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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Believers
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Release Date:11/06/2007
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Character:Walter
Release Date:23/01/2007
Dead Heat
Character:Frank Finnegan
Release Date:23/07/2002
The Grey Zone
Character:Simon Schlermer
Release Date:13/09/2001
Boss of Bosses
Character:Bruce Mouw
Release Date:03/06/2001
Vegas, City of Dreams
Character:Dr. Sigmund Stein
Release Date:01/04/2001
Screwed
Character:Detective Tom Dewey
Release Date:12/05/2000
Suckers
Character:Reggie
Release Date:12/12/1999
Her Married Lover
Character:Det. Joe Lansing
Release Date:07/10/1999
Heist
Character:Big Fats
Release Date:26/07/1999
All the Little Animals
Character:Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter
Release Date:09/07/1999
The End of Violence
Character:Phelps
Release Date:12/09/1997
Murder at 1600
Character:Agent Nick Spikings
Release Date:18/04/1997
A Child's Cry for Help
Character:Dr. Everett Morris
Release Date:13/11/1994
The Distinguished Gentleman
Character:'Skeeter' Warburton
Release Date:04/12/1992
Citizen Cohn
Character:Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman
Release Date:22/08/1992
Afterburn
Character:Col. John Patterson
Release Date:30/05/1992
The Last of His Tribe
Character:Mr. Whitney
Release Date:28/03/1992
A Day in October
Character:Solomon Kublitz
Release Date:06/09/1991
By Dawn's Early Light
Character:Bascombe
Release Date:19/05/1990
Roe vs. Wade
Character:
Release Date:15/05/1989
Messenger of Death
Character:Barney Doyle
Release Date:16/09/1988
Pack of Lies
Character:Peter Schafer
Release Date:26/04/1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Charles Ross
Release Date:10/01/1987
The Last Days of Patton
Character:Col. Glen Spurling
Release Date:15/12/1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Character:William Kubert (US Defence Secretary)
Release Date:06/05/1986
Strong Medicine
Character:Seth
Release Date:01/01/1986
White Nights
Character:Dr. Asher
Release Date:22/11/1985
Insignificance
Character:First Theatrical Agent
Release Date:02/08/1985
A View to a Kill
Character:Howe
Release Date:24/05/1985
Television Appearances
Lie to Me
Character:Joseph Hollin
Eli Stone
Character:Judge Emmet Bortz
Californication
Character:Larry
Jericho
Character:Thomas Valente
Nip/Tuck
Character:Dr. Griffin
UC: Undercover
Character:
The Agency
Character:Robert Quinn
The District
Character:Robert Quinn
Remember WENN
Character:Rex Noble
Murder One
Character:Theodore 'Ted' Hoffman
The Outer Limits
Character:Graham Highfield
One West Waikiki
Character:
NYPD Blue
Character:James Sinclair
The X-Files
Character:Colonel Wharton
Law & Order
Character:Medical Examiner
Law & Order
Character:Wade Bookman
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Character:Coroner
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Surgeon
Beauty and the Beast
Character:
Star Cops
Character:Commander Griffin
L.A. Law
Character:Judge Donald T. Phillips
Strong Medicine
Character:Seth
Matlock
Character:Henry Mayfield
Falcon Crest
Character:Judge Robbins
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Peter Schaefer
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