Richard Benjamin
American actor and film director (1938–)
Richard Samuel Benjamin is an American actor and director. He has starred in a number of well-known films, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Catch-22 (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Westworld, The Last of Sheila and Saturday the 14th (1981). In 1968, Benjamin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance on the CBS sitcom He & She, which aired from 1967–1968. In 1976, Benjamin received a Golden Globe for his performance as aged vaudevillian Willy Clark's comedically long-suffering nephew, confidante and talent agent, Ben Clark, in Herbert Ross' The Sunshine Boys (1975), based on Neil Simon's 1972 hit stage play of the same name.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1970–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 13 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | First Family | Buck Henry | ||||
| 1978 | House Calls | a Jennings Lang production | 98 min | sound | ||
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc | 115 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | The Last Of Sheila | Herbert Ross | 13 reels | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | Westworld | Michael Crichton | 89 min | Color | sound | |
| 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint | Warner Bros | 101 min | Color | sound | |
| 1970 | Catch-22 | Filmways | 121 min | Color | sound | |
| 1970 | Diary Of A Mad Housewife | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 95 min | 16mm | Color | sound |