Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

1920-01-08

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.

Also appears in

Ocean’s Eleven

Ocean’s Eleven

6.4

The Window

The Window

6.9

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

5.9

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

7.8

Crossfire

Crossfire

6.6

My Christmas Inn

My Christmas Inn

6.1

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

6.1

Shockproof

Shockproof

6.4

Act of Love

Act of Love

6.7

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

5.7

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

6.8

The Man Is Armed

The Man Is Armed

4.8

Move

Move

4.6

Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

6.7

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

3.7

Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

5.8

Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

6.2

The Shrike

The Shrike

6.0

O.S.S.

O.S.S.

6.4

Okinawa

Okinawa

4.8