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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

7.8

Ace in the Hole
1951-06-29

6.1

Hoodlum Empire
1952-04-15

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

5.865

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

6.6

Crossfire
1947-08-15

A Walk in the Sun

5.7

A Walk in the Sun
1945-12-25

City Across the River

5.5

City Across the River
1949-04-07

4.9

Backlash
1947-03-01

The Guilt of Janet Ames

5.6

The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947-03-06

Scene of the Crime

6.2

Scene of the Crime
1949-07-28

Smart Girls Don't Talk

5.5

Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948-10-09

Beginning of the End

3.7

Beginning of the End
1957-06-28

5.3

Homicide
1949-04-02

Murder Without Tears

5.2

Murder Without Tears
1953-06-14

The Man Is Armed

4.8

The Man Is Armed
1956-10-19

5.8

Race Street
1948-09-11

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

6.4

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951-05-18

Streets of San Francisco

0

Streets of San Francisco
1949-04-15

Woman in the Dark

0

Woman in the Dark
1952-11-15

4.6

Jalopy
1953-02-15

7

Let's Go Navy!
1951-07-29

The Midnight Story

5.6

The Midnight Story
1957-06-04

Post Office Investigator

6

Post Office Investigator
1949-09-01

Mark, I Love You

0

Mark, I Love You
1980-12-10

4.7

Impasse
1969-05-07

6.2

Triple Trouble
1950-08-13

6.714

Act of Love
1953-12-17

6

The Shrike
1955-06-16

5.8

Spring Reunion
1957-03-01

6.4

O.S.S.
1946-05-26

State Penitentiary

6.5

State Penitentiary
1950-06-08

Somewhere in the Night

6.8

Somewhere in the Night
1946-06-12

The Arizona Ranger

6

The Arizona Ranger
1948-05-14

Till the End of Time

6.7

Till the End of Time
1946-07-23

7

Spy Chasers
1955-07-31

Angels in Disguise

5.8

Angels in Disguise
1949-09-25

6.9

The Window
1949-05-10

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

5

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949-06-09

Run for the Hills

0

Run for the Hills
1953-06-01

6.4

Shockproof
1949-01-25

Josette of New Orleans

0

Josette of New Orleans
1958-01-01

6.4

Ocean's Eleven
1960-08-10

6

Breakdown
1952-07-16

My Christmas Inn

6.1

My Christmas Inn
2018-11-21

6

See My Lawyer
1945-03-09

4.6

Move
1970-07-31

Staging Christmas

5.6

Staging Christmas
2019-11-29

I'll Give My Life

6

I'll Give My Life
1960-02-03

5

Wiretapper
1955-08-10

4.8

Okinawa
1952-02-28

6.6

The Juggler
1953-05-11

6.9

The Rookies
1972-09-11

7.1

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

5

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Man with a Camera

4.8

Man with a Camera
1958-10-10

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

5.8

Highway Patrol
1955-10-03

I Led Three Lives

0

I Led Three Lives
1953-01-01

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6.5

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Adventures of Superman

6.657

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

3.7

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956-09-07

4.5

Navy Log
1955-09-20

6

Racket Squad
1951-06-07

0

The Whistler
1954-07-13

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

The Roaring 20's

0

The Roaring 20's
1960-10-15

4

Harbor Command
1957-10-11

7.1

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

Miami Undercover

6

Miami Undercover
1961-01-23

Tallahassee 7000

0

Tallahassee 7000
1961-01-24

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Untouchables

7.8

The Untouchables
1959-10-15

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.7

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

The Walter Winchell File

5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

5

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

5

Surfside 6
1960-10-06