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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-01-08

Day of Death

1984-04-25 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

Ace in the Hole

1951

Ace in the Hole

as

Leo Minosa

Hoodlum Empire

1952

Hoodlum Empire

as

Silky Tanner

Crossfire

1947

Crossfire

as

Bill

A Walk in the Sun

1945

A Walk in the Sun

as

Pvt. Tranella

City Across the River

1949

City Across the River

as

Gaggsy Steens

Backlash

1947

Backlash

as

Detective Sergeant Tom Carey

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames

as

Joe Burton

Scene of the Crime

1949

Scene of the Crime

as

Turk Kingby

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

Smart Girls Don't Talk

as

Cliff Saunders

Beginning of the End

1957

Beginning of the End

as

Cpl. Mathias

Homicide

1949

Homicide

as

Nick Foster

Murder Without Tears

1953

Murder Without Tears

as

Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola

The Man Is Armed

1956

The Man Is Armed

as

Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell

Race Street

1948

Race Street

as

Sam

Streets of San Francisco

1949

Streets of San Francisco

as

Henry Walker

Woman in the Dark

1952

Woman in the Dark

as

Gino Morello

Jalopy

1953

Jalopy

as

Tony, the driver

The Midnight Story

1957

The Midnight Story

as

Pool Player (uncredited)

Post Office Investigator

1949

Post Office Investigator

as

Louis Reese

Mark, I Love You

1980

Mark, I Love You

as

Mr. Powell

Impasse

1969

Impasse

as

Triple Trouble

1950

Triple Trouble

as

Skeets O'Neil

Act of Love

1953

Act of Love

as

Pete

The Shrike

1955

The Shrike

as

Gregory

Spring Reunion

1957

Spring Reunion

as

Jim (uncredited)

O.S.S.

1946

O.S.S.

as

Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi

State Penitentiary

1950

State Penitentiary

as

Mike Gavin

Somewhere in the Night

1946

Somewhere in the Night

as

Marine Desk Sergeant

The Arizona Ranger

1948

The Arizona Ranger

as

Ranger Gills

Till the End of Time

1946

Till the End of Time

as

Soldier with "the shakes"

Spy Chasers

1955

Spy Chasers

as

Boris

Angels in Disguise

1949

Angels in Disguise

as

Henchman Miami

The Window

1949

The Window

as

Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

1949

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

as

Mate Richards

Run for the Hills

1953

Run for the Hills

as

Horace 'Happy' Day

Shockproof

1949

Shockproof

as

'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Ocean's Eleven

as

"Curly" Steffans

Breakdown

1952

Breakdown

as

Harry 'Punchy' Adams

See My Lawyer

1945

See My Lawyer

as

Joe Wilson

Move

1970

Move

as

Prescott

Wiretapper

1955

Wiretapper

as

Romato

Okinawa

1952

Okinawa

as

Delgado

The Juggler

1953

The Juggler

as

Police Officer Kogan

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Sol the Bartender

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Steve Daniels

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as

Mr. Parker

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Eddie Coyle

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

Harry Noonan

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

as

Babe Janno

Harbor Command

Harbor Command

as

Arnold Freeman

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Mike Armin

Production

Crew

Directing