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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Mark, I Love You
Character:Mr. Powell
Release Date:10/12/1980
Flannery and Quilt
Character:Milt Lesser
Release Date:01/02/1976
Move
Character:Prescott
Release Date:31/07/1970
Impasse
Character:
Release Date:07/05/1969
Ocean's Eleven
Character:"Curly" Steffans
Release Date:10/08/1960
I'll Give My Life
Character:
Release Date:03/02/1960
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Character:Bob Finelli
Release Date:31/07/1958
Josette of New Orleans
Character:Vic
Release Date:01/01/1958
Beginning of the End
Character:Cpl. Mathias
Release Date:28/06/1957
The Midnight Story
Character:Pool Player (uncredited)
Release Date:04/06/1957
Spring Reunion
Character:Jim (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1957
The Man Is Armed
Character:Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
Release Date:19/10/1956
Wiretapper
Character:Romato
Release Date:10/08/1955
Spy Chasers
Character:Boris
Release Date:31/07/1955
The Shrike
Character:Gregory
Release Date:16/06/1955
Superman's Peril
Character:Cappy
Release Date:01/11/1954
Act of Love
Character:Pete
Release Date:17/12/1953
Murder Without Tears
Character:Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Release Date:14/06/1953
Run for the Hills
Character:Horace 'Happy' Day
Release Date:01/06/1953
The Juggler
Character:Police Officer Kogan
Release Date:11/05/1953
Jalopy
Character:Tony, the driver
Release Date:15/02/1953
Woman in the Dark
Character:Gino Morello
Release Date:15/11/1952
Breakdown
Character:Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Release Date:16/07/1952
Hoodlum Empire
Character:Silky Tanner
Release Date:15/04/1952
Okinawa
Character:Delgado
Release Date:28/02/1952
Let's Go Navy!
Character:Red
Release Date:29/07/1951
Ace in the Hole
Character:Leo Minosa
Release Date:29/06/1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Character:
Release Date:18/05/1951
Triple Trouble
Character:Skeets O'Neil
Release Date:13/08/1950
State Penitentiary
Character:Mike Gavin
Release Date:08/06/1950
Angels in Disguise
Character:Henchman Miami
Release Date:25/09/1949
Post Office Investigator
Character:Louis Reese
Release Date:01/09/1949
Scene of the Crime
Character:Turk Kingby
Release Date:28/07/1949
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Character:Mate Richards
Release Date:09/06/1949
The Window
Character:Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Release Date:10/05/1949
Streets of San Francisco
Character:Henry Walker
Release Date:15/04/1949
City Across the River
Character:Gaggsy Steens
Release Date:07/04/1949
Homicide
Character:Nick Foster
Release Date:02/04/1949
Shockproof
Character:'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1949
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Character:Cliff Saunders
Release Date:09/10/1948
Race Street
Character:Sam
Release Date:11/09/1948
The Arizona Ranger
Character:Ranger Gills
Release Date:14/05/1948
Crossfire
Character:Bill
Release Date:15/08/1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Character:Joe Burton
Release Date:06/03/1947
Backlash
Character:Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
Release Date:01/03/1947
Till the End of Time
Character:Soldier with "the shakes"
Release Date:23/07/1946
Somewhere in the Night
Character:Marine Desk Sergeant
Release Date:12/06/1946
O.S.S.
Character:Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Release Date:26/05/1946
A Walk in the Sun
Character:Pvt. Tranella
Release Date:25/12/1945
See My Lawyer
Character:Joe Wilson
Release Date:09/03/1945
Television Appearances
Ghost Story
Character:Mr. Parker
The Rookies
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Hawaii Five-O
Character:Sol the Bartender
Ironside
Character:
Tallahassee 7000
Character:
Miami Undercover
Character:
The Roaring 20's
Character:
Surfside 6
Character:
Surfside 6
Character:Harry Noonan
Hawaiian Eye
Character:Eddie Coyle
Hawaiian Eye
Character:Mike Armin
Man with a Camera
Character:
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:Fur Sammons
Peter Gunn
Character:
Harbor Command
Character:Arnold Freeman
The Walter Winchell File
Character:Keeger
Perry Mason
Character:Steve Daniels
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mike
Navy Log
Character:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:Briscoe
The Whistler
Character:
The Lone Wolf
Character:Babe Janno
General Electric Theater
Character:
I Led Three Lives
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Adventures of Superman
Character:Tony Gambini
Dragnet
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Ace
Racket Squad
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Al
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Libero
The Lone Ranger
Character:Bert Ronson
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