Dirk Benedict Appreciation Society

Library of Articles

The Dirk Appreciation Society Library is a central place to find articles and other tidbits on Dirk Benedict. Some articles have been graciously donated by members of the society (especially Paxiljunki who's generosity is endless).
 
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  1978 People Magazine snippet
    Source: People Magazine
    Location: articles/people78.asp
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, fishing, father, montana
    Summary: A short snippet with Dirk talking about his life in Montana.
  All About Dirk
    Source: Tiger Beat Magazine
    Location: articles/allaboutdirk.pdf
    Keywords:
    Summary: "If you've fallen in love with Dirk from watching him on "Battlestar" you're probably dying to know more about him. Now he'll tell you about himself."
  Amazon.com talks to Dirk Benedict
    Source: www.amazon.com
    Location: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/show-interview/b-d-enedictirk/104-2377512-3131136
    Keywords: books, writing, kamikaze cowboy, fishing, montana, cds, kids, family, cahoots
    Summary: A really interesting interview done by Amazon.com with Dirk about his writing.
  Arts - Hollywood Actor assists Bigfork Kids
    Source: The Daily Interlake Newspaper
    Location: http://www.dailyinterlake.com/newarchives/1_13_00/news_ar1.htm
    Keywords: kids, theatre, dad, father, hollywood, volunteer
    Summary: An article about Dirk and how he likes to be involved in helping his kids with the schools plays.
  August 1994 Playgirl Article
    Source: Playgirl
    Location: articles/playgirl.asp
    Keywords: Acting, macrobiotics, Hollywood, Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck , Sssssss, Butterflies are free, cancer
    Summary: Dirk Benedict - The ATeam's Romantic Lover
  Battlestar Galactica - The Return of Starbuck
    Source: Starburst Special #21 (Classic Sci-Fi Special)
    Location: articles/starburst.txt
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, fishing, father, montana
    Summary: More than fifteen years after the rag-tag fugitive fleet began its quest for a shiny planet known as Earth, Dirk Benedict is still remembered as the lovable rogue Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica.
  Battlestar Resurrection Convention Report
    Source: BSG Resurrection Site
    Location: http://bgresurrection.homepage.com/cons.html
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, Richard Hatch, Apollo, Anne Lockhart
    Summary: "I recently attended the GoMainLine Battlestar Galactica Convention in Fort Washington, PA on August 28th and 29th. It was a legendary event featuring 6 main cast members from the original show and Richard Hatch's Revival presentation and updated trailer. The attendees were Richard Hatch (Apollo), Dirk Benedict (Starbuck), John Colicos (Baltar), Herb Jefferson Jr. (Boomer), Anne Lockhart (Sheba), and Jack Stauffer (Bojay) . "
  Biography.Com's Article
    Source: Biography.com
    Location: articles/benedict.htm
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, fishing, father, montana
    Summary: "My main pursuit now is actually raising my children." - The Biography Channel's short article on Dirk Benedict
  Club Journal
    Source: Official International Fan Club Newsletter
    Location: dbitfc/dbitfc_84_journal.htm
    Keywords: Acting, Montana, Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, fishing
    Summary: Another Question and Answer session with Dirk from the 1984 International Fan Club Newsletter
  Dirk on the Howard Stern Show
    Source: www.marksfriggin.com
    Location: http://www.marksfriggin.com/news98/8-10-98.htm
    Keywords: cancer, prostate, ateam, mr t, george peppard, macrobiotics
    Summary: Actor Dirk Benedict Talks About Curing Prostate Cancer. 8/10/98. 9:10am Dirk Benedict who used to star on ''The A Team'' and ''Battlestar Gallactica'' years ago called in to promote his book Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy.
  Dirk Speaks
    Source: Official International Fan Club Newsletter
    Location: dbitfc/dbiftc_83_dirkspeaks.htm
    Keywords: Montana, FAQ, Neiwoehner, Biography
    Summary: A question and answer from the 1983 International Fan Club Newsletter
  Dirk's Interview with the Battlestar Fan Club
    Source: http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/bgintdirk.htm
    Location: http://www.battlestarfanclub.com
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, family, montana, kids, cruise
    Summary: The Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Co-President Shawn O'Donnell "BGR" (bgresurrection_1999@yahoo.com) recently spoke with actor/writer/director/producer Dirk Benedict, Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica. Dirk is also known for playing Face on the A-Team, and more recently directing and writing his own film called Cahoots. He has also written two books and he is working on a third. Special thanks to the Dirk Benedict Fan Club and Tracy Bouvier (tracyb144@hotmail.com) for helping set up the interview. Also be sure to check out Dirk's Cruise page for information on his 2002 cruise.
  Dirk's Sciography Interview
    Source: SciFi Website
    Location: http://www.scifi.com/sciography/battlestar/transcript.html
    Keywords: Sciography, SciFi, Battlestar Galatica, Richard Hatch
    Summary: An interview done (but not aired) with Dirk for the Battlestar Galatica Sciography special. (warning - really small print, but really good article)
  Dr Mcdougall talks with Dirk Benedict about Diet And Cancer (1998 or 1999)
    Source: http://www.dbfanzine.com
    Location: http://www.dbfanzine.com/history/article22.shtml
    Keywords: Diet, Cancer, Macrobiotics, Health
    Summary: Dr Mcdougall talks with Dirk Benedict about Diet And Cancer (1998 or 1999)
  Fact Sheet
    Source: Official International Fan Club Newsletter
    Location: dbitfc/dbitfc_fact.htm
    Keywords: Montana, FAQ, Neiwoehner, Biography
    Summary: An FAQ on Dirk that was originally published in his 1983 Official International Fan Club Newsletter
  Find Out Why Dirk Never Married Marie
    Source: Movie Year Book
    Location: articles/movieyearbook.pdf
    Keywords: Marie Osmond, Marriage, Montana, Kids, Ice Cream, Cigars
    Summary: Find out why Dirk never married Marie Osmond (who knew they were dating)
  Hand Writing Analysis on Dirk Benedict
    Source: Official International Fan Club Newsletter
    Location: dbitfc/dbifc_83_writing.htm
    Keywords: Montana, FAQ, Neiwoehner, Biography
    Summary: A Handwriting Analysis on Dirk from September, 1983.
  Hot New Stars
    Source: 70's Teeny Bopper Magazine
    Location: articles/hotnewstar.pdf
    Keywords:
    Summary: A short teeny bopper article on "Who's the fastest rising star in the Hollywood galaxy? It's blue-eyed knockout Dirk Benedict..."
  Internal Scraps Abating, Kicked Around, 'The A-Team' Seeks Nielsen Revenge (part 1)
    Source: On the Jazz Archive
    Location: articles/tvguide1.txt
    Keywords: ATeam, Dwight Schultz, George Peppard, Mr. T, ratings, Robert Vaughan, acting, cannell
    Summary: This issue I'm going to begin transcribing the last of the A-Team TV Guide articles that I have a copy of, from the beginning of the fifth season of the show. Whether or not you liked the 5th season, this article reveals a lot about what was going on on the set at the time and why the changes were made, good or bad. Hope you find it interesting reading if you haven't seen it before...
  Internal Scraps Abating, Kicked Around, 'The A-Team' Seeks Nielsen Revenge (part 2)
    Source: On the Jazz Archive
    Location: articles/tvguide2.txt
    Keywords: ATeam, Dwight Schultz, George Peppard, Mr. T, ratings, Robert Vaughan, acting, cannell
    Summary: This issue I'm going to begin transcribing the last of the A-Team TV Guide articles that I have a copy of, from the beginning of the fifth season of the show. Whether or not you liked the 5th season, this article reveals a lot about what was going on on the set at the time and why the changes were made, good or bad. Hope you find it interesting reading if you haven't seen it before...
  Internal Scraps Abating, Kicked Around, 'The A-Team' Seeks Nielsen Revenge (part 3)
    Source: On the Jazz Archive
    Location: articles/tvguide3.txt
    Keywords: ATeam, Dwight Schultz, George Peppard, Mr. T, ratings, Robert Vaughan, acting, cannell
    Summary: This issue I'm going to begin transcribing the last of the A-Team TV Guide articles that I have a copy of, from the beginning of the fifth season of the show. Whether or not you liked the 5th season, this article reveals a lot about what was going on on the set at the time and why the changes were made, good or bad. Hope you find it interesting reading if you haven't seen it before...
  Me and My Health
    Source: Dutch ATeam Site
    Location: http://home.planet.nl/~marte163/DirkHealth.htm
    Keywords: Cancer, health, macrobiotics, Ateam, Battlestar
    Summary: Dirk talks about his fight with cancer.
  Meet Dirk Benedict! TV's Newest Fox!
    Source: 70's Teeny Bopper Magazine
    Location: articles/luvhim.pdf
    Keywords: Montana, dating, women, acting, college
    Summary: According to the article, "You'll luv him..luv him...luv him!" Great, now tell us something we don't know.
  Meet the ATeam's Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz
    Source: Dutch ATeam Site
    Location: http://home.planet.nl/~marte163/16Magazine.htm
    Keywords: 16 Magazine, Dwight Schultz
    Summary: Meet the two funniest stars of the Ateam, Dirk and Dwight. Short blurbs on them both.
  Meet the Hottest New Hunks on TV!
    Source: 70's Teeny Bopper Magazine
    Location: articles/hottesthunk.pdf
    Keywords: Montana, dating, women, acting, college
    Summary: A fact sheet on the Dirk from the 70's.
  Michelle's Personalities - Dirk Benedict
    Source: www.dbfanzine.com
    Location: http://www.khnjo.demon.nl/pers/dbenedict.html
    Keywords: Montana, neiwoehner, biography, college, acting
    Summary: A short biographical essay on DB.
  National Enquirer - Dirk as Mr. Mom
    Source: National Enquirer
    Location: articles/whole.jpg
    Keywords:
    Summary:
  On a Shoestring and a Prayer
    Source: Inside Ventura County
    Location: http://www.insidevc.com/archives/05122000/entertainment/292939.shtml
    Keywords: Cahoots, Anne Lockhart, Directing
    Summary: An Article done during the production of the making of Cahoots.
  Richard Hatch's Comments on Dirk and Sciography
    Source: Richardhatch.com
    Location: http://www.richardhatch.com/news_insights/index.html
    Keywords: Richard Hatch, Battlestar Galatica, Sciography, Sci Fi
    Summary: Read Richard Hatch's comments about the Sciography special that was aired on Sci fi.
  The ATeam goes to Holland
    Source: Official International Fan Club Newsletter
    Location: dbitfc/dbitfc_84_holland.htm
    Keywords: Holland, netherlands, Dwight Schultz, mr. t, george peppard, fans
    Summary: A fans account of when the Ateam stars go to Holland for a publicity tour. Find out how crazy their trip was.
  The ATeam in Holland - Algemeen Dagblad
    Source: www.dbfanzine.com
    Location: http://www.dbfanzine.com/history/article4.shtml
    Keywords: Holland, netherlands, Dwight Schultz, mr.T, george peppard, fans
    Summary: "Algemeen Dagblad" is a newspaper in Holland. This is a translated article on when the cast of the ATeam went to Holland
  The Reluctant Hero
    Source: Starlog #247
    Location: http://www.kobol.com/archives/interviews/starbuck.html
    Keywords: Sssssss, Montana, kids, fishing, Dwight, marriage
    Summary: "With cigar in hand, Dirk Benedict fought for Battlestar Galactica as Lieutenant Starbuck"
  The Way They Were
    Source: On the Jazz Archive
    Location: articles/dbinter1.txt
    Keywords: Acting, macrobiotics, Hollywood, Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck , Sssssss, Butterflies are free
    Summary: (Caption: each month, "Rona Barrett's GOSSIP" delves into the stars' private scaprbooks for a look at their yesterdays, todays, and maybe even their tomorrows. This month the spotlight's on "Battlestar Galactica"'s Lieutenant Starbuc, DIRK BENEDICT!)
  The Way They Were part 2
    Source: On the Jazz Archive
    Location: articles/dbinter.txt
    Keywords: Acting, macrobiotics, Hollywood, Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck , Sssssss, Butterflies are free
    Summary: An article about his early years.
  Trascript from a TV-interview - BackChat
    Source: www.dbfanzine.com
    Location: http://www.dbfanzine.com/history/article5.shtml
    Keywords: mr t, family, ateam, dwight shultz, george peppard, montana, tv
    Summary: A transcription of a phone interview done with Dirk..by the way, it's cold in Montana.
  Two Crazy Kind of Guys
    Source: Starlog September
    Location: articles/2crazyguys.pdf
    Keywords: Battlestar Galatica, Starbuck, fishing, father, montana
    Summary: An Article on Dirk and Richard and they explain their characters.
  Universal Chat Transcript
    Source: Http://www.kobol.com
    Location: http://www.kobol.com/archives/interviews/dirkbenedict1.html
    Keywords: Chat, Starbuck, Ateam, Battlestar Galatica, Universal Studios, kids, internet
    Summary: , "Greetings Universal Chatters and welcome to another live moderated chat! Tonight we're privileged to have at the Backlot Café Mr. Dirk Benedict. Dirk has starred in numerous films and television shows, including the A Team and Battlestar Galactica, in which he starred as Lt. Starbuck. He also starred in Universal Studios' Sci-Fi film Sssssss, where he played man who was transformed into a snake!!! Ladies and Gentlemen.....It's chat time. Please welcome Lt. Starbuck himself.... Dirk Benedict. Dirk, I have to ask one question first, have you ever chatted on the internet before?"
  Vulkon BSG Convention 11/2000
    Source: PClip
    Location: http://hometown.aol.com/howlingmadsara/Vulkon.html
    Keywords: Florida, Orlando, Convention, Battlestar Galatica, Fans, Signing, Books
    Summary: A fans report of meeting Dirk at the November Orland Vulkon Convention.
 


Honorable Mentions
The following sites have Dirk's named mentioned. The only reason I mention them is because some of them are just too funny and some are intersting to read. Enjoy

4point5.com's - ALFRED HITCHCOCK WAS A WOMAN

A humorous movie review of Sssssss

Starlog article on Richard Hatch

TeeVee.com's article Super Duper Blooper Pooper - As a side note, if you do a search on this site you'll find a lot of articles with his named mentioned. Mostly his name is used as some sort of comic reference. They are quite amusing.

Tiki Beams aboard a Star Trek Convention

The Most Important Thing (another Sister of Grain thanks to Dirk and his book)


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