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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Josette of New Orleans | Vic | 1958-01-01 |
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Bob Finelli | 1958-07-31 |
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Spring Reunion | Jim (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
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Beginning of the End | Cpl. Mathias | 1957-06-28 |
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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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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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Superman's Peril | Cappy | 1954-11-01 |
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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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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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Jalopy | Tony, the driver | 1953-02-15 |
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Breakdown | Harry 'Punchy' Adams | 1952-07-16 |
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Hoodlum Empire | Silky Tanner | 1952-04-15 |
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Okinawa | Delgado | 1952-02-28 |
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Woman in the Dark | Gino Morello | 1952-11-15 |
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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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Ace in the Hole | Leo Minosa | 1951-06-29 |
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Rookie Fireman | Al Greco | 1950-09-08 |
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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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Homicide | Nick Foster | 1949-04-02 |
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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God | Mate Richards | 1949-06-09 |
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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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City Across the River | Gaggsy Steens | 1949-04-07 |
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Angels in Disguise | Henchman Miami | 1949-09-25 |
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The Window | Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) | 1949-05-10 |
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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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The Arizona Ranger | Ranger Gills | 1948-05-14 |
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Race Street | Sam | 1948-09-11 |
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Smart Girls Don't Talk | Cliff Saunders | 1948-10-09 |
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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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Backlash | Detective Sergeant Tom Carey | 1947-03-01 |
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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 |
