Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), based on the novella (1959) by Philip Roth, and Westworld (1973).

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
Saturday Night Live
1979
Mad About You
1999
Tony Awards
1962
Dr. Kildare
1962
Wogan
1983
Childrens Hospital
2015
Pushing Daisies
2009
Titus
2000
Love & War
1994
Vacation Playhouse
1966
The Money Pit
1986

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
56
Directing
21
Producing
1
Crew
1
2025
SEGAL
as Self
2024
Ex-Husbands
as Simon Pearce
2023
You People
as Dr. Green
2020
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
as Self
2015
Childrens Hospital
as Dan Richards
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker
2012
Pablo
as Self
2009
Pushing Daisies
as Jerry Holmes
2008
Henry Poole Is Here
as Dr. Fancher
2006
Keeping Up with the Steins
as Ken
2004
The Goodbye Girl
as Oliver Frey
2003
Marci X
as Ben Feld
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
2001
The Shrink Is In
as Samantha's Editor (uncredited)
2000
Titus
as Bill
1999
Mad About You
as Mr. Frank DiChristophoro
1998
The Pentagon Wars
as Casper Weinberger
1997
Deconstructing Harry
as Ken
1994
Love & War
1989
First Works
as Self
1983
Packin' It In
as Gary Webber
1983
Wogan
as Self
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
1981
Saturday the 14th
as John
1980
The Last Married Couple in America
as Marv Cooper
1980
First Family
as Press Secretary Bunthorne
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Albert
1980
Witches' Brew
as Joshua Lightman
1980
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
1979
Scavenger Hunt
as Stuart Selsome
1979
Love at First Bite
as Dr. Jeffery Rosenberg / Van Helsing
1979
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1978
House Calls
as Dr. Norman Solomon
1978
Fame
as Meyer Shine
1978
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Meyer Shine
1977
No Room to Run
as Nick Loomis
1977
Quark
as Adam Quark
1975
The Sunshine Boys
as Ben Clark
1975
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
1973
Westworld
as Peter Martin
1973
The Last of Sheila
as Tom Parkman
1973
On Location with Westworld
as Self (uncredited)
1972
Portnoy's Complaint
as Alexander Portnoy
1971
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
as William Alren
1971
The Steagle
as Harold Weiss
1970
Catch-22
as Maj. Danby
1970
Diary of a Mad Housewife
as Jonathan Balser
1969
Goodbye, Columbus
as Neil Klugman
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1967
He & She
as Dick Hollister
1966
Vacation Playhouse
as Ted Penny
1963
Dr. Kildare
as Intern
1962
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Adam Barstow
1962
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Science Fiction Film Awards
as Self