Richard Benedict

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • I Led Three Lives

    I Led Three Lives

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • State Penitentiary

    State Penitentiary

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • City Across the River

    City Across the River

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • The Arizona Ranger

    The Arizona Ranger

  • The Window

    The Window

  • The Midnight Story

    The Midnight Story

  • Streets of San Francisco

    Streets of San Francisco

  • A Walk in the Sun

    A Walk in the Sun

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • Miami Undercover

    Miami Undercover

  • Josette of New Orleans

    Josette of New Orleans

  • Man with a Camera

    Man with a Camera

  • Till the End of Time

    Till the End of Time

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Run for the Hills

    Run for the Hills

  • Angels in Disguise

    Angels in Disguise

  • Act of Love

    Act of Love

  • See My Lawyer

    See My Lawyer

  • Race Street

    Race Street

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Move

    Move

  • The Shrike

    The Shrike

  • Somewhere in the Night

    Somewhere in the Night

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

    Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • Wiretapper

    Wiretapper

  • The Man Is Armed

    The Man Is Armed

  • Shockproof

    Shockproof

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • Post Office Investigator

    Post Office Investigator

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • Jalopy

    Jalopy

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Spy Chasers

    Spy Chasers

  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    It! The Terror from Beyond Space

  • I'll Give My Life

    I'll Give My Life

  • Crossfire

    Crossfire

  • Smart Girls Don't Talk

    Smart Girls Don't Talk

  • Woman in the Dark

    Woman in the Dark

  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

  • Superman's Peril

    Superman's Peril

  • Mark, I Love You

    Mark, I Love You

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Murder Without Tears

    Murder Without Tears