Acting · Palermo, Sicily, Italy · Born January 8, 1920
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.
MovieDisconnected
1984
as Store Customer (Uncredited)
MovieMark, I Love You
1980
as Mr. Powell
MovieFlannery and Quilt
1976
as Milt Lesser
TVGhost Story
1972
as Mr. Parker
TVThe Rookies
1972
MovieMove
1970
as Prescott
MovieImpasse
1969
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Sol the Bartender
TVIronside
1967
TVTallahassee 7000
1961
TVMiami Undercover
1961
TVThe Roaring 20's
1960
TVSurfside 6
1960
MovieOcean's Eleven
1960
as "Curly" Steffans
MovieI'll Give My Life
1960
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Eddie Coyle
TVMan with a Camera
1958
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Fur Sammons
TVPeter Gunn
1958
MovieIt! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
as Bob Finelli
MovieJosette of New Orleans
1958
as Vic
TVHarbor Command
1957
as Arnold Freeman
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
as Keeger
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Steve Daniels
MovieBeginning of the End
1957
as Cpl. Mathias
MovieThe Midnight Story
1957
as Pool Player (uncredited)
MovieSpring Reunion
1957
as Jim (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Is Armed
1956
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
TVHighway Patrol
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mike
TVNavy Log
1955
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Briscoe
MovieWiretapper
1955
as Romato
MovieSpy Chasers
1955
as Boris
MovieThe Shrike
1955
as Gregory
MovieSuperman's Peril
1954
as Cappy
TVThe Whistler
1954
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Babe Janno
MovieAct of Love
1953
as Pete
MovieMurder Without Tears
1953
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
MovieRun for the Hills
1953
as Horace 'Happy' Day
MovieThe Juggler
1953
as Police Officer Kogan
MovieJalopy
1953
as Tony, the driver
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
TVI Led Three Lives
1953
MovieWoman in the Dark
1952
as Gino Morello
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Tony Gambini
MovieBreakdown
1952
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
MovieHoodlum Empire
1952
as Silky Tanner
MovieOkinawa
1952
as Delgado
TVDragnet
1951
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ace
MovieLet's Go Navy!
1951
as Red
MovieAce in the Hole
1951
as Leo Minosa
TVRacket Squad
1951
MovieInside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Al
MovieRookie Fireman
1950
as Al Greco
MovieTriple Trouble
1950
as Skeets O'Neil
MovieState Penitentiary
1950
as Mike Gavin
MovieAngels in Disguise
1949
as Henchman Miami
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Bert Ronson
MoviePost Office Investigator
1949
as Louis Reese
MovieScene of the Crime
1949
as Turk Kingby
MovieOmoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949
as Mate Richards
MovieThe Window
1949
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Henry Walker
MovieCity Across the River
1949
as Gaggsy Steens
MovieHomicide
1949
as Nick Foster
MovieShockproof
1949
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
MovieSmart Girls Don't Talk
1948
as Cliff Saunders
MovieRace Street
1948
as Sam
MovieThe Arizona Ranger
1948
as Ranger Gills
MovieCrossfire
1947
as Bill
MovieThe Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as Joe Burton
MovieBacklash
1947
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
MovieTill the End of Time
1946
as Soldier with "the shakes"
MovieSomewhere in the Night
1946
as Marine Desk Sergeant
MovieO.S.S.
1946
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
MovieA Walk in the Sun
1945
as Pvt. Tranella
MovieSee My Lawyer
1945
as Joe Wilson
