
Richard Benedict
- Date of Birth: 1920-01-08
- Date of Death: 1984-04-25
- Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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 doz... 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.

State Penitentiary
Drama, Adventure, Crime • 1950 June

O.S.S.
War, Thriller, Action, Drama • 1946 May

Shockproof
Romance, Crime, Thriller • 1949 January

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Crime, Drama • 1951 May

Dragnet
Drama, Crime • 1951 December

Ocean's Eleven
Crime, Comedy • 1960 August

Lux Video Theatre
Drama, Comedy • 1950 October

Lux Video Theatre
Drama, Comedy • 1950 October

Scene of the Crime
Crime, Mystery, Drama • 1949 July

General Electric Theater
Comedy, Drama • 1953 February