
Daniel Benzali
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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Lie to Me 2009Joseph Hollin★ 7.9
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Eli Stone 2008★ 6.8
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Californication 2007Larry★ 7.6
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Believers 2007★ 4.8
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Walter★ 4.2
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Jericho 2006Thomas Valente★ 7.4
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Dead Heat 2002Frank Finnegan★ 5.7
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UC: Undercover 2001★ 6.3
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The Agency 2001Robert Quinn★ 6.8
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The Grey Zone 2001Simon Schlermer★ 6.6
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Boss of Bosses 2001Bruce Mouw★ 5.6
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Dr. Sigmund Stein★ 2.3
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The District 2000Robert Quinn★ 6.8
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Screwed 2000Detective Tom Dewey★ 5.5
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Suckers 1999Reggie★ 5.8
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Her Married Lover 1999Det. Joe Lansing★ 3.2
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Heist 1999Big Fats★ NR
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Bernard 'The Fat' De Winter★ 6.1
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The End of Violence 1997Phelps★ 5.3
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Murder at 1600 1997Agent Nick Spikings★ 6.1
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Remember WENN 1996Rex Noble★ 8
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Murder One 1995Theodore 'Ted' Hoffman★ 7.8
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The Outer Limits 1995Graham Highfield★ 7.7
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Dr. Everett Morris★ 7.6
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One West Waikiki 1994★ 7.4
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NYPD Blue 1993James Sinclair★ 7
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The X-Files 1993Colonel Wharton★ 8.4
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'Skeeter' Warburton★ 6.1
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Citizen Cohn 1992Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman★ 6.3
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Afterburn 1992Col. John Patterson★ 4.5
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Mr. Whitney★ 6.2
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A Day in October 1991Solomon Kublitz★ 6
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Law & Order 1990Medical Examiner★ 7.4
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Bascombe★ 6.6
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Roe vs. Wade 1989★ 6.5
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Messenger of Death 1988Chief Barney Doyle★ 5.9
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Coroner★ 5.8
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Surgeon★ 8.4
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Beauty and the Beast 1987★ 7.5
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Pack of Lies 1987Peter Schafer★ 6.6
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Charles Ross★ 5.2
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Col. Glen Spurling★ 6.4
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L.A. Law 1986Judge Donald T. Phillips★ 7.1
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Whoops Apocalypse 1986William Kubert (US Defence Secretary)★ 5.6
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Strong Medicine 1986Seth★ 7
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White Nights 1985Dr. Asher★ 6.7
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Insignificance 1985First Theatrical Agent★ 6.3
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A View to a Kill 1985Howe★ 6.2
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Falcon Crest 1981Judge Robbins★ 5.5
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Peter Schaefer★ 8.6