Richard Benedict
Acting
Born: January 8, 1920 · Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died: April 25, 1984 (aged 64)
Highest Rated
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
Ace in the Hole
1951
Get Smart
1965
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Mission: Impossible
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Charlie's Angels
1976
Crossfire
1947
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Perry Mason
1957
Quincy, M.E.
1976
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Combat!
1962
Photos (1)
Movies (51)
Ocean's Eleven
"Curly" Steffans
Ace in the Hole
Leo Minosa
The Window
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Bob Finelli
A Walk in the Sun
Pvt. Tranella
Impasse
1969
O.S.S.
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Beginning of the End
Cpl. Mathias
Shockproof
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Act of Love
Pete
Hoodlum Empire
Silky Tanner
Scene of the Crime
Turk Kingby
Disconnected
Store Customer (Uncredited)
The Midnight Story
Pool Player (uncredited)
Till the End of Time
Soldier with "the shakes"
Triple Trouble
Skeets O'Neil
Wiretapper
Romato
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cliff Saunders
Crossfire
Bill
Let's Go Navy!
Red
Somewhere in the Night
Marine Desk Sergeant
Post Office Investigator
Louis Reese
Woman in the Dark
Gino Morello
The Juggler
Police Officer Kogan
I'll Give My Life
1960
Run for the Hills
Horace 'Happy' Day
The Man Is Armed
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
Superman's Peril
Cappy
Spring Reunion
Jim (uncredited)
Jalopy
Tony, the driver
State Penitentiary
Mike Gavin
City Across the River
Gaggsy Steens
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Powell
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Joe Burton
Rookie Fireman
Al Greco
The Shrike
Gregory
Murder Without Tears
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Race Street
Sam
Okinawa
Delgado
Josette of New Orleans
Vic
Backlash
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Mate Richards
Move
Prescott
Homicide
Nick Foster
Flannery and Quilt
Milt Lesser
Spy Chasers
Boris
Breakdown
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
See My Lawyer
Joe Wilson
The Arizona Ranger
Ranger Gills
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Miami
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
Steve Daniels · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Sol the Bartender · 1 eps
Dragnet
3 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Briscoe · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Bert Ronson · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Eddie Coyle · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Mike Armin · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mike · 1 eps
Highway Patrol
1 eps
Adventures of Superman
Tony Gambini · 3 eps
Surfside 6
4 eps
Surfside 6
Harry Noonan · 1 eps
Navy Log
2 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Fur Sammons · 1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Ghost Story
Mr. Parker · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Al · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Libero · 1 eps
Racket Squad
2 eps
I Led Three Lives
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
The Lone Wolf
Babe Janno · 1 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
The Walter Winchell File
Keeger · 1 eps
Harbor Command
Arnold Freeman · 1 eps
Miami Undercover
2 eps
Man with a Camera
1 eps
Tallahassee 7000
1 eps
General Electric Theater
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ace · 1 eps
Directing (44)
Mannix
Director
Ironside
Director
Charlie's Angels
Director
Get Smart
Director
The Fugitive
Director
The Virginian
Director
Hawaii Five-O
Director
Mission: Impossible
Director
Quincy, M.E.
Director
Combat!
Director
Police Woman
Director
Medical Center
Director
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
The Invaders
Director
The High Chaparral
Director
Night Gallery
Director
Lawman
Director
The Rookies
Director
Hawaiian Eye
Director
Run for Your Life
Director
Police Story
Director
Alias Smith and Jones
Director
Surfside 6
Director
12 O'Clock High
Director
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Director
Bronco
Director
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Director
Laredo
Director
I Spy
Director
Man from Atlantis
Director
Joe Forrester
Director
The Roaring 20's
Director
Matt Helm
Director
The Outsider
Director
Dan August
Director
S.W.A.T.
Director
N.Y.P.D.
Director
Born Free
Director
The Oregon Trail
Director
Hawk
Director
Code R
Director
Impasse
Director
Winter A-Go-Go
Director
Big John Morrison
Director