Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
July 30, 1934
Died
September 7, 1991 (age 57)
Place of Birth
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Benito Daniel Piazza
Ben Piazza
Known For
TV
Family Ties
Mr. Wertz
1982
TV
Family Ties
Ed Nelson
1982
TV
Dallas
Walt Driscoll
1978
TV
The A-Team
City Councilman Michael Prescott
1983
TV
The Fugitive
Blaine Hagerman
1963
TV
Barney Miller
Arthur Minch
1975
TV
Barney Miller
David Shulton
1975
TV
Barney Miller
John Essex
1975
TV
St. Elsewhere
Josiah Bartlett
1982
TV
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Vaughn Heilman (segment "Chameleon")
1985
TV
Matlock
David Westlake
1986
TV
Matlock
Martin Landers
1986
TV
T. J. Hooker
Peter Weston
1982
TV
Moonlighting
Captain Renault
1985
TV
Switch
Ernie Riker
1975
TV
Barnaby Jones
Eugene Armstrong
1973
TV
Kojak
Irving Abernathy
1973
TV
Stoney Burke
Dayton Hill
1962
TV
Harry O
Frank Cabot
1974
TV
Snoops
Charles Yates
1989
Filmography
1991FilmGuilty by Suspicionas Darryl Zanuck1989TVSnoopsas Charles Yates1986TVMatlockas David Westlake1985TVThe Twilight Zoneas Dr. Vaughn Heilman (segment "Chameleon")1985TVScene of the Crimeas Phillip Bingham1985FilmMaskas Mr. Simms1985TVMoonlightingas Captain Renault1985FilmConsenting Adultas Dr. Mark Waldo1983FilmThe Winter of Our Discontentas Louis Brock1983FilmGrace Kellyas Gary Cooper1983TVThe A-Teamas City Councilman Michael Prescott1982TVSt. Elsewhereas Josiah Bartlett1982FilmWaltz Across Texasas Bill Wrather1982TVFamily Tiesas Mr. Wertz1982TVT. J. Hookeras Peter Weston1981FilmThe Five of Meas Neurologist1981FilmA Matter of Life and Deathas Dr. Laurie1980FilmThe Last Songas Ken Pentoff1980FilmThe Children of An Lacas Dr. Wayne R. McKinney1980FilmThe Blues Brothersas Father1980FilmThe Murder That Wouldn't Dieas Dr. John Spencer1979TVParisas Fred Latimore1979FilmNightwingas Roger Piggott1978TVThe Critical Listas Dr. Henry de Jong1978TVDallasas Walt Driscoll1978FilmWhen Every Day Was the Fourth of Julyas Herman Grasser1977FilmKill Me If You Canas Bill Edmunds1977FilmI Never Promised You a Rose Gardenas Jay Blake1976TVOnce an Eagleas Capt. Jerome1976FilmThe Bad News Bearsas Councilman Whitewood1975FilmFear on Trialas Harry1975TVSwitchas Ernie Riker1975TVBarney Milleras Arthur Minch1974FilmFer-de-Lanceas Lieutenant Whitehead1974TVHarry Oas Frank Cabot1974FilmJudgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita1973TVKojakas Irving Abernathy1973FilmThe Candy Snatchersas Avery1973TVBarnaby Jonesas Eugene Armstrong1972FilmThe Outside Manas Desk Clerk1970FilmTell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moonas Jesse1963TVThe Fugitiveas Blaine Hagerman1962TVStoney Burkeas Dayton Hill1962FilmNo Exitas Camarero1959FilmThe Hanging Treeas Rune1958FilmThe Western: A Lost TV Specialas Self1957FilmA Dangerous Ageas David