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Richard Benedict
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Richard Benedict
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-01-08,Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Ace in the Hole

7.847

Ace in the Hole
1951-06-29

6.462

Hoodlum Empire
1952-04-15

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

5.848

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958-07-31

6.7

Crossfire
1947-08-15

A Walk in the Sun

5.861

A Walk in the Sun
1945-12-25

City Across the River

6

City Across the River
1949-04-07

4.775

Backlash
1947-03-01

The Guilt of Janet Ames

5.844

The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947-03-06

Scene of the Crime

6.13

Scene of the Crime
1949-07-28

Smart Girls Don't Talk

5.708

Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948-10-09

Beginning of the End

3.949

Beginning of the End
1957-06-28

5.7

Homicide
1949-04-02

Murder Without Tears

5.8

Murder Without Tears
1953-06-14

The Man Is Armed

5.227

The Man Is Armed
1956-10-19

6

Race Street
1948-09-11

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

6.611

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951-05-18

Streets of San Francisco

9

Streets of San Francisco
1949-04-15

Woman in the Dark

9

Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15

5.333

Jalopy
1953-02-15

8

Let's Go Navy!
1951-07-29

The Midnight Story

6.106

The Midnight Story
1957-06-04

Post Office Investigator

7

Post Office Investigator
1949-09-01

Mark, I Love You

8

Mark, I Love You
1980-12-10

4.833

Impasse
1969-05-07

7

Triple Trouble
1950-08-13

7

Act of Love
1953-12-17

8

The Shrike
1955-06-16

6.2

Spring Reunion
1957-03-01

6.857

O.S.S.
1946-05-26

State Penitentiary

7.25

State Penitentiary
1950-06-08

Somewhere in the Night

6.743

Somewhere in the Night
1946-06-12

The Arizona Ranger

6.667

The Arizona Ranger
1948-05-14

Till the End of Time

6.4

Till the End of Time
1946-07-23

8

Spy Chasers
1955-07-31

Angels in Disguise

6

Angels in Disguise
1949-09-25

6.9

The Window
1949-05-10

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

4.5

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949-06-09

Run for the Hills

6

Run for the Hills
1953-06-01

6.349

Shockproof
1949-01-25

Josette of New Orleans

0

Josette of New Orleans
1958-01-01

6.372

Ocean's Eleven
1960-08-10

7.5

Breakdown
1952-07-16

7.333

See My Lawyer
1945-03-09

5.5

Move
1970-07-31

I'll Give My Life

8

I'll Give My Life
1960-02-03

5.5

Wiretapper
1955-08-10

5.571

Okinawa
1952-02-28

6.833

The Juggler
1953-05-11

Superman's Peril

0

Superman's Peril
1954-11-01

Flannery and Quilt

0

Flannery and Quilt
1976-02-01

7.5

Rookie Fireman
1950-09-08

4.431

Disconnected
1984-07-01

6.857

The Rookies
1972-09-11

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Man with a Camera

5.5

Man with a Camera
1958-10-10

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.1

Highway Patrol
1955-10-03

I Led Three Lives

8

I Led Three Lives
1953-01-01

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Adventures of Superman

6.6

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

5.333

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956-09-07

5.2

Navy Log
1955-09-20

6.5

Racket Squad
1951-06-07

0

The Whistler
1954-07-13

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

The Roaring 20's

0

The Roaring 20's
1960-10-15

7.444

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

Miami Undercover

6.333

Miami Undercover
1961-01-23

Tallahassee 7000

8.5

Tallahassee 7000
1961-01-24

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.762

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955-09-06

The Walter Winchell File

7.5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

5.6

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

8

The Lone Wolf
1954-04-09

4

Harbor Command
1957-10-11

5.6

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

The Lone Ranger

6.8

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15