Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-American stage and screen actor. He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK. He is best known for A View to a Kill, Murder One, and The Grey Zone.
Benzali’s parents were Brazilian Sephardic Jews. He was previously married to Lynda A. Medwell. He was in a relationship with actress Kim Cattrall and the couple were engaged for a time, but never married.
Works with Daniel Benzali:
Film
- 1983 Home Free All: Therapist
- 1985 Insignificance: First Theatrical Agent
- 1985 A View to a Kill: W.G. Howe
- 1985 White Nights: Dr. Asher
- 1986 Strong Medicine: Seth (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1986 The Last Days of Patton: Col. Gene Spurling (TV Movie)
- 1986 Whoops Apocalypse: US Defense Secretary William Kubert
- 1987 The Return of Sherlock Holmes: Ross (TV Movie)
- 1987 Pack Of Lies: Peter Schaefer (TV Movie)
- 1988 Messenger Of Death: Chief Barney Doyle
- 1989 Vietnam War Story The Last Days: Adams
- 1990 By Dawn's Early Light: Bascombe (TV Movie)
- 1991 A Day In October: Solomon Kublitz
- 1992 The Last Of His Tribe: Mr. Whitney (TV Movie)
- 1992 Afterburn: Col. John Patterson (TV Movie)
- 1992 Citizen Cohn: Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman (TV Movie)
- 1992 The Distinguished Gentleman: “Skeeter” Warburton
- 1994 A Childs Cry For Help: Dr. Everett Morris (TV Movie)
- 1995 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.: Dr. Ezo (TV Movie)
- 1997 Murder at 1600: Spikings
- 1997 The End Of Violence: Brice Phelps
- 1998 All The Little Animals: Bernard “The Fat” De Winter
- 1998 Heist: Big Fats
- 1999 Suckers: Reggie
- 1999 Her Married Lover: Det. Joe Lansing
- 2000 Screwed: Detective Tom Dewey
- 2001 Vegas City Of Dreams: Dr. Sigmund Stein
- 2002 Dead Heat: Frank Finnegan
- 2007 If I Had Known I Was A Genius: Walter
- 2007 Believers: The Teacher
Television
- 1987 Star Cops: Commander Griffin (1 episode)
- 1988 The Murder Of Mary Phagan: Coroner
- 1988 Crossbow: Mad Monk (1 episode)
- 1988-93 L.A. Law: Judge Donald T. Phillips (7 episodes)
- 1989 Beauty and the Beast (1987): Edward (1 episode)
- 1989 Falcon Crest: Judge Robbins (2 episodes)
- 1989 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Surgeon (1 episode)
- 1990-2006 Law & Order: Medical Examiner/Judge Wade Bookman (2 episodes)
- 1991 Matlock: Henry Mayfield (1 episode)
- 1993-2003 NYPD Blue: James Sinclair, Esq. (13 episodes)
- 1994 One West Waikiki: Delacourt (1 episode)
- 1995 The X-Files: Colonel Wharton (1 episode)
- 1995-96 Murder One: Ted Hoffman
- 1997 The Outer Limits (1995): Graham Highfield (1 episode)
- 1998 Remember WENN: Rex Noble (1 episode)
- 2001-02 The Agency: Robert Quinn
- 2002 UC Undercover: Aristos Patriaka (1 episode)
- 2002 The District: Robert Quinn (1 episode)
- 2007-08 Jericho (2006): Thomas Valente (5 episodes)
- 2009 Eli Stone: Judge Emmet Bortz (1 episode)
- 2009 Lie to Me: Joseph Hollin (1 episode)
- 2010 Nip/Tuck: Dr. Griffin (1 episode)
- 2010-11 General Hospital: Theo Hoffman (54 episodes)
- 2012 Californication: Larry (1 episode)
- 2015 Agent X: David Williams (2 episodes)
Tropes associated with Daniel Benzali:
- Actor Allusion: Theo Hoffman, his arc villain from General Hospital, was an entirely different character from his Murder One protagonist, but they had different forms of the same name.
