Actor
Daniel Benzali
January 20, 1946 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946) is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor. Benzali was a theatre actor before making guest-starring roles on television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. L.A. Law creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's performance that he cast him in the lead role of his 1995 series Murder One, playing attorney Ted Hoffman. For this role he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. More recently, Benzali starred on the series The Agency, and in films such as By Dawn's Early Light (1990), Murder at 1600 (1997) and The Grey Zone (2001). He also appeared in the post-apocalyptic CBS series Jericho as the enigmatic former Department of Homeland Security director Thomas Valente.
Notable work
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Colonel Wharton
6.3A View to a Kill (1985)
as Howe
8.4Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Surgeon
7.9Lie to Me (2009)
as Joseph Hollin
7.6Californication (2007)
as Larry
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Medical Examiner and as Wade Bookman
6.1Murder at 1600 (1997)
as Agent Nick Spikings
7.4Jericho (2006)
as Thomas Valente
7.2Nip/Tuck (2003)
as Dr. Griffin
6The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
as 'Skeeter' Warburton
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