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

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Crossfire

    Crossfire

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • Shockproof

    Shockproof

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Jalopy

    Jalopy

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Wiretapper

    Wiretapper

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • I Led Three Lives

    I Led Three Lives

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Post Office Investigator

    Post Office Investigator

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • I'll Give My Life

    I'll Give My Life

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • See My Lawyer

    See My Lawyer

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • Miami Undercover

    Miami Undercover

  • Race Street

    Race Street

  • Man with a Camera

    Man with a Camera

  • Smart Girls Don't Talk

    Smart Girls Don't Talk

  • Act of Love

    Act of Love

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Spy Chasers

    Spy Chasers

  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

  • Somewhere in the Night

    Somewhere in the Night

  • Move

    Move

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    It! The Terror from Beyond Space

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Walk in the Sun

    A Walk in the Sun

  • The Juggler

    The Juggler

  • The Window

    The Window

  • Till the End of Time

    Till the End of Time

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Beginning of the End

    Beginning of the End

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames

    The Guilt of Janet Ames

  • Woman in the Dark

    Woman in the Dark

  • The Man Is Armed

    The Man Is Armed

  • The Midnight Story

    The Midnight Story

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

    Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • City Across the River

    City Across the River

  • Streets of San Francisco

    Streets of San Francisco

  • The Shrike

    The Shrike

  • Mark, I Love You

    Mark, I Love You

  • The Arizona Ranger

    The Arizona Ranger

  • Angels in Disguise

    Angels in Disguise

  • Murder Without Tears

    Murder Without Tears

  • Run for the Hills

    Run for the Hills

  • State Penitentiary

    State Penitentiary

  • Superman's Peril

    Superman's Peril

  • Flannery and Quilt

    Flannery and Quilt

  • Josette of New Orleans

    Josette of New Orleans