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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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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Spring Reunion | Jim (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
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The Midnight Story | Pool Player (uncredited) | 1957-06-04 |
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Beginning of the End | Cpl. Mathias | 1957-06-28 |
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The Man Is Armed | Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell | 1956-10-19 |
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The Shrike | Gregory | 1955-06-16 |
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Spy Chasers | Boris | 1955-07-31 |
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Wiretapper | Romato | 1955-08-10 |
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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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Jalopy | Tony, the driver | 1953-02-15 |
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Un acte d'amour | Pete | 1953-12-17 |
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Murder Without Tears | Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola | 1953-06-14 |
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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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Hoodlum Empire | Silky Tanner | 1952-04-15 |
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Ace in the Hole | Leo Minosa | 1951-06-29 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Red | 1951-07-29 |
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | 1951-05-18 | |
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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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The Window | Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) | 1949-05-10 |
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Shockproof | 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Scene of the Crime | Turk Kingby | 1949-07-28 |
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Angels in Disguise | Henchman Miami | 1949-09-25 |
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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God | Mate Richards | 1949-06-09 |
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City Across the River | Gaggsy Steens | 1949-04-07 |
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Homicide | Nick Foster | 1949-04-02 |
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Post Office Investigator | Louis Reese | 1949-09-01 |
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Streets of San Francisco | Henry Walker | 1949-04-15 |
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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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The Arizona Ranger | Ranger Gills | 1948-05-14 |
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Backlash | Detective Sergeant Tom Carey | 1947-03-01 |
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Crossfire | Bill | 1947-08-15 |
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The Guilt of Janet Ames | Joe Burton | 1947-03-06 |
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Till the End of Time | Soldier with "the shakes" | 1946-07-23 |
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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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A Walk in the Sun | Pvt. Tranella | 1945-12-25 |
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See My Lawyer | Joe Wilson | 1945-03-09 |
