Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1920-01-08
Place of Birth:Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1920-01-08 More

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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.
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Mark, I Love You
Drama TV Movie
Ghost Story
Drama Mystery
Move
Comedy Fantasy
Impasse
Action Adventure Thriller
Hawaii Five-O
Action & Adventure Drama
Ironside
Crime Drama Mystery
Perry Mason
Mystery Drama Crime
Beginning of the End
Horror Science Fiction
Highway Patrol
Action & Adventure Drama
Navy Log
War & Politics Drama
Wiretapper
Crime Drama
The Whistler
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Act of Love
Drama War Romance
Woman in the Dark
Action Crime Drama
Adventures of Superman
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Comedy Family
Breakdown
Crime Drama
Okinawa
War Action Drama
Dragnet
Drama Crime
Racket Squad
Drama Action & Adventure Crime
State Penitentiary
Drama Adventure Crime
Scene of the Crime
Crime Mystery Drama
The Window
Thriller Crime
Shockproof
Romance Crime Thriller
Crossfire
Crime Mystery Thriller
Backlash
Crime Mystery
Somewhere in the Night
Mystery Thriller Crime
O.S.S.
War Thriller Action Drama
See My Lawyer
Comedy Music
  • name:Richard Benedict
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1920-01-08
  • Place of Birth:Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  • Also Known As:
  • 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.
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