Acting
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.
Filmography
Disconnected
Film · 1984
Mark, I Love You
Film · 1980
Flannery and Quilt
Film · 1976
The Rookies
Series · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
Move
Film · 1970
Impasse
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Ironside
Series · 1967
Miami Undercover
Series · 1961
Tallahassee 7000
Series · 1961
Ocean's Eleven
Film · 1960
I'll Give My Life
Film · 1960
Surfside 6
Series · 1960
The Roaring 20's
Series · 1960
Surfside 6
Series · 1960
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Film · 1958
Josette of New Orleans
Film · 1958
Man with a Camera
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
Beginning of the End
Film · 1957
The Midnight Story
Film · 1957
Spring Reunion
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Walter Winchell File
Series · 1957
Harbor Command
Series · 1957
The Man Is Armed
Film · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
The Shrike
Film · 1955
Spy Chasers
Film · 1955
Wiretapper
Film · 1955
Highway Patrol
Series · 1955
Navy Log
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
Superman's Peril
Film · 1954
The Whistler
Series · 1954
The Lone Wolf
Series · 1954
Murder Without Tears
Film · 1953
Jalopy
Film · 1953
Act of Love
Film · 1953
Run for the Hills
Film · 1953
The Juggler
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
I Led Three Lives
Series · 1953
Hoodlum Empire
Film · 1952
Woman in the Dark
Film · 1952
Breakdown
Film · 1952
Okinawa
Film · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Ace in the Hole
Film · 1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Film · 1951
Let's Go Navy!
Film · 1951
Dragnet
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Racket Squad
Series · 1951
Triple Trouble
Film · 1950
State Penitentiary
Film · 1950
Rookie Fireman
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
City Across the River
Film · 1949
Scene of the Crime
Film · 1949
Homicide
Film · 1949
Streets of San Francisco
Film · 1949
Post Office Investigator
Film · 1949
Angels in Disguise
Film · 1949
The Window
Film · 1949
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Film · 1949
Shockproof
Film · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Film · 1948
Race Street
Film · 1948
The Arizona Ranger
Film · 1948
Crossfire
Film · 1947
Backlash
Film · 1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Film · 1947
O.S.S.
Film · 1946
Somewhere in the Night
Film · 1946
Till the End of Time
Film · 1946
A Walk in the Sun
Film · 1945
See My Lawyer
Film · 1945