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Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck , (often referred to simply as " Face ") is played by Dirk Benedict. Tim Dunigan played this role in the pilot episode (it was rumored that he was thought to look too young to be a believable Vietnam veteran, and he was also much taller than the rest of the cast), but was replaced by Benedict for the rest of the show's run. The character of Face appeared on The A-Team from 1983 until its cancellation in 1987. Face's character biographyIn the pilot episode ("Mexican Slayride: Part 1"), Face is described as follows by a reporter colleague of Amy Allen: "Templeton Peck, known as the Faceman. In and out of trouble. An orphan from L.A. This guy is Mr Ricky-Ticky. A con man. A real operator." Suave, smooth-talking, and hugely successful with women, Peck is dubbed "Face" because of his handsome looks, which are essential to the team's survival and operations as Murdock explains in the episode "Alive at Five" (season 5) to Face's father.
Because of his talent as a con artist, Face generally lives the high life, staying in ritzy apartments and wearing expensive suits. He drives a custom white Corvette sports car with a red stripe (to match B.A.'s van), which is equipped with a CB radio and a mobile phone. He is also an expert at picking locks. B.A. once said that if Hannibal hadn't put Face on the team, he would probably be in jail, which Face confirmed. Not much for hand-to-hand combat, Face is forever complaining about the inevitable fighting that ensues. Nonetheless, in some episodes Face shows considerable fighting prowess, handling numerous opponents on his own. In the majority of episodes, he calls in the help of B.A. Face will often leap at his enemies in an effort to work them down to the ground. In numerous episodes, he teams with Murdock to take down enemies. Face also handles the team's money. As mentioned in several episodes, Peck is an orphan. He was abandoned by his parents at an early age, and was raised in different orphanages. In the episode "The Bells of St. Mary", it is revealed that Peck played football in a parochial school run by a nun. He employs this knowledge to coach orphans in that same episode, and again in the episode "Quarterback Sneak" (season 5) with former football players. In the season 4 episode "Mind Games", it is revealed that Templeton Peck is not his real name. In Romantic relationshipsBecause of the nature of Face's character, Face traditionally pursues the lead female character of a particular episode, and often hooks up with her by the end of that episode. Throughout the show's run, only a few female characters have become interested in other members of the team, or are mentioned because they differ from the traditional female lead.
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The Man Behind the Face - Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on 1 March, 1945) Dirk is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters CareerAt Whitman College in Walla Walla , Washington , Benedict became interested in acting. During his freshman year, he accepted a dare to audition for the spring musical and won the lead role of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat . He also joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity that year, which he credits with supporting his endeavors and encouraging his development. The next three years were filled with many more musical productions. Upon graduation, Benedict began a two-year training program under John Fernald, who had headed the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London for fifteen years. At that time, he started to use the stage name 'Benedict'; supposedly, whilst searching for a catchier, less ethnic name, he agreed to the suggestion of "Benedict" by his agent, who was inspired by the actor's breakfast choice of Eggs Benedict during their early morning conversation. Benedict then played repertory theatre in Seattle and in Ann Arbor , Michigan , where he played such roles as Edmund in King Lear , Tarleton in Misalliance , Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts , and the lead in Neil Simon's Star-Spangled Girl . An agent sent him to an audition which resulted in a co-starring role with Diana Rigg and Keith Michell in Abelard and Heloise first on Broadway, then in Los Angeles . Two weeks after the show closed on Broadway, Benedict was winging across the Atlantic to Sweden for his first movie, Georgia, Georgia in which he co-starred with Diana Sands. This film about draft resisters, shot entirely in Sweden , was written by Maya Angelou.
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A memorable moment occurred a few minutes after he arrived in the house, when drunk punk singer Donny Tourette said "It's Dirk fucking Benedict", to which Dirk dryly responded "I seldom use my middle name". In a similar vein, Dirk also has admitted to flirting with fellow housemate, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and when asked by Big Brother if he wanted anything, he replied "Can you give me Shilpa's phone number?" Dirk was the third to last contestant to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother, finishing in third place overall with 16% of the Public Vote. All the three remaining contestants were non-Brits. FamilyIn 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress (who had previously appeared in the fourth season A-Team episode "Blood, Sweat and Cheers"), with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. They divorced in 1995. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John (born 1968), from a youthful relationship. Filmography
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As the team's con-man and scrounger, Face seems to be able to get his hands on just about anything they need. Effectively second in command behind Hannibal (although technically Murdock has a higher rank), he is the one who arranges for supplies, equipment, and sensitive information using numerous scams and hustles. He has an uncanny ability to talk anybody (especially women) out of (or into) just about anything. In the first season episode " Holiday in the Hills", an example of Face's skills are displayed: First, Face is capable of arranging a car and safe passage into a South American country. Later stuck in a forest with a dying man, the team refers to him getting a Cadillac '53 during a mission in the jungles of Vietnam . He proceeds to take the silk from a plane's parachute to use for a makeshift ultralight aeroplane to transport the wounded man and then in the guise of a priest, scams a woman out of a motor and a set of wheels from a seeding machine. 
season five ("Family Reunion"), Face learns that his father was a man named A.J. Bancroft and that his birth name is Richard, and he has a half-sister named Ellen. His assumed names in order are Richard Bancroft, Alvin Brennar, Al Brennan, Al Peck, Holmes Morrison, Morrison Holmes, and finally Templeton Arthur Peck. 
Lt. Templeton "The Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series and also starred in Jaws 3. He was born in Helena , Montana , and grew up in White Sulphur Springs , Montana. 
On his return to New York , Benedict replaced Keir Dullea in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway where he worked with Gloria Swanson as his mother. When the New York run ended, he received an offer to repeat his performance in Hawaii , opposite Barbara Rush. While there, he appeared as
Dirk appeared as a contestant on the controversial fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother , broadcast in the UK . Bookmakers give him the third-best odds of winning out of the fourteen contestants. He made what is possibly the show's most memorable entrance to date, arriving in the classic A-Team Van accompanied by the famous theme tune. He also smoked a cigar on his entrance to the house, and claimed to a fellow housemate to have a whole stock of cigars in his luggage. He had also told the Big Brother producers "no cigars, no Benedict" as part of the deal to appear on the show.