Richard Benedict profile
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Richard Benedict

8th January 1920 Palermo, Sicily, Italy Acting

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.

51 Movies 32 TV Shows 86 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Move 31st July 1970 as Prescott
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Jalopy 15th February 1953 as Tony, the driver
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Breakdown 16th July 1952 as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
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The Window 10th May 1949 as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
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Shockproof 25th January 1949 as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
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Backlash 1st March 1947 as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
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O.S.S. 26th May 1946 as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi