Cast
Richard Benedict
Acting
Cast
Richard Benedict
Known for
Acting
Born
1920-01-08
From
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died
1984-04-25
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.
Ocean's Eleven
as "Curly" Steffans
Ace in the Hole
as Leo Minosa
Impasse
State Penitentiary
as Mike Gavin
Somewhere in the Night
as Marine Desk Sergeant
Shockproof
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Crossfire
as Bill
Backlash
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
The Window
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Jim (uncredited)
Move
as Prescott
Hoodlum Empire
as Silky Tanner
Till the End of Time
as Soldier with "the shakes"
Okinawa
as Delgado
A Walk in the Sun
as Pvt. Tranella
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
The Shrike
as Gregory
O.S.S.
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
The Midnight Story
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Wiretapper
as Romato
Homicide
as Nick Foster
The Juggler
as Police Officer Kogan
The Man Is Armed
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
Jalopy
as Tony, the driver
Triple Trouble
as Skeets O'Neil
Race Street
as Sam
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Joe Burton
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Powell
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Bob Finelli
City Across the River
as Gaggsy Steens
Beginning of the End
as Cpl. Mathias
Scene of the Crime
as Turk Kingby
Superman's Peril
as Cappy
Post Office Investigator
as Louis Reese
Act of Love
as Pete
Murder Without Tears
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Woman in the Dark
as Gino Morello
Let's Go Navy!
as Red
Disconnected
as Store Customer (Uncredited)
Run for the Hills
as Horace 'Happy' Day
I'll Give My Life
See My Lawyer
as Joe Wilson
Spy Chasers
as Boris
Streets of San Francisco
as Henry Walker
Breakdown
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Miami
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cliff Saunders
The Arizona Ranger
as Ranger Gills
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
as Mate Richards
Rookie Fireman
as Al Greco
Flannery and Quilt
as Milt Lesser
Josette of New Orleans
as Vic