Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Disconnected ★ 4.4 Disconnected 1984 Mark, I Love You ★ 8.0 Mark, I Love You 1980 Flannery and Quilt Flannery and Quilt 1976 Ghost Story ★ 7.4 Ghost Story 1972 The Rookies ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972 Move ★ 5.5 Move 1970 Impasse ★ 4.8 Impasse 1969 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 Tallahassee 7000 ★ 8.5 Tallahassee 7000 1961 Miami Undercover ★ 6.3 Miami Undercover 1961 The Roaring 20's The Roaring 20's 1960 Surfside 6 ★ 6.3 Surfside 6 1960 Ocean's Eleven ★ 6.4 Ocean's Eleven 1960 I'll Give My Life ★ 8.0 I'll Give My Life 1960 Hawaiian Eye ★ 5.6 Hawaiian Eye 1959 Man with a Camera ★ 5.5 Man with a Camera 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ★ 6.3 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space ★ 5.8 It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958 Josette of New Orleans Josette of New Orleans 1958 Harbor Command ★ 4.0 Harbor Command 1957 The Walter Winchell File ★ 7.5 The Walter Winchell File 1957 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 Beginning of the End ★ 3.9 Beginning of the End 1957 The Midnight Story ★ 6.1 The Midnight Story 1957 Spring Reunion ★ 6.2 Spring Reunion 1957 The Man Is Armed ★ 5.2 The Man Is Armed 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956 Highway Patrol ★ 6.1 Highway Patrol 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Navy Log ★ 5.2 Navy Log 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 Wiretapper ★ 5.5 Wiretapper 1955 Spy Chasers ★ 8.0 Spy Chasers 1955 The Shrike ★ 8.0 The Shrike 1955 Superman's Peril Superman's Peril 1954 The Whistler The Whistler 1954 The Lone Wolf ★ 8.0 The Lone Wolf 1954 Act of Love ★ 7.0 Act of Love 1953 Murder Without Tears ★ 5.8 Murder Without Tears 1953 Run for the Hills ★ 6.0 Run for the Hills 1953 The Juggler ★ 6.8 The Juggler 1953 Jalopy ★ 5.3 Jalopy 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 I Led Three Lives ★ 8.0 I Led Three Lives 1953 Woman in the Dark ★ 9.0 Woman in the Dark 1952 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 Adventures of Superman ★ 6.6 Adventures of Superman 1952 Breakdown ★ 7.5 Breakdown 1952 Hoodlum Empire ★ 6.5 Hoodlum Empire 1952 Okinawa ★ 5.6 Okinawa 1952 Dragnet ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Let's Go Navy! ★ 8.0 Let's Go Navy! 1951 Ace in the Hole ★ 7.8 Ace in the Hole 1951 Racket Squad ★ 6.5 Racket Squad 1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison ★ 6.6 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Rookie Fireman ★ 7.5 Rookie Fireman 1950 Triple Trouble ★ 7.0 Triple Trouble 1950 State Penitentiary ★ 7.3 State Penitentiary 1950 Angels in Disguise ★ 6.0 Angels in Disguise 1949 The Lone Ranger ★ 6.8 The Lone Ranger 1949 Post Office Investigator ★ 7.0 Post Office Investigator 1949 Scene of the Crime ★ 6.1 Scene of the Crime 1949 Omoo-Omoo the Shark God ★ 4.5 Omoo-Omoo the Shark God 1949 The Window ★ 6.9 The Window 1949 Streets of San Francisco ★ 9.0 Streets of San Francisco 1949 City Across the River ★ 6.0 City Across the River 1949 Homicide ★ 5.7 Homicide 1949 Shockproof ★ 6.3 Shockproof 1949 Smart Girls Don't Talk ★ 5.7 Smart Girls Don't Talk 1948 Race Street ★ 6.0 Race Street 1948 The Arizona Ranger ★ 6.7 The Arizona Ranger 1948 Crossfire ★ 6.7 Crossfire 1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames ★ 5.8 The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947 Backlash ★ 4.8 Backlash 1947 Till the End of Time ★ 6.4 Till the End of Time 1946 Somewhere in the Night ★ 6.7 Somewhere in the Night 1946