Ben Piazza (b. July 30, 1934 - d. September 7, 1991) was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and attended Princeton University. Piazza began acting on the stage in the 1950s and appeared in several stage productions throughout his career. He was featured in over a dozen films, including The Bad News Bears (1976) and The Blues Brothers (1980). Piazza guest starred in various television series and played recurring characters on Dallas (Walt Driscoll, 1982 - 1983), Family Ties (Mr. Wertz, 1984, 1987), and Dynasty (Dr. Charles Hampton, 1984 - 1989).