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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.6856 |
| Birthday | 1920-01-08 |
| Place of Birth | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Also Known As |
1951
Ace in the Hole
7.836/763
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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Ace in the Hole
1952
Hoodlum Empire
6.462/13
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide ne...
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Hoodlum Empire
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
5.9/118
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1947
Crossfire
6.7/163
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
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Crossfire
1945
A Walk in the Sun
5.9/62
It's 1943 and the allied landings in and around the town of Salerno,Italy are underway.A platoon from the U.S 36th Infantry Division is tasked with ad...
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A Walk in the Sun
1949
City Across the River
6/9
Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously invol...
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City Across the River
1947
Backlash
4.8/20
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland hims...
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Backlash
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.844/16
A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life during the war.
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The Guilt of Janet Ames
1949
Scene of the Crime
6.1/23
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
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Scene of the Crime
1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk
5.708/12
A society woman gets involved with a gangster only to find he has hidden plans.
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Smart Girls Don't Talk
1957
Beginning of the End
3.976/41
An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation...
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Beginning of the End
1949
Homicide
5.7/10
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead....
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Homicide
1953
Murder Without Tears
5.8/5
A man hires someone to murder his wife and use a legal loophole to get away with it.
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Murder Without Tears
1956
The Man Is Armed
5.227/11
Crime drama in which a man unknowingly helps a gang pull off a big heist. The gang discovers that the man is more trouble than he is worth and as a re...
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The Man Is Armed
1948
Race Street
6/20
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
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Race Street
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
6.611/9
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1949
Streets of San Francisco
9/1
A police detective (Robert Armstrong) and his wife (Mae Clarke) adopt the wayward son (Gary Gray) of a slain gangster.
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Streets of San Francisco
1952
Woman in the Dark
9/1
A pastry-shop girl (Penny Edwards) sees a priest's (Ross Elliott) and a lawyer's (Rick Vallin) brother take part in a jewel heist.
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Woman in the Dark
1953
Jalopy
5.333/6
Slip has entered the Boys' rattletrap car in a souped-up jalopy race, but has no chance of winning until Satch, with the aid of a scientist acquaintan...
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Jalopy
1951
Let's Go Navy!
8/2
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
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Let's Go Navy!
1957
The Midnight Story
6.106/33
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with...
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The Midnight Story
1949
Post Office Investigator
7/2
A mailman leads PO-men to a pistol-packing stamp thief and her gang.
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Post Office Investigator
1980
Mark, I Love You
8/1
A distraught widower is caught in a bitter custody battle with his late wife's parents over his 10-year-old son, following his plans to remarry and mo...
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Mark, I Love You
1969
Impasse
4.833/12
Adventurers search for World War II gold in the Philippines.
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Impasse
1950
Triple Trouble
7/5
Slip and Sach take the rap for a robbery they did not commit in order to uncover the real robbers, whom they suspect are led by a convict who gives or...
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Triple Trouble
1953
Act of Love
6.889/9
While on holiday on the French Riviera, former soldier Robert Teller recounts his time in WWII-era France, where he meets and falls in love with a poo...
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Act of Love
1955
The Shrike
8/2
Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife.
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The Shrike
1957
Spring Reunion
6.2/5
A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.
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Spring Reunion
1946
O.S.S.
6.857/14
The (O)ffice of (S)trategic (S)ervices' Cmdr. Brady (Patric Knowles) forms Operation "Applejack" (based on a composite of actual incidents during WWII...
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O.S.S.
1950
State Penitentiary
7.25/2
A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.
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State Penitentiary
1946
Somewhere in the Night
6.7/74
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old...
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Somewhere in the Night
1948
The Arizona Ranger
6.7/6
A disgraced veteran wanders the West alone until he decides to help a battered woman.
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The Arizona Ranger
1946
Till the End of Time
6.425/20
Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with...
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Till the End of Time
1955
Spy Chasers
8/3
Slip and the gang foil foes of the exiled, incognito king of Truania.
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Spy Chasers
1949
Angels in Disguise
6/7
Slip and the gang stray from newspaper work to detective work.
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Angels in Disguise
1949
The Window
6.987/75
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking h...
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The Window
1949
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
4.5/4
The curse of a shark god follows a group of people who have violated a sacred jungle idol.
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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
1953
Run for the Hills
6/2
Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.
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Run for the Hills
1949
Shockproof
6.364/44
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her s...
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Shockproof
1958
Josette of New Orleans
0/0
Josette of New Orleans
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Josette of New Orleans
1960
Ocean's Eleven
6.372/414
Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
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Ocean's Eleven
1952
Breakdown
7.5/2
A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend's (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.
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Breakdown
1945
See My Lawyer
7.333/3
Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub own...
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See My Lawyer
1970
Move
5.5/6
A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife f...
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Move
1960
I'll Give My Life
8/2
This story opens with John Bradford throwing a graduation party for his son, Jim, who has just earned a degree in engineering. John has planned to mak...
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I'll Give My Life
1955
Wiretapper
5.5/8
A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when...
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Wiretapper
1952
Okinawa
5.6/7
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces...
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Okinawa
1953
The Juggler
6.8/12
A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.
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The Juggler
1954
Superman's Peril
0/0
Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vulture"), #44 ("The Semi-Private Eye"), and #32 ("The D...
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Superman's Peril
1976
Flannery and Quilt
0/0
An abrasive, two-fisted longshoreman and a quiet calligrapher attempt to share an apartment.
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Flannery and Quilt
1950
Rookie Fireman
7.5/2
Merchant seaman Joe Blake, in love with Peggy Walters, takes the job of a rookie fireman in a big city department. His commander is strict-disciplinar...
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Rookie Fireman
1984
Disconnected
4.35/30
Lovely young Alicia starts receiving bizarre and disturbing phone calls after breaking up with her boyfriend Mike who she suspects is cheating on her...
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