Richard Benedict
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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Full filmography
- Perry Mason (1957) as Steve Daniels
- Dragnet (1951)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Sol the Bartender
- Ironside (1967)
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- Surfside 6 (1960)
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Harry Noonan
- The Rookies (1972)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Briscoe
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Tony Gambini
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Eddie Coyle
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Mike Armin
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Bert Ronson
- Highway Patrol (1955)
- Navy Log (1955)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mike
- Ghost Story (1972) as Mr. Parker
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Fur Sammons
- Racket Squad (1951)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Al
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Libero
- Cavalcade of America (1952)
- The Roaring 20's (1960)