Richard Benedict
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.
Acted in
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Mr. Powell
Ghost Story
1972
as Mr. Parker
The Rookies
1972
Move
1970
as Prescott
Impasse
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Sol the Bartender
Ironside
1967
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Miami Undercover
1961
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
1960
Surfside 6
1960
as Harry Noonan
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as "Curly" Steffans
I'll Give My Life
1960
The Untouchables
1959
as Fur Sammons
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Eddie Coyle
Man with a Camera
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
as Bob Finelli
Josette of New Orleans
1958
as Vic
Harbor Command
1957
as Arnold Freeman
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Keeger
Perry Mason
1957
as Steve Daniels
Beginning of the End
1957
as Cpl. Mathias
The Midnight Story
1957
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
1957
as Jim (uncredited)
The Man Is Armed
1956
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mike
Navy Log
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Briscoe
Wiretapper
1955
as Romato
Spy Chasers
1955
as Boris
The Shrike
1955
as Gregory
The Whistler
1954
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Babe Janno
Act of Love
1953
as Pete
Murder Without Tears
1953
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Run for the Hills
1953
as Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler
1953
as Police Officer Kogan
Jalopy
1953
as Tony, the driver
General Electric Theater
1953
I Led Three Lives
1953
Woman in the Dark
1952
as Gino Morello
Cavalcade of America
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
Breakdown
1952
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Silky Tanner
Okinawa
1952
as Delgado
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ace
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Red
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Leo Minosa
Racket Squad
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Al
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Libero
Triple Trouble
1950
as Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary
1950
as Mike Gavin
Angels in Disguise
1949
as Henchman Miami
Post Office Investigator
1949
as Louis Reese
Scene of the Crime
1949
as Turk Kingby
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949
as Mate Richards
The Window
1949
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Henry Walker
City Across the River
1949
as Gaggsy Steens
Homicide
1949
as Nick Foster
Shockproof
1949
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948
as Cliff Saunders
Race Street
1948
as Sam
The Arizona Ranger
1948
as Ranger Gills
Crossfire
1947
as Bill
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as Joe Burton
Backlash
1947
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
Till the End of Time
1946
as Soldier with "the shakes"
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Marine Desk Sergeant
O.S.S.
1946
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Pvt. Tranella
See My Lawyer
1945
as Joe Wilson