Biography
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.
Acted in 82
1980s
- 1984
- 1980
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Powell
1970s
- 1976
Flannery and Quilt
Milt Lesser
- 1972
- 1970
Move
Prescott
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
- 1961
Tallahassee 7000
TV
Miami Undercover
TV
- 1960
I'll Give My Life
Movie
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Man with a Camera
TV
Josette of New Orleans
Vic
- 1957
Harbor Command
Arnold Freeman · 1 episode
The Midnight Story
Pool Player (uncredited)
- 1956
The Man Is Armed
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
- 1955
Spy Chasers
Boris
The Shrike
Gregory
- 1954
Superman's Peril
Cappy
- 1953
Act of Love
Pete
Murder Without Tears
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
Run for the Hills
Horace 'Happy' Day
The Juggler
Police Officer Kogan
Jalopy
Tony, the driver
General Electric Theater
TV
- 1952
Woman in the Dark
Gino Morello
Breakdown
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Hoodlum Empire
Silky Tanner
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ace · 1 episode
Let's Go Navy!
Red
- 1950
Rookie Fireman
Al Greco
Triple Trouble
Skeets O'Neil
State Penitentiary
Mike Gavin
1940s
- 1949
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Miami
Post Office Investigator
Louis Reese
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Mate Richards
City Across the River
Gaggsy Steens
Homicide
Nick Foster
Shockproof
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
- 1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cliff Saunders
Race Street
Sam
The Arizona Ranger
Ranger Gills
- 1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Joe Burton
Backlash
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
- 1946
Till the End of Time
Soldier with "the shakes"
O.S.S.
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
- 1945
See My Lawyer
Joe Wilson
Directed 44
1970s
- 1977
The Oregon Trail
Director
Code R
Director
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Born Free
Director
- 1973
Big John Morrison
Director
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Hawk
Director
- 1965
Winter A-Go-Go
Director
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Produced 1
1960s
- 1960