Richard Benedict
ActingRichard "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.
Known For
Ocean's Eleven
"Curly" Steffans
Ace in the Hole
Leo Minosa
Crossfire
Bill
The Window
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Bob Finelli
Shockproof
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Beginning of the End
Cpl. Mathias
Okinawa
Delgado
Move
Prescott
A Walk in the Sun
Pvt. Tranella
Filmography — Acting
Ocean's Eleven
"Curly" Steffans
Ace in the Hole
Leo Minosa
Crossfire
Bill
The Window
Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Bob Finelli
Shockproof
'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Beginning of the End
Cpl. Mathias
Okinawa
Delgado
Move
Prescott
A Walk in the Sun
Pvt. Tranella
Somewhere in the Night
Marine Desk Sergeant
Backlash
Detective Sergeant Tom Carey
O.S.S.
Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi
Scene of the Crime
Turk Kingby
Till the End of Time
Soldier with "the shakes"
The Midnight Story
Pool Player (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Joe Burton
Impasse
Hoodlum Empire
Silky Tanner
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
The Man Is Armed
Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Powell
Triple Trouble
Skeets O'Neil
Jalopy
Tony, the driver
The Juggler
Police Officer Kogan
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Cliff Saunders
Race Street
Sam
I'll Give My Life
See My Lawyer
Joe Wilson
Wiretapper
Romato
Homicide
Nick Foster
Act of Love
Pete
City Across the River
Gaggsy Steens
Spring Reunion
Jim (uncredited)
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Mate Richards
Spy Chasers
Boris
The Arizona Ranger
Ranger Gills
Let's Go Navy!
Red
Run for the Hills
Horace 'Happy' Day
State Penitentiary
Mike Gavin
Breakdown
Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Woman in the Dark
Gino Morello
Angels in Disguise
Henchman Miami
Murder Without Tears
Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola
The Shrike
Gregory
Streets of San Francisco
Henry Walker
Superman's Peril
Cappy
Post Office Investigator
Louis Reese
Flannery and Quilt
Milt Lesser
Disconnected
Store Customer (Uncredited)
Josette of New Orleans
Vic
Rookie Fireman
Al Greco
