Richard Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1920
- Died
- April 25, 1984 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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
Filmography
Disconnected
Movie · as Store Customer (Uncredited)
Mark, I Love You
Movie · as Mr. Powell
Flannery and Quilt
Movie · as Milt Lesser
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
Ghost Story
TV · as Mr. Parker · 1 ep
Move
Movie · as Prescott
Impasse
Movie
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Sol the Bartender · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Miami Undercover
TV · 2 eps
Tallahassee 7000
TV · 1 ep
Ocean's Eleven
Movie · as "Curly" Steffans
I'll Give My Life
Movie
Surfside 6
TV · as Harry Noonan · 4 eps
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · as Eddie Coyle, Mike Armin, Doctor Kellogg · 1 ep
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Movie · as Bob Finelli
Josette of New Orleans
Movie · as Vic
Man with a Camera
TV · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Fur Sammons · 1 ep
Beginning of the End
Movie · as Cpl. Mathias
The Midnight Story
Movie · as Pool Player (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
Movie · as Jim (uncredited)
Perry Mason
TV · as Steve Daniels · 1 ep
The Walter Winchell File
TV · as Keeger · 1 ep
Harbor Command
TV · as Arnold Freeman · 1 ep
The Man Is Armed
Movie · as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
The Shrike
Movie · as Gregory
Spy Chasers
Movie · as Boris
Wiretapper
Movie · as Romato
Highway Patrol
TV · 1 ep
Navy Log
TV · 2 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Briscoe · 1 ep
Superman's Peril
Movie · as Cappy
The Whistler
TV · 1 ep
The Lone Wolf
TV · as Babe Janno · 1 ep
Murder Without Tears
Movie · as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Jalopy
Movie · as Tony, the driver
Act of Love
Movie · as Pete
Run for the Hills
Movie · as Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler
Movie · as Police Officer Kogan
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
I Led Three Lives
TV · 1 ep
Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Silky Tanner
Woman in the Dark
Movie · as Gino Morello
Breakdown
Movie · as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Okinawa
Movie · as Delgado
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Tony Gambini · 3 eps
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
Ace in the Hole
Movie · as Leo Minosa
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie
Let's Go Navy!
Movie · as Red
Dragnet
TV · 3 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Ace · 1 ep
Racket Squad
TV · 2 eps
Triple Trouble
Movie · as Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary
Movie · as Mike Gavin
Rookie Fireman
Movie · as Al Greco
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Al, Libero · 1 ep
City Across the River
Movie · as Gaggsy Steens
Scene of the Crime
Movie · as Turk Kingby
Homicide
Movie · as Nick Foster
Streets of San Francisco
Movie · as Henry Walker
Post Office Investigator
Movie · as Louis Reese
Angels in Disguise
Movie · as Henchman Miami
The Window
Movie · as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Movie · as Mate Richards
Shockproof
Movie · as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Bert Ronson · 1 ep
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Movie · as Cliff Saunders
Race Street
Movie · as Sam
The Arizona Ranger
Movie · as Ranger Gills
Crossfire
Movie · as Bill
Backlash
Movie · as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Movie · as Joe Burton
O.S.S.
Movie · as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Somewhere in the Night
Movie · as Marine Desk Sergeant
Till the End of Time
Movie · as Soldier with "the shakes"
A Walk in the Sun
Movie · as Pvt. Tranella
See My Lawyer
Movie · as Joe Wilson