1920-01-08 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
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Mark, I Love You | Mr. Powell | 1980-12-10 |
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Flannery and Quilt | Milt Lesser | 1976-02-01 |
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Move | Prescott | 1970-07-31 |
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Impasse | 1969-05-07 | |
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I'll Give My Life | 1960-02-03 | |
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Ocean's Eleven | "Curly" Steffans | 1960-08-10 |
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Bob Finelli | 1958-07-31 |
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Josette of New Orleans | Vic | 1958-01-01 |
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Beginning of the End | Cpl. Mathias | 1957-06-28 |
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Spring Reunion | Jim (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
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The Midnight Story | Pool Player (uncredited) | 1957-06-04 |
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The Man Is Armed | Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell | 1956-10-19 |
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Wiretapper | Romato | 1955-08-10 |
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Spy Chasers | Boris | 1955-07-31 |
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The Shrike | Gregory | 1955-06-16 |
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Superman's Peril | Cappy | 1954-11-01 |
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Jalopy | Tony, the driver | 1953-02-15 |
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Run for the Hills | Horace 'Happy' Day | 1953-06-01 |
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The Juggler | Police Officer Kogan | 1953-05-11 |
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Murder Without Tears | Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola | 1953-06-14 |
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Un acte d'amour | Pete | 1953-12-17 |
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Hoodlum Empire | Silky Tanner | 1952-04-15 |
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Woman in the Dark | Gino Morello | 1952-11-15 |
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Breakdown | Harry 'Punchy' Adams | 1952-07-16 |
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Okinawa | Delgado | 1952-02-28 |
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Ace in the Hole | Leo Minosa | 1951-06-29 |
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | 1951-05-18 | |
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Let's Go Navy! | Red | 1951-07-29 |
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State Penitentiary | Mike Gavin | 1950-06-08 |
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Triple Trouble | Skeets O'Neil | 1950-08-13 |
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Shockproof | 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Post Office Investigator | Louis Reese | 1949-09-01 |
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Homicide | Nick Foster | 1949-04-02 |
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Scene of the Crime | Turk Kingby | 1949-07-28 |
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City Across the River | Gaggsy Steens | 1949-04-07 |
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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God | Mate Richards | 1949-06-09 |
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Streets of San Francisco | Henry Walker | 1949-04-15 |
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The Window | Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) | 1949-05-10 |
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Angels in Disguise | Henchman Miami | 1949-09-25 |
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The Arizona Ranger | Ranger Gills | 1948-05-14 |
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Smart Girls Don't Talk | Cliff Saunders | 1948-10-09 |
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Race Street | Sam | 1948-09-11 |
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Crossfire | Bill | 1947-08-15 |
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Backlash | Detective Sergeant Tom Carey | 1947-03-01 |
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The Guilt of Janet Ames | Joe Burton | 1947-03-06 |
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O.S.S. | Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi | 1946-05-26 |
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Somewhere in the Night | Marine Desk Sergeant | 1946-06-12 |
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Till the End of Time | Soldier with "the shakes" | 1946-07-23 |
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See My Lawyer | Joe Wilson | 1945-03-09 |
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A Walk in the Sun | Pvt. Tranella | 1945-12-25 |
