Richard Benedict

Known for ActingBorn 1920-01-08Died 1984-04-25Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Woman in the Dark

Streets of San Francisco

Tallahassee 7000

Mark, I Love You

Code R

Hawk

Get Smart

I'll Give My Life

Combat!

Matt Helm

The Lone Wolf

I Led Three Lives

Night Gallery

Let's Go Navy!

Ace in the Hole

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Perry Mason

Quincy, M.E.

Mission: Impossible

The Shrike

Ghost Story

The Walter Winchell File

Spy Chasers

Breakdown

Rookie Fireman

The Fugitive

Hawaii Five-O

Dan August

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

S.W.A.T.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

12 O'Clock High

See My Lawyer

Run for Your Life

Joe Forrester

Born Free

Police Story

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

State Penitentiary

Alias Smith and Jones

The Rookies

Mannix

Triple Trouble

Post Office Investigator

Ironside

The Invaders

The Window

Charlie's Angels