Basic Information About Daniel Benzali
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Singer |
| Net worth | $6,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1950-01-20 (74 years old) |
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Shaved head Gravelly voice |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.778 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Daniel Benzali win?
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Daniel Benzali roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| A View to a Kill | Howe |
| White Nights | Dr. Asher |
| Murder at 1600 | Spikings |
| Lie to Me | Joseph Hollin 1 episode, 2009 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Surgeon 1 episode, 1989 |
| The X Files | Colonel Wharton 1 episode, 1995 |
| Californication | Larry 1 episode, 2012 |
| Law & Order | Judge Wade Bookman / ... 2 episodes, 1990-2006 |
| Nip/Tuck | Dr. Griffin 1 episode, 2010 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Edward 1 episode, 1989 |
| Eli Stone | Judge Emmet Bortz 1 episode, 2009 |
| Jericho | Thomas Valente 5 episodes, 2007-2008 |
| The Outer Limits | Graham Highfield 1 episode, 1997 |
| The Agency | Robert Quinn / ... 36 episodes, 2001-2003 |
| Agent X | David Williams 2 episodes, 2015 |
| Matlock | Henry Mayfield 1 episode, 1991 |
| L.A. Law | Judge Donald T. Phillips / ... 7 episodes, 1988-1993 |
Interesting Facts about Daniel Benzali
- Proposed to Sex and the City (1998) actress Kim Cattrall by sticking a written marriage proposal to their fridge; however the two later split without tying the knot.
- Ranked #2 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
- Was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents, the middle child of three boys. His father, Carlos Benzali, was an actor in the Yiddish theater in New York. The family moved to Brooklyn after his father's death and when Daniel was still quite young. He spent his childhood and teen years interested in sports and singing.
- "L.A. Law" creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's performance on "NYPD Blue" that he cast him in the lead role of his 1995 series "Murder One". He was nominated for a Golden Globe award.
- An accomplished singer and recorded an album covering several popular jazz and blues hits, Benzali appeared in London and on Broadway in musicals including the London productions of "Piaf" and "Evita" (as Juan Peron), as well as opposite Patti LuPone as Max in the original 1993 cast of "Sunset Boulevard".
- After a few years of performing in regional theatre throughout the U.S., Benzali traveled to England, where he performed with The Half Moon Theatre company, and then came to the attention of Trevor Nunn, who invited him to become a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London where he sang a program of Gershwin's music.
- His ex-wife Lynda Medwell was a potter. They were married for eight years before divorcing in the early 1980s.
- Has the distinction of appearing in the pilot episodes of two successful New York based crime dramas Law & Order (1990) , and NYPD Blue (1993).
