From the 1983 -

OFFICIAL DIRK BENEDICT

INTERNATIONAL FAN CLUB

FACT SHEET

Stage Name:            Dirk Benedict

Real Name:            Dirk Niewoehner

Name Analysis:            "Dirk''- Teutonic meaning "Ruler of the people"

Birthdate:            March 1

Zodiac Sign:            Pisces

Chinese Sign:            Year of the Rooster

Birthplace:            White Sulphur Springs, Montana (pop.900)

Father's Name:            George Niewoehner (deceased)

Mother's Name:            Priscilla Niewoehner

Siblings:            Roy, older brother Ramona, younger sister

Height:            5’10 ½”

Weight:            155 lbs.

Hair Color:            Light Brown

Eye Color:            Blue

Marital Status:            Single

Character:            Relaxed attitude, smiles easily, good humor, shows self-confidence, independent.

Daily Diet:            Vegetarian/Grainarian ---- vegetables, grains, beans, seaweed.  Japanese food.

Vices:            Black coffee, cigars, fast airplanes

Favorite Music:            Big Band, Dixieland, Jazz to Classical

Favorite Colors:            Blues, tans, browns

Sports:            Jogging, tennis, fishing, skiing, basketball, horseback riding.

Hobbies:                        In addition to the above----cooking, writing songs, poems, screenplays.