Acting
Richard Benedict
EN, FR cinema · 54 credits
Born
8 January 1920
Died
25 April 1984 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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
Filmography
Disconnected
as Store Customer (Uncredited)
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Powell
Flannery and Quilt
as Milt Lesser
Move
as Prescott
Impasse
Actor, Director
Winter A-Go-Go
Director
Ocean's Eleven
as "Curly" Steffans, Producer's Assistant
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Bob Finelli
Beginning of the End
as Cpl. Mathias
The Midnight Story
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Jim (uncredited)
The Man Is Armed
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Shrike
as Gregory
Spy Chasers
as Boris
Wiretapper
as Romato
Murder Without Tears
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Jalopy
as Tony, the driver
Act of Love
as Pete
Run for the Hills
as Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler
as Police Officer Kogan
Hoodlum Empire
as Silky Tanner
Woman in the Dark
as Gino Morello
Breakdown
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Okinawa
as Delgado
Ace in the Hole
as Leo Minosa
Triple Trouble
as Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary
as Mike Gavin
Rookie Fireman
as Al Greco
City Across the River
as Gaggsy Steens
Scene of the Crime
as Turk Kingby
Homicide
as Nick Foster
Post Office Investigator
as Louis Reese
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Miami
The Window
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
as Mate Richards
Shockproof
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cliff Saunders
Race Street
as Sam
The Arizona Ranger
as Ranger Gills
Crossfire
as Bill
Backlash
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Joe Burton
O.S.S.
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Somewhere in the Night
as Marine Desk Sergeant
Till the End of Time
as Soldier with "the shakes"
A Walk in the Sun
as Pvt. Tranella
See My Lawyer
as Joe Wilson