<P> Although the part of Face was written by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell with Dirk Benedict in mind , NBC insisted that the part should be played by another actor , instead . Therefore , in the pilot , Face was portrayed by Tim Dunigan , who was later replaced by Dirk Benedict , with the comment that Dunigan was `` too tall and too young '' . According to Dunigan : `` I look even younger on camera than I am . So it was difficult to accept me as a veteran of the Vietnam War , which ended when I was a sophomore in high school . '' </P>
<P> Although the part of Face was written by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell with Dirk Benedict in mind , NBC insisted that the part should be played by another actor , instead . Therefore , in the pilot , Face was portrayed by Tim Dunigan , who was later replaced by Dirk Benedict , with the comment that Dunigan was `` too tall and too young '' . According to Dunigan : `` I look even younger on camera than I am . So it was difficult to accept me as a veteran of the Vietnam War , which ended when I was a sophomore in high school . '' </P>
who played face on the a team tv show
who played face on the a team tv show
Tim Dunigan Dirk Benedict ,
Tim Dunigan Dirk Benedict ,