9a71.jpg) Cast of the television show He & She. The large photo is of Jack Cassidy; the smaller photos are of Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin. (1967) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/He_and_She_cast.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1967: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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