Richard Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1920
- Died
- April 25, 1984
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Disconnected 1984
as Store Customer (Uncredited)
Mark, I Love You 1980
as Mr. Powell
Flannery and Quilt 1976
as Milt Lesser
Big John Morrison 1973
Director
Move 1970
as Prescott
Impasse 1969
Actor, Director
Winter A-Go-Go 1965
Director
Ocean's Eleven 1960
as "Curly" Steffans, Producer's Assistant
I'll Give My Life 1960
Actor
It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958
as Bob Finelli
Josette of New Orleans 1958
as Vic
Beginning of the End 1957
as Cpl. Mathias
The Midnight Story 1957
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Spring Reunion 1957
as Jim (uncredited)
The Man Is Armed 1956
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
Wiretapper 1955
as Romato
Spy Chasers 1955
as Boris
The Shrike 1955
as Gregory
Superman's Peril 1954
as Cappy
Act of Love 1953
as Pete
Murder Without Tears 1953
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Run for the Hills 1953
as Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler 1953
as Police Officer Kogan
Jalopy 1953
as Tony, the driver
Woman in the Dark 1952
as Gino Morello
Breakdown 1952
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Hoodlum Empire 1952
as Silky Tanner
Okinawa 1952
as Delgado
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Red
Ace in the Hole 1951
as Leo Minosa
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951
Actor
Rookie Fireman 1950
as Al Greco
Triple Trouble 1950
as Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary 1950
as Mike Gavin
Angels in Disguise 1949
as Henchman Miami
Post Office Investigator 1949
as Louis Reese
Scene of the Crime 1949
as Turk Kingby
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God 1949
as Mate Richards
The Window 1949
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
- Streets of San Francisco
Streets of San Francisco 1949
as Henry Walker
City Across the River 1949
as Gaggsy Steens
Homicide 1949
as Nick Foster
Shockproof 1949
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk 1948
as Cliff Saunders
Race Street 1948
as Sam
The Arizona Ranger 1948
as Ranger Gills
Crossfire 1947
as Bill
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947
as Joe Burton
Backlash 1947
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
Till the End of Time 1946
as Soldier with "the shakes"
Somewhere in the Night 1946
as Marine Desk Sergeant
O.S.S. 1946
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
A Walk in the Sun 1945
as Pvt. Tranella
See My Lawyer 1945
as Joe Wilson
Credits from TMDB.