As Director
Winter A-Go-Go
1965
4.8
Richard Benedict
Acting
Birth Date
January 8, 1920
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Date of Death
April 25, 1984
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Beginning of the End
1957
3.8
As Actor
The Shrike
1955
6.0
As Actor
Murder Without Tears
1953
5.2
As Actor
Jalopy
1953
4.6
As Actor
Breakdown
1952
6.0
As Actor
Ace in the Hole
1951
7.9
As Actor
State Penitentiary
1950
6.5
As Actor
Angels in Disguise
1949
5.3
As Actor
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
1949
3.7
As Actor
The Window
1949
6.9
As Actor
City Across the River
1949
5.5
As Actor
Homicide
1949
5.3
As Actor
The Arizona Ranger
1948
6.0
As Actor
Crossfire
1947
6.6
As Actor
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
5.7
As Actor
Backlash
1947
4.9
As Actor
A Walk in the Sun
1945
5.8