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Richard Benedict

Acting Born Jan 8, 1920 Died Apr 25, 1984 Palermo, Sicily, Italy 133 credits

Biography

Richard Benedict, also known as Riccardo Benedetto, was an Italian-American television and film actor and director. Born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on January 8, 1920, his known credits include 122 acting roles. Benedict passed away on April 25, 1984, at the age of 64. During his career running from the 1940s to the 1960s, he appeared in dozens of films and television programs. Among his notable film appearances are Ace in the Hole in 1951, directed by Billy Wilder, and the 1960 movie Ocean's 11, alongside Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. He also appeared in the 1958 science fiction film It! The Terror from Beyond Space and television series such as Adventures of Superman, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, and Zorro.

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Career

Career overview

Richard Pepe Benedict, born Riccardo Benedetto on January 8, 1920, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, was an Italian-American television and film actor and director. His career spanned from the 1940s to the 1960s, during which he appeared in dozens of television programs and movies. He accrued 122 known acting credits on The Movie Database.

Among his most notable film appearances was in the 1951 movie Ace in the Hole, directed by Billy Wilder. In 1960, Benedict appeared in Ocean's 11 alongside Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, playing one of the eleven men who rob five Las Vegas casinos on the same night. He also played the commander of the Mars rescue ship in the 1958 science fiction film It! The Terror from Beyond Space.

In addition to his film work, Benedict made appearances in numerous television programs. His television credits included Adventures of Superman, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, and Zorro. He passed away on April 25, 1984, at the age of 64.

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Mark, I Love You
Doctors' Private Lives · Director
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries · DirectorMan from Atlantis · DirectorThe Oregon Trail · DirectorCode R · Director
Charlie's Angels · DirectorQuincy, M.E. · DirectorFlannery and Quilt
Matt Helm · DirectorJoe Forrester · DirectorS.W.A.T. · Director
Police Woman · DirectorBorn Free · Director
Police Story · DirectorBig John Morrison · Director
Ghost StoryThe RookiesThe Rookies · Director
Alias Smith and Jones · DirectorThe Partners · Director
Night Gallery · DirectorDan August · DirectorMove
Marcus Welby, M.D. · DirectorMedical Center · DirectorImpasseImpasse · Director
Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-O · DirectorThe Outsider · Director
IronsideIronside · DirectorMannix · DirectorThe Invaders · DirectorThe High Chaparral · Director
Mission: Impossible · DirectorHawk · Director
Get Smart · DirectorRun for Your Life · DirectorLaredo · DirectorI Spy · DirectorWinter A-Go-Go · Director
12 O'Clock High · DirectorThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Director
The Fugitive · Director
The Virginian · DirectorCombat! · Director
Miami UndercoverTallahassee 7000
Surfside 6Surfside 6Surfside 6 · DirectorThe Roaring 20'sThe Roaring 20's · Director
Hawaiian EyeHawaiian EyeHawaiian Eye · Director
Peter GunnLawman · DirectorBronco · DirectorWestinghouse Desilu PlayhouseMan with a Camera
Perry MasonHarbor CommandThe Walter Winchell FileSpring ReunionBeginning of the End
The Adventures of Jim BowieThe Man Is Armed
Highway PatrolThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpAlfred Hitchcock PresentsNavy LogWiretapper
The WhistlerThe Lone WolfSuperman's Peril
I Led Three LivesGeneral Electric TheaterJalopyAct of LoveThe Juggler
Adventures of SupermanCavalcade of AmericaOkinawaHoodlum EmpireBreakdown
DragnetRacket SquadSchlitz Playhouse of StarsAce in the HoleLet's Go Navy!

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