Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1920-01-08
Day of Death
1984-04-25
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. 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.
Filmography (52)
Disconnected
1984
Mark, I Love You
1980
Flannery and Quilt
1976
Move
1970
Impasse
1969
Ocean's Eleven
1960
I'll Give My Life
1960
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Josette of New Orleans
1958
Beginning of the End
1957
The Midnight Story
1957
Spring Reunion
1957
The Man Is Armed
1956
Wiretapper
1955
