Richard Benedict
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-01-08 (64 years old)
Deathday
1984-04-25
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Also known As
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Richard Benedict
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...
Acting
1951
as Leo Minosa
1952
as Silky Tanner
1958
as Bob Finelli
1947
as Bill
1945
as Pvt. Tranella
1949
as Gaggsy Steens
1947
as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
1947
as Joe Burton
1949
as Turk Kingby
1948
as Cliff Saunders
1957
as Cpl. Mathias
1949
as Nick Foster
1953
as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
1956
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
1948
as Sam
1949
as Henry Walker
1952
as Gino Morello
1953
as Tony, the driver
1951
as Red
1957
as Pool Player (uncredited)
1949
as Louis Reese
1980
as Mr. Powell
1969
1950
as Skeets O'Neil
1953
as Pete
1955
as Gregory
1957
as Jim (uncredited)
1946
as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
1950
as Mike Gavin
1946
as Marine Desk Sergeant
1948
as Ranger Gills
1946
as Soldier with "the shakes"
1955
as Boris
1949
as Henchman Miami
1949
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
1949
as Mate Richards
1953
as Horace 'Happy' Day
1949
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
1958
as Vic
1960
as "Curly" Steffans
1952
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
1945
as Joe Wilson
1970
as Prescott
1955
as Romato
1952
as Delgado
1953
as Police Officer Kogan
Production
1969
as Director
1965
as Director
1960
as Producer's Assistant
1973
as Director
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