Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer and Joanne Woodward in The Stripper (1963)
Born	George Richard Beymer, Jr. (1938-02-20) February 20, 1938 (age 78) Avoca, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, painter, sculptor, novelist
Years active	1949–present
Height	6'2"

George Richard Beymer, Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony in the 1961 film version of West Side Story, Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and Ben Horne on the 1990 television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991, 2017).

Beymer made his feature-film debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini, released in 1953. He played in So Big (1953) and Johnny Tremain (1957), and achieved success in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and West Side Story (1961) before sharing a 1962 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor with Bobby Darin and Warren Beatty. He had a significant role in the film The Longest Day (1962).

In 1949 Beymer began acting in television in the TV series Sandy Dreams. In 1957 he appeared on the syndicated American Civil War drama Gray Ghost in the episode "An Eye for an Eye". In 1958 he was cast as Joe Belden in the episode "Man Hunt" of the western aviation series, Sky King. He appeared in many guest roles in television series. These include three appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Li Nalas in the episodes "The Homecoming", "The Circle", and "The Siege". In 1984 he played David Fenton, the husband of Mimi Rogers's character on the short-lived show Paper Dolls.