People
Richard Benedict
- Name: Richard Benedict
- Birthday: 1920-01-08
- Place of birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Popularity: 2.804
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,... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Staging Christmas as Ben | 2019-11-29 |
| My Christmas Inn as Henry | 2018-11-21 |
| Mark, I Love You as Mr. Powell | 1980-12-10 |
| Move as Prescott | 1970-07-31 |
| Impasse | 1969-05-07 |
| Ocean's Eleven as "Curly" Steffans | 1960-08-10 |
| I'll Give My Life | 1960-02-03 |
| It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Bob Finelli | 1958-07-31 |
| Josette of New Orleans as Vic | 1958-01-01 |
| Beginning of the End as Cpl. Mathias | 1957-06-28 |
| The Midnight Story as Pool Player (uncredited) | 1957-06-04 |
| Spring Reunion as Jim (uncredited) | 1957-03-01 |
| The Man Is Armed as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell | 1956-10-19 |
| Wiretapper as Romato | 1955-08-10 |
| Spy Chasers as Boris | 1955-07-31 |
| The Shrike as Gregory | 1955-06-16 |
| Act of Love as Pete | 1953-12-17 |
| Murder Without Tears as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola | 1953-06-14 |
| Run for the Hills as Horace 'Happy' Day | 1953-06-01 |
| The Juggler as Police Officer Kogan | 1953-05-11 |
| Jalopy as Tony, the driver | 1953-02-15 |
| Woman in the Dark as Gino Morello | 1952-11-15 |
| Breakdown as Harry 'Punchy' Adams | 1952-07-16 |
| Hoodlum Empire as Silky Tanner | 1952-04-15 |
| Okinawa as Delgado | 1952-02-28 |
| Let's Go Navy! as Red | 1951-07-29 |
| Ace in the Hole as Leo Minosa | 1951-06-29 |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | 1951-05-18 |
| Triple Trouble as Skeets O'Neil | 1950-08-13 |
| State Penitentiary as Mike Gavin | 1950-06-08 |
| Angels in Disguise as Henchman Miami | 1949-09-25 |
| Post Office Investigator as Louis Reese | 1949-09-01 |
| Scene of the Crime as Turk Kingby | 1949-07-28 |
| Omoo-Omoo the Shark God as Mate Richards | 1949-06-09 |
| The Window as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited) | 1949-05-10 |
| Streets of San Francisco as Henry Walker | 1949-04-15 |
| City Across the River as Gaggsy Steens | 1949-04-07 |
| Homicide as Nick Foster | 1949-04-02 |
| Shockproof as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
| Smart Girls Don't Talk as Cliff Saunders | 1948-10-09 |
| Race Street as Sam | 1948-09-11 |
| The Arizona Ranger as Ranger Gills | 1948-05-14 |
| Crossfire as Bill | 1947-08-15 |
| The Guilt of Janet Ames as Joe Burton | 1947-03-06 |
| Backlash as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey | 1947-03-01 |
| Till the End of Time as Soldier with "the shakes" | 1946-07-23 |
| Somewhere in the Night as Marine Desk Sergeant | 1946-06-12 |
| O.S.S. as Robert Bouchet, Tech Sgt., A.U.S. / Albert Bernardi | 1946-05-26 |
| A Walk in the Sun as Pvt. Tranella | 1945-12-25 |
| See My Lawyer as Joe Wilson | 1945-03-09 |
