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Richard Benedict

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1920-01-08

Birth Place

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Movies and TV shows :

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

1945

5.7

Movie
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

7.8

Movie
Act of Love

Act of Love

1953

6.7

Movie
poster

Adventures of Superman

1952

6.7

TV
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise

1949

5.8

Movie
Backlash

Backlash

1947

4.9

Movie
Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

3.7

Movie
Breakdown

Breakdown

1952

6.0

Movie
poster

Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
City Across the River

City Across the River

1949

5.5

Movie
Crossfire

Crossfire

1947

6.6

Movie
poster

Dragnet

1951

6.5

TV
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
poster

Ghost Story

1972

7.1

TV
poster

Harbor Command

1957

4.0

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Hawaiian Eye

1959

5.2

TV
poster

Highway Patrol

1955

5.8

TV
Homicide

Homicide

1949

5.3

Movie
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952

6.1

Movie
poster

I Led Three Lives

1953

0.0

TV
I'll Give My Life

I'll Give My Life

1960

6.0

Movie
Impasse

Impasse

1969

4.7

Movie
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951

6.4

Movie
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

5.9

Movie
Jalopy

Jalopy

1953

4.6

Movie
Josette of New Orleans

Josette of New Orleans

1958

0.0

Movie
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

1951

7.0

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
poster

Man with a Camera

1958

4.8

TV
Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

1980

0.0

Movie
poster

Miami Undercover

1961

6.0

TV
Move

Move

1970

4.6

Movie
Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears

1953

5.2

Movie
poster

Navy Log

1955

4.5

TV
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946

6.4

Movie
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

6.4

Movie
Okinawa

Okinawa

1952

4.8

Movie
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

1949

5.0

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
poster

Peter Gunn

1958

6.5

TV
Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

1949

6.0

Movie
Race Street

Race Street

1948

5.8

Movie
poster

Racket Squad

1951

6.0

TV
Run for the Hills

Run for the Hills

1953

0.0

Movie
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1949

6.2

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
See My Lawyer

See My Lawyer

1945

6.0

Movie
Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

6.4

Movie
Smart Girls Don't Talk

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

5.5

Movie
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

6.8

Movie
Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

1957

5.8

Movie
Spy Chasers

Spy Chasers

1955

7.0

Movie
State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary

1950

6.5

Movie
Streets of San Francisco

Streets of San Francisco

1949

0.0

Movie
poster

Surfside 6

1960

5.0

TV
poster

Tallahassee 7000

1961

0.0

TV
poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

3.7

TV
The Arizona Ranger

The Arizona Ranger

1948

6.0

Movie
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

5.6

Movie
The Juggler

The Juggler

1953

6.6

Movie
poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

6.7

TV
poster

The Lone Wolf

1954

7.0

TV
The Man Is Armed

The Man Is Armed

1956

4.8

Movie
The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

1957

5.6

Movie
poster

The Roaring 20's

1960

0.0

TV
poster

The Rookies

1972

6.9

TV
The Shrike

The Shrike

1955

6.0

Movie
poster

The Untouchables

1959

7.9

TV
poster

The Walter Winchell File

1957

5.0

TV
poster

The Whistler

1954

0.0

TV
The Window

The Window

1949

6.9

Movie
Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

1946

6.7

Movie
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

1950

6.2

Movie
Wiretapper

Wiretapper

1955

5.0

Movie
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1952

0.0

Movie