Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1920
Died
Apr 25, 1984
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Credits
122 titles
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
Filmography
Disconnected
Store Customer (Uncredited)
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Powell
Doctors' Private Lives
Director
Man from Atlantis
Director
The Oregon Trail
Director
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Director
Code R
Director
Quincy, M.E.
Director
Charlie's Angels
Director
Flannery and Quilt
Milt Lesser
Matt Helm
Director
Joe Forrester
Director
S.W.A.T.
Director
Police Woman
Director
Born Free
Director
Big John Morrison
Director
Police Story
Director
Ghost Story
Mr. Parker
The Rookies
The Partners
Director
Alias Smith and Jones
Director
Night Gallery
Director
Dan August
Director
Move
Prescott
Medical Center
Director
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director
Impasse
Hawaii Five-O
Sol the Bartender
The Outsider
Director
Mannix
Director
The High Chaparral
Director
N.Y.P.D.
Director
Ironside
The Invaders
Director
Mission: Impossible
Director
Hawk
Director
Winter A-Go-Go
Director
Get Smart
Director
Laredo
Director
I Spy
Director
Run for Your Life
Director
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Director
12 O'Clock High
Director
The Fugitive
Director
Combat!
Director
The Virginian
Director
Tallahassee 7000
Miami Undercover
The Roaring 20's
Surfside 6