7.9
Movie
Acting
Richard Benedict
- Born
- Died
- (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Credits
- 122 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
8.0
TV
Get Smart
6.4
Movie
Ocean's Eleven
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
6.7
TV
Charlie's Angels
6.7
Movie
Crossfire
7.2
TV
Hawaii Five-O
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
7.5
TV
Quincy, M.E.
8.0
TV
Combat!
5.8
Movie
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
7.8
TV
Night Gallery
7.2
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
6.7
Movie
Somewhere in the Night
6.4
TV
Man from Atlantis
6.8
TV
Ironside
7.1
TV
S.W.A.T.
Acting credits 83
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Disconnected Film | Store Customer (Uncredited) |
| 1980 | Mark, I Love You Film | Mr. Powell |
| 1976 | Flannery and Quilt Film | Milt Lesser |
| 1972 | Ghost Story TV | Mr. Parker (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Rookies TV | (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Move Film | Prescott |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O TV | Sol the Bartender (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Impasse Film | |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Tallahassee 7000 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Miami Undercover TV | (2 ep) |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 TV | Harry Noonan (4 ep) |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven Film | "Curly" Steffans |
| 1960 | I'll Give My Life Film | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye TV | Eddie Coyle, Mike Armin (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV | Fur Sammons (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond Space Film | Bob Finelli |
| 1958 | Josette of New Orleans Film | Vic |
| 1957 | Harbor Command TV | Arnold Freeman (1 ep) |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File TV | Keeger (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason TV | Steve Daniels (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End Film | Cpl. Mathias |
| 1957 | The Midnight Story Film | Pool Player (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion Film | Jim (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Man Is Armed Film | Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Mike (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Navy Log TV | (2 ep) |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV | Briscoe (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Wiretapper Film | Romato |
| 1955 | Spy Chasers Film | Boris |
| 1955 | The Shrike Film | Gregory |
| 1954 | Superman's Peril Film | Cappy |
| 1954 | The Whistler TV | (1 ep) |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf TV | Babe Janno (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Act of Love Film | Pete |
| 1953 | Murder Without Tears Film | Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola |
| 1953 | Run for the Hills Film | Horace 'Happy' Day |
| 1953 | The Juggler Film | Police Officer Kogan |
| 1953 | Jalopy Film | Tony, the driver |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | I Led Three Lives TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Woman in the Dark Film | Gino Morello |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman TV | Tony Gambini (3 ep) |
| 1952 | Breakdown Film | Harry 'Punchy' Adams |
| 1952 | Hoodlum Empire Film | Silky Tanner |
| 1952 | Okinawa Film | Delgado |
| 1951 | Dragnet TV | (3 ep) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV | Ace (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! Film | Red |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole Film | Leo Minosa |
| 1951 | Racket Squad TV | (2 ep) |
| 1951 | Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Film | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Al, Libero (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Rookie Fireman Film | Al Greco |
Crew credits 47
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Doctors' Private Lives TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1977 | Code R TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Matt Helm TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Police Woman TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1974 | Born Free TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Big John Morrison Film | Director |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1972 | The Rookies TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1971 | The Partners TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1970 | Night Gallery TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Dan August TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1969 | Medical Center TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O TV | Director (11 ep) |
| 1969 | Impasse Film | Director |
| 1968 | The Outsider TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1967 | Mannix TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1967 | The Invaders TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1966 | Hawk TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1965 | Winter A-Go-Go Film | Director |
| 1965 | Get Smart TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1965 | Laredo TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | I Spy TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Combat! TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven Film | Producer's Assistant |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1958 | Lawman TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1958 | Bronco TV | Director (1 ep) |