Richard Benedict

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-01-08

Day of death

1984-04-25 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Richard Benedict

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • I Led Three Lives

    I Led Three Lives

  • Shockproof

    Shockproof

  • Crossfire

    Crossfire

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Race Street

    Race Street

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Move

    Move

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • Man with a Camera

    Man with a Camera

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Wiretapper

    Wiretapper

  • City Across the River

    City Across the River

  • A Walk in the Sun

    A Walk in the Sun

  • Miami Undercover

    Miami Undercover

  • Spy Chasers

    Spy Chasers

  • Jalopy

    Jalopy

  • The Midnight Story

    The Midnight Story

  • Somewhere in the Night

    Somewhere in the Night

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • Till the End of Time

    Till the End of Time

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • The Man Is Armed

    The Man Is Armed

  • Angels in Disguise

    Angels in Disguise

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    It! The Terror from Beyond Space

  • Act of Love

    Act of Love

  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

  • See My Lawyer

    See My Lawyer

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • Streets of San Francisco

    Streets of San Francisco

  • Run for the Hills

    Run for the Hills

  • The Arizona Ranger

    The Arizona Ranger

  • Post Office Investigator

    Post Office Investigator

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • I'll Give My Life

    I'll Give My Life

  • Smart Girls Don't Talk

    Smart Girls Don't Talk

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • State Penitentiary

    State Penitentiary

  • Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

    Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Woman in the Dark

    Woman in the Dark

  • The Shrike

    The Shrike

  • Mark, I Love You

    Mark, I Love You

  • Murder Without Tears

    Murder Without Tears

  • Superman's Peril

    Superman's Peril

  • Josette of New Orleans

    Josette of New Orleans

  • Flannery and Quilt

    Flannery and Quilt