Richard Benedict

Acting Jan 8, 1920 Apr 25, 1984 (aged 64) 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.

86 Acting Credits

47 Crew Credits

Richard Benedict

Acting

Ace in the Hole

Ocean's Eleven

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Crossfire

Hawaii Five-O

Perry Mason

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Somewhere in the Night

The Window

Ironside

Adventures of Superman

A Walk in the Sun

Shockproof

Beginning of the End

The Lone Ranger

Dragnet

The Midnight Story

Disconnected

Peter Gunn

Scene of the Crime

The Rookies

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Backlash

Race Street

Crew

Get Smart

Ocean's Eleven

Mission: Impossible

Charlie's Angels

Hawaii Five-O

Quincy, M.E.

Combat!

Night Gallery

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Man from Atlantis

Ironside

S.W.A.T.