Benji Gregory is an American actor who became famous for his role as Brian Tanner in the hit TV series Alf. He was born on May 26, 1978. Gregory's acting career ended in his youth.
Biography
The full name of the actor is Benjamin Gregory Herzberg. He is a native of Panorama City. It is a small town in the US state of California. Benji started acting very early on. He appeared on screens almost from infancy. However, in his youth, he graduated from his film career and joined the students of the Academy of Arts, which is located in San Francisco.
Very little is known about the personal life and family of the former actor. Gregory fans know he was in the US Navy. There he served as an Airbrush Assistant and studied maritime weather at Keesler AFB.
Career
Benji has starred in several TV shows. His first job was the role of Davis in Disneyland. The series has 36 seasons and began in 1954. The main roles were played by producer and director Walt Disney, screenwriter Paul Frees, Clarence Nash of The Three Caballeros, Slim Pickens, screenwriter Tom Tryon, Roger Mobley, screenwriter and producer Winston Hibler. The project is an anthology of the famous studio of the same name and covers many different genres.
Then Gregory played Sean in the crime thriller TJ. Hooker . This American drama series starring actors such as William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed and James Darren ran from 1982 to 1986. The plot tells about the fight of detectives against crime.
Filmography
Also, Gregory could be seen in the role of Eric in the TV series "Team A" ". His partners on the set were George Peppard, Dwight Schultz, Mr. Tee, Dirk Benedict and Melinda Kulea. For 5 seasons, there is a story about the adventures of a team of former soldiers who escaped from prison. They were unjustly accused and are now helping those in trouble.
The next work of the actor is Dash in the comedy family series "Punky Brewster". The project proved to be popular not only in the USA, but also in the Netherlands and Spain. Then Gregory played a cameo role in the fantasy thriller "The Twilight Zone". The lead roles are played by Robin Ward, of Little Tramp, Charles Aidman, in Peri Mason, and Richard Mulligan, in Little Big Man.
Viewers could then see Gregory as Sam in Amazing Stories. The famous Steven Spielberg participated in the development of the script and directing. The project combines many genres: cartoon, horror, fantasy, melodrama, detective, comedy and fantasy. Gregory played the hero as a child in the 1986 drama Thompson's Last Run. The film was directed by Jerrold Friedman and written by John Karlen.
Gregory was invited to one of the main roles in the successful TV series "Alpha". He talks about the life of a creature from the planet Melmak in Los Angeles. It was this series that made Benji a star. There were 4 seasons in total. Gregory's partners on the set were Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedin, Andrea Elson. Later he took part in several other projects, for example, "Jumping Jack", "Alf Loves a Secret", "Murphy Brown", "Never Forget" and "How Real Ladies Cope with Difficulties."
