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.
Ace in the Hole
(Leo Minosa)
Hoodlum Empire
(Silky Tanner)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
(Bob Finelli)
Crossfire
(Bill)
A Walk in the Sun
(Pvt. Tranella)
City Across the River
(Gaggsy Steens)
Backlash
(Detective Sergeant Tom Carey)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
(Joe Burton)
Scene of the Crime
(Turk Kingby)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
(Cliff Saunders)
Beginning of the End
(Cpl. Mathias)
Homicide
(Nick Foster)
Murder Without Tears
(Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola)
The Man Is Armed
(Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell)
Race Street
(Sam)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Streets of San Francisco
(Henry Walker)
Woman in the Dark
(Gino Morello)
Jalopy
(Tony, the driver)
Let's Go Navy!
(Red)
The Midnight Story
(Pool Player (uncredited))
Post Office Investigator
(Louis Reese)
Mark, I Love You
(Mr. Powell)
Impasse
Triple Trouble
(Skeets O'Neil)
Act of Love
(Pete)
The Shrike
(Gregory)
Spring Reunion
(Jim (uncredited))
O.S.S.
(Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi)
State Penitentiary
(Mike Gavin)
Somewhere in the Night
(Marine Desk Sergeant)
The Arizona Ranger
(Ranger Gills)
Till the End of Time
(Soldier with "the shakes")
Spy Chasers
(Boris)
Angels in Disguise
(Henchman Miami)
The Window
(Murdered Seaman (Uncredited))
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
(Mate Richards)
Run for the Hills
(Horace 'Happy' Day)
Shockproof
('Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited))
Josette of New Orleans
(Vic)
Ocean's Eleven
("Curly" Steffans)
Breakdown
(Harry 'Punchy' Adams)
See My Lawyer
(Joe Wilson)
Move
(Prescott)
I'll Give My Life
Wiretapper
(Romato)
Okinawa
(Delgado)
The Juggler
(Police Officer Kogan)
The Rookies
Hawaii Five-O
(Sol the Bartender)
Surfside 6
Dragnet
Perry Mason
(Steve Daniels)
General Electric Theater
Man with a Camera
Ironside
Highway Patrol
I Led Three Lives
Lux Video Theatre
(Al)
Peter Gunn
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Ace)
Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Navy Log
Racket Squad
The Whistler
Cavalcade of America
The Roaring 20's
Ghost Story
(Mr. Parker)
Miami Undercover
Tallahassee 7000
Lux Video Theatre
(Libero)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Mike)
The Untouchables
(Fur Sammons)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(Briscoe)
The Walter Winchell File
(Keeger)
Hawaiian Eye
(Eddie Coyle)
Surfside 6
(Harry Noonan)
The Lone Wolf
(Babe Janno)
Harbor Command
(Arnold Freeman)
Impasse
(Director)
Winter A-Go-Go
(Director)
Ocean's Eleven
(Producer's Assistant)
Big John Morrison
(Director)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Director)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(Director)
Hawaiian Eye
(Director)
Alias Smith and Jones
(Director)
Charlie's Angels
(Director)
Man from Atlantis
(Director)
Laredo
(Director)
Police Story
(Director)
Police Woman
(Director)
The Rookies
(Director)
The Partners
(Director)
The Fugitive
(Director)
The Virginian
(Director)
Dan August
(Director)
Quincy, M.E.
(Director)
Combat!
(Director)
S.W.A.T.
(Director)
The High Chaparral
(Director)
Mission: Impossible
(Director)
Get Smart
(Director)
Hawaii Five-O
(Director)
Run for Your Life
(Director)
Bronco
(Director)
Ironside
(Director)
Surfside 6
(Director)
Mannix
(Director)
I Spy
(Director)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
(Director)
N.Y.P.D.
(Director)
12 O'Clock High
(Director)
Lawman
(Director)
Born Free
(Director)
The Oregon Trail
(Director)
The Roaring 20's
(Director)
Joe Forrester
(Director)
Doctors' Private Lives
(Director)
Hawk
(Director)
The Outsider
(Director)
The Invaders
(Director)
Night Gallery
(Director)
Matt Helm
(Director)
Code R
(Director)
Medical Center
(Director)