Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict
Benedict in the 1940s
Born	Riccardo Benedetto (1920-01-08)January 8, 1920 Palermo, Italy
Died	April 25, 1984(1984-04-25) (aged 64) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director writer
Years active	1944–1984
Spouse(s)	Hanna Landy Paula Lindenbaum
Children	3, including Nick Benedict

Richard "Pepe" Benedict (born Riccardo Benedetto, January 8, 1920 – April 25, 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 25, 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1944	Winged Victory	Drunken Seaman	Uncredited
1945	See My Lawyer	Joe Wilson
1945	A Walk in the Sun	Pvt. Tranella
1946	O.S.S.	Bernay
1946	Somewhere in the Night	Marine Desk Sergeant	Uncredited
1946	Till the End of Time	The Boy From Idaho
1946	Blue Skies	Shirtless Soldier at White Christmas Camp Show	Uncredited
1947	Backlash	Det. Sgt. Tom Carey
1947	The Guilt of Janet Ames	Joe Burton
1947	Seven Were Saved	Sergeant	Uncredited
1947	Crossfire	Bill
1948	The Arizona Ranger	Ranger Gills
1948	Race Street	Sam
1948	Smart Girls Don't Talk	Cliff Saunders
1949	Shockproof	"Kid" - Knife Wielder	Uncredited
1949	Homicide	Nick Foster
1949	City Across the River	Gaggsy Steens
1949	Streets of San Francisco	Henry Walker
1949	The Window	Drunken Seaman	Uncredited
1949	Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God	Mate Richards
1949	Scene of the Crime	Turk Kingby
1949	Post Office Investigator	Louis Reese
1949	Angels in Disguise	Miami
1950	Destination Big House	Joe Bruno
1950	State Penitentiary	Mike Gavin
1950	Triple Trouble	Skeets O'Neil
1950	Rookie Fireman	Al Greco
1951	Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison	Tom McCain	Uncredited
1951	Ace in the Hole	Leo Minosa
1952	Okinawa	Delgado
1952	Hoodlum Empire	Silky Tanner
1952	Breakdown	Harry "Punchy" Adams
1952	Woman in the Dark	Gino Morello
1953	Jalopy	Tony Lango
1953	The Juggler	Police Officer Kogan
1953	Run for the Hills	"Happy" Day
1953	Murder Without Tears	"Candy Markwell" Martola
1953	Act of Love	Pete
1955	The Big Tip Off	Hood #1
1955	The Shrike	Gregory, Male Nurse
1955	Spy Chasers	Boris
1955	Wiretapper	Romato
1956	He Laughed Last	Big Dan's Hood	Uncredited
1956	The Man Is Armed	Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
1956	The Great Man	Cab Driver	Uncredited
1957	Spring Reunion	Jim	Uncredited
1957	Monkey on My Back	Art Winch
1957	Beginning of the End	Cpl. Mathias
1957	The Midnight Story	Pool Player	Uncredited
1957	The Walter Winchell File	Keeger	Episode: The Decision
1958	It! The Terror from Beyond Space	Bob Finelli
1960	I'll Give My Life	Cpl. Burr
1960	Ocean's 11	"Curly" Steffans
1961	Ada	Alabama Man	Uncredited
1964	Mike and the Mermaid
1965	A Swingin' Summer	Tom
1969	Impasse	Owner / Bartender of Ugly American	Uncredited
1972	Bloody Trail
1983	Disconnected	Store Customer	(final film role)

External links

• Richard Benedict at IMDb
• Richard Benedict at AllMovie