Richard Benedict
Biography
Richard "Pepe" Benedict (born Riccardo Benedetto, January 8, 1920 – April 29, 1984) was an Italian-American television and film actor and director. He was born in Palermo, Italy. He appeared in dozens of television programs and movies from the 1940s to the 1960s, most notably Ace in the Hole (1951), directed by Billy Wilder. Benedict appeared with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack in the 1960 movie Ocean's 11 as one of the 11 men who rob five Las Vegas casinos on the same night. He also played the commander of the Mars rescue ship in the 1958 B sci-fi movie It! The Terror from Beyond Space. Benedict's television appearances included Adventures of Superman, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, Zorro, Dragnet, Peter Gunn and Hawaii Five-O. His directing credits included Impasse, an adventure film starring Burt Reynolds. He died of a heart attack at Studio City, Los Angeles, on April 29, 1984, and was interred in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery, in the Churchyard section. He was the father of three children, including actor Nick Benedict.
Known For
Leo Minosa
Ace in the Hole
Silky Tanner
Hoodlum Empire
Bob Finelli
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Bill
Crossfire
Pvt. Tranella
A Walk in the Sun
Gaggsy Steens
City Across the River
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
Backlash
Joe Burton
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Turk Kingby
Scene of the Crime
Cliff Saunders
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cpl. Mathias
Beginning of the End
Nick Foster
Homicide
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Murder Without Tears
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Man Is Armed
Sam
Race Street
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Henry Walker
Streets of San Francisco
Gino Morello
Woman in the Dark
Tony, the driver
Jalopy
Red
Let's Go Navy!
Pool Player (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
Louis Reese
Post Office Investigator
Mr. Powell
Mark, I Love You
Impasse
Skeets O'Neil
Triple Trouble
Pete
Un acte d'amour
Gregory
The Shrike
Jim (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
O.S.S.
Mike Gavin
State Penitentiary
Marine Desk Sergeant
Somewhere in the Night
Ranger Gills
The Arizona Ranger
Soldier with "the shakes"
Till the End of Time
Boris
Spy Chasers
Henchman Miami
Angels in Disguise
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
The Window
Mate Richards
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Horace 'Happy' Day
Run for the Hills
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Shockproof
Vic
Josette of New Orleans
"Curly" Steffans
Ocean's Eleven
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Breakdown
Joe Wilson
See My Lawyer
Prescott
Move
I'll Give My Life
Romato
Wiretapper
Delgado
Okinawa
Police Officer Kogan
The Juggler
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-01-08
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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