Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

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.

Tentang

Stage Name: Richard Benedict

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.3913

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1920-01-08

Lokasi Lahir: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Riwayat Perfilman

1980

Mark, I Love You

Mr. Powell

1972

Ghost Story

Mr. Parker

1970

Move

Prescott

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Sol the Bartender

1960

Surfside 6

Harry Noonan

1960

Ocean's Eleven

"Curly" Steffans

1959

The Untouchables

Fur Sammons

1959

Hawaiian Eye

Eddie Coyle

1957

Harbor Command

Arnold Freeman

1957

Perry Mason

Steve Daniels

1957

Beginning of the End

Cpl. Mathias

1957

The Midnight Story

Pool Player (uncredited)

1957

Spring Reunion

Jim (uncredited)

1956

The Man Is Armed

Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell

1955

Wiretapper

Romato

1955

Spy Chasers

Boris

1955

The Shrike

Gregory

1954

The Lone Wolf

Babe Janno

1953

Act of Love

Pete

1953

Murder Without Tears

Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola

1953

Run for the Hills

Horace 'Happy' Day

1953

The Juggler

Police Officer Kogan

1953

Jalopy

Tony, the driver

1952

Woman in the Dark

Gino Morello

1952

Breakdown

Harry 'Punchy' Adams

1952

Hoodlum Empire

Silky Tanner

1952

Okinawa

Delgado

1951

Ace in the Hole

Leo Minosa

1950

Triple Trouble

Skeets O'Neil

1950

State Penitentiary

Mike Gavin

1949

Angels in Disguise

Henchman Miami

1949

Scene of the Crime

Turk Kingby

1949

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

Mate Richards

1949

The Window

Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

1949

Streets of San Francisco

Henry Walker

1949

City Across the River

Gaggsy Steens

1949

Homicide

Nick Foster

1949

Shockproof

'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)

1948

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Cliff Saunders

1948

Race Street

Sam

1948

The Arizona Ranger

Ranger Gills

1947

Crossfire

Bill

1947

Backlash

Detective Sergeant Tom Carey

1946

Till the End of Time

Soldier with "the shakes"

1946

Somewhere in the Night

Marine Desk Sergeant

1946

O.S.S.

Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi

1945

A Walk in the Sun

Pvt. Tranella

1945

See My Lawyer

Joe Wilson