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 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.
Personal Details
Movies (7)
TV Shows (43)
Doctors' Private Lives
Director (Directing)
1979
Man from Atlantis
Director (Directing)
1977
The Oregon Trail
Director (Directing)
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Director (Directing)
1977
Code R
Director (Directing)
1977
Quincy, M.E.
Director (Directing)
1976
Charlie's Angels
Director (Directing)
1976
Matt Helm
Director (Directing)
1975
Joe Forrester
Director (Directing)
1975
S.W.A.T.
Director (Directing)
1975
Police Woman
Director (Directing)
1974
Born Free
Director (Directing)
1974
Police Story
Director (Directing)
1973
Ghost Story
as Mr. Parker
1972
The Rookies
1972
The Partners
Director (Directing)
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Director (Directing)
1971
Night Gallery
Director (Directing)
1970
Dan August
Director (Directing)
1970
Medical Center
Director (Directing)
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director (Directing)
1969
Hawaii Five-O
as Sol the Bartender
1968
The Outsider
Director (Directing)
1968
Mannix
Director (Directing)
1967
The High Chaparral
Director (Directing)
1967
N.Y.P.D.
Director (Directing)
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
Director (Directing)
1967
Mission: Impossible
Director (Directing)
1966
Hawk
Director (Directing)
1966
Get Smart
Director (Directing)
1965
Laredo
Director (Directing)
1965
I Spy
Director (Directing)
1965
Run for Your Life
Director (Directing)
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Director (Directing)
1964
12 O'Clock High
Director (Directing)
1964
The Fugitive
Director (Directing)
1963
Combat!
Director (Directing)
1962
The Virginian
Director (Directing)
1962
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Miami Undercover
1961
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
1960