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