Richard Benedict
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.
Known for
Acting83
movieDisconnected
1984
Store Customer (Uncredited)
movieMark, I Love You
1980
Mr. Powell
movieFlannery and Quilt
1976
Milt Lesser
tvGhost Story
1972
Mr. Parker
movieMove
1970
Prescott
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Sol the Bartender
tvSurfside 6
1960
Harry Noonan
movieOcean's Eleven
1960
"Curly" Steffans
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Eddie Coyle / Mike Armin
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Fur Sammons
movieIt! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Bob Finelli
tvHarbor Command
1957
Arnold Freeman
tvPerry Mason
1957
Steve Daniels
movieBeginning of the End
1957
Cpl. Mathias
movieThe Midnight Story
1957
Pool Player (uncredited)
movieSpring Reunion
1957
Jim (uncredited)
movieThe Man Is Armed
1956
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
movieWiretapper
1955
Romato
movieSpy Chasers
1955
Boris
movieThe Shrike
1955
Gregory
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Babe Janno
movieMurder Without Tears
1953
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
movieRun for the Hills
1953
Horace 'Happy' Day
movieThe Juggler
1953
Police Officer Kogan
movieJalopy
1953
Tony, the driver
movieWoman in the Dark
1952
Gino Morello
tvAdventures of Superman
1952
Tony Gambini
movieBreakdown
1952
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
movieHoodlum Empire
1952
Silky Tanner
movieOkinawa
1952
Delgado
movieAce in the Hole
1951
Leo Minosa
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Al / Libero
movieRookie Fireman
1950
Al Greco
movieTriple Trouble
1950
Skeets O'Neil
movieState Penitentiary
1950
Mike Gavin
movieAngels in Disguise
1949
Henchman Miami
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Bert Ronson
moviePost Office Investigator
1949
Louis Reese
movieScene of the Crime
1949
Turk Kingby
movieOmoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949
Mate Richards
movieThe Window
1949
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
movieCity Across the River
1949
Gaggsy Steens
movieHomicide
1949
Nick Foster
movieShockproof
1949
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
movieSmart Girls Don't Talk
1948
Cliff Saunders
movieThe Arizona Ranger
1948
Ranger Gills
movieThe Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
Joe Burton
movieBacklash
1947
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
movieTill the End of Time
1946
Soldier with "the shakes"
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946
Marine Desk Sergeant
movieO.S.S.
1946
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
movieA Walk in the Sun
1945
Pvt. Tranella
movieSee My Lawyer
1945
Joe Wilson
Directing46
tvMan from Atlantis
1977
Director
tvThe Oregon Trail
1977
Director
tvCode R
1977
Director
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Director
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Director
tvMatt Helm
1975
Director
tvJoe Forrester
1975
Director
tvS.W.A.T.
1975
Director
tvPolice Woman
1974
Director
tvBorn Free
1974
Director
movieBig John Morrison
1973
Director
tvPolice Story
1973
Director
tvThe Rookies
1972
Director
The Partners
1971
Director
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
Director
tvNight Gallery
1970
Director
tvDan August
1970
Director
tvMedical Center
1969
Director
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Director
movieImpasse
1969
Director
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Director
tvThe Outsider
1968
Director
tvMannix
1967
Director
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Director
tvN.Y.P.D.
1967
Director
tvIronside
1967
Director
tvThe Invaders
1967
Director
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Director
tvHawk
1966
Director
movieWinter A-Go-Go
1965
Director
tvGet Smart
1965
Director
tvLaredo
1965
Director
tvI Spy
1965
Director
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Director
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Director
tv12 O'Clock High
1964
Director
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Director
tvCombat!
1962
Director
tvThe Virginian
1962
Director
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960
Director
tvSurfside 6
1960
Director
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Director
tvLawman
1958
Director
tvBronco
1958
Director
Production1
movieOcean's Eleven
1960
Producer's Assistant