Richard Benedict
Born
January 8, 1920
Died
April 25, 1984 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Powell
1980
Ghost Story
Mr. Parker · (1 episode)
1972
The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972
Move
Prescott
1970
Impasse
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Sol the Bartender · (1 episode)
1968
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
Tallahassee 7000
(1 episode)
1961
Miami Undercover
(2 episodes)
1961
The Roaring 20's
(1 episode)
1960
Surfside 6
(4 episodes)
1960
Surfside 6
Harry Noonan · (1 episode)
1960
Ocean's Eleven
"Curly" Steffans
1960
I'll Give My Life
1960
Hawaiian Eye
Eddie Coyle · (1 episode)
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Mike Armin · (1 episode)
1959
Man with a Camera
(1 episode)
1958
Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Bob Finelli
1958
Josette of New Orleans
Vic
1958
Harbor Command
Arnold Freeman · (1 episode)
1957
The Walter Winchell File
Keeger · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Steve Daniels · (1 episode)
1957
Beginning of the End
Cpl. Mathias
1957
The Midnight Story
Pool Player (uncredited)
1957
Spring Reunion
Jim (uncredited)
1957
The Man Is Armed
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956
Highway Patrol
(1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mike · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(2 episodes)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Briscoe · (1 episode)
1955
Wiretapper
Romato
1955
Spy Chasers
Boris
1955
The Shrike
Gregory
1955
The Whistler
(1 episode)
1954
The Lone Wolf
Babe Janno · (1 episode)
1954
Act of Love
Pete
1953
Murder Without Tears
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
1953
Run for the Hills
Horace 'Happy' Day
1953
The Juggler
Police Officer Kogan
1953
Jalopy
Tony, the driver
1953
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
1953
I Led Three Lives
(1 episode)
1953
Woman in the Dark
Gino Morello
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
1952
Adventures of Superman
(3 episodes)
1952
Breakdown
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
1952
Hoodlum Empire
Silky Tanner
1952
Okinawa
Delgado
1952
Dragnet
(3 episodes)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ace · (1 episode)
1951
Let's Go Navy!
Red
1951
Ace in the Hole
Leo Minosa
1951
Racket Squad
(2 episodes)
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Al · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Libero · (1 episode)
1950
Triple Trouble
Skeets O'Neil
1950
State Penitentiary
Mike Gavin
1950
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Miami
1949
Post Office Investigator
Louis Reese
1949
Scene of the Crime
Turk Kingby
1949
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Mate Richards
1949
The Window
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
1949
Streets of San Francisco
Henry Walker
1949
City Across the River
Gaggsy Steens
1949
Homicide
Nick Foster
1949
Shockproof
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
1949
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cliff Saunders
1948
Race Street
Sam
1948
The Arizona Ranger
Ranger Gills
1948
Crossfire
Bill
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Joe Burton
1947
Backlash
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
1947
Till the End of Time
Soldier with "the shakes"
1946
Somewhere in the Night
Marine Desk Sergeant
1946
O.S.S.
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
1946
A Walk in the Sun
Pvt. Tranella
1945
See My Lawyer
Joe Wilson
1945