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  1. La Salle is known for his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–2002; 2008–2009) which earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

  2. Eriq La Salle is speaking out about his former ER costar Vanessa Marquez, who was reportedly identified as the 49-year-old woman authorities say was shot and killed by police in South...

  3. Oct 14, 2021 · TV URBAN LEGEND: Benton and Corday broke up on ER because Eriq La Salle asked the show's producers to break the couple up. The original cast of the hit drama, ER, was remarkably consistent for the first few seasons, as the six original leads remained on the show for the first two seasons and only two other actors joined the main cast in the ...

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  4. Actor/director/producer Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of the commanding Dr. Peter Benton on the critically acclaimed and history-making medical drama ER.

  5. Eriq La Salle, born July 23, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, is an actor, director, writer, and producer. He stars as Peter Benton from the first season to the eighth season. He reprises the role for the episodes "Old Times" and "And in the End..." for the fifteenth and final season.

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  7. Sep 9, 2022 · From 1994-2002 and then again in 2009, La Salle starred in the medical drama ER for 171 episodes and played the character of Dr. Peter Benton. The actor appeared in seasons 1-8, and season 15 as a guest for three episodes to inform the audience of the death of Michael Crichton, the show’s creator.