credits of
Richard Benedict
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1st, 1984 | Disconnected | Store Customer (Uncredited) | 4.4 | |
December 10th, 1980 | Mark, I Love You | Mr. Powell | 8 | |
February 1st, 1976 | Flannery and Quilt | Milt Lesser | TBD | |
July 31st, 1970 | Move | Prescott | 5.5 | |
May 7th, 1969 | Impasse | TBD | 4.8 | |
August 10th, 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | "Curly" Steffans | 6.4 | |
February 3rd, 1960 | I'll Give My Life | TBD | 8 | |
July 31st, 1958 | It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Bob Finelli | 5.9 | |
January 1st, 1958 | Josette of New Orleans | Vic | TBD | |
June 28th, 1957 | Beginning of the End | Cpl. Mathias | 3.9 | |
June 4th, 1957 | The Midnight Story | Pool Player (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
March 1st, 1957 | Spring Reunion | Jim (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
October 19th, 1956 | The Man Is Armed | Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell | 5.2 | |
August 10th, 1955 | Wiretapper | Romato | 5.5 | |
July 31st, 1955 | Spy Chasers | Boris | 8 | |
June 16th, 1955 | The Shrike | Gregory | 8 | |
November 1st, 1954 | Superman's Peril | Cappy | TBD | |
December 17th, 1953 | Act of Love | Pete | 7 | |
June 14th, 1953 | Murder Without Tears | Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola | 5.8 | |
June 1st, 1953 | Run for the Hills | Horace 'Happy' Day | 6 | |
May 11th, 1953 | The Juggler | Police Officer Kogan | 6.8 | |
February 15th, 1953 | Jalopy | Tony, the driver | 5.3 | |
November 15th, 1952 | Woman in the Dark | Gino Morello | 9 | |
July 16th, 1952 | Breakdown | Harry 'Punchy' Adams | 7.5 | |
April 15th, 1952 | Hoodlum Empire | Silky Tanner | 6.5 | |
February 28th, 1952 | Okinawa | Delgado | 5.6 | |
July 29th, 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Red | 8 | |
June 29th, 1951 | Ace in the Hole | Leo Minosa | 7.8 | |
May 18th, 1951 | Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | TBD | 6.6 | |
September 8th, 1950 | Rookie Fireman | Al Greco | 7.5 | |
August 13th, 1950 | Triple Trouble | Skeets O'Neil | 7 | |
June 8th, 1950 | State Penitentiary | Mike Gavin | 7.3 | |
September 25th, 1949 | Angels in Disguise | Henchman Miami | 6 | |
September 1st, 1949 | Post Office Investigator | Louis Reese | 7 | |
July 28th, 1949 | Scene of the Crime | Turk Kingby | 6.1 | |
June 9th, 1949 | Omoo-Omoo the Shark God | Mate Richards | 4.5 | |
May 10th, 1949 | The Window | Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) | 6.9 | |
April 15th, 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Henry Walker | 9 | |
April 7th, 1949 | City Across the River | Gaggsy Steens | 6 | |
April 2nd, 1949 | Homicide | Nick Foster | 5.7 | |
January 25th, 1949 | Shockproof | 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited) | 6.3 | |
October 9th, 1948 | Smart Girls Don't Talk | Cliff Saunders | 5.7 | |
September 11th, 1948 | Race Street | Sam | 6 | |
May 14th, 1948 | The Arizona Ranger | Ranger Gills | 6.7 | |
August 15th, 1947 | Crossfire | Bill | 6.7 | |
March 6th, 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Ames | Joe Burton | 5.8 | |
March 1st, 1947 | Backlash | Detective Sergeant Tom Carey | 4.8 | |
July 23rd, 1946 | Till the End of Time | Soldier with "the shakes" | 6.4 | |
June 12th, 1946 | Somewhere in the Night | Marine Desk Sergeant | 6.7 | |
May 26th, 1946 | O.S.S. | Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi | 6.9 | |
December 25th, 1945 | A Walk in the Sun | Pvt. Tranella | 5.9 | |
March 9th, 1945 | See My Lawyer | Joe Wilson | 7.3 |