Richard Benedict

Personal Info

Birthday

January 8, 1920

Day of Death

1984-04-25

(64 years old)

Place of Birth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Hawaii Five-O

Surfside 6

Hawaiian Eye

Ghost Story

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Adventures of Superman

Filmography

1980
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Powell
1970
Move
as Prescott
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as "Curly" Steffans
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Bob Finelli
Josette of New Orleans
as Vic
1957
Beginning of the End
as Cpl. Mathias
The Midnight Story
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Jim (uncredited)
1956
The Man Is Armed
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
1955
Wiretapper
as Romato
Spy Chasers
as Boris
The Shrike
as Gregory
1953
Act of Love
as Pete
Murder Without Tears
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Run for the Hills
as Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler
as Police Officer Kogan
Jalopy
as Tony, the driver
1952
Woman in the Dark
as Gino Morello
Breakdown
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Hoodlum Empire
as Silky Tanner
Okinawa
as Delgado
1951
Let's Go Navy!
as Red
Ace in the Hole
as Leo Minosa
1950
Triple Trouble
as Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary
as Mike Gavin
1949
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Miami
Post Office Investigator
as Louis Reese
Scene of the Crime
as Turk Kingby
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
as Mate Richards
The Window
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco
as Henry Walker
City Across the River
as Gaggsy Steens
Homicide
as Nick Foster
Shockproof
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Cliff Saunders
Race Street
as Sam
The Arizona Ranger
as Ranger Gills
1947
Crossfire
as Bill
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Joe Burton
Backlash
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
1946
Till the End of Time
as Soldier with "the shakes"
Somewhere in the Night
as Marine Desk Sergeant
O.S.S.
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
1945
A Walk in the Sun
as Pvt. Tranella
See My Lawyer
as Joe Wilson