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Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

ActorDirectorProduction Jan 8 (died age 64) Palermo, Sicily, Italy 1945–1980 (35 year career)
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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…

Known For

Ace in the Hole
Film

Ace in the Hole

Leo Minosa
Get Smart
Film

Get Smart

Director
Mission: Impossible
Film

Mission: Impossible

Director
Ocean's Eleven
Film

Ocean's Eleven

"Curly" Steffans
Night Gallery
Film

Night Gallery

Director
Charlie's Angels
Film

Charlie's Angels

Director
Combat!
Film

Combat!

Director
Hawaii Five-O
Film

Hawaii Five-O

Director

Filmography

Acting (83)

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Movies (51)

Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

1980

as Mr. Powell

Flannery and Quilt

Flannery and Quilt

1976

as Milt Lesser

Move

Move

1970

as Prescott

4.6
Impasse

Impasse

1969
4.3
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

as "Curly" Steffans

6.4
I'll Give My Life

I'll Give My Life

1960
6.0
Josette of New Orleans

Josette of New Orleans

1958

as Vic

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

as Bob Finelli

5.8
Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

as Cpl. Mathias

3.8
Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

1957

as Jim (uncredited)

5.8
The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

1957

as Pool Player (uncredited)

6.0
The Man Is Armed

The Man Is Armed

1956

as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell

4.8
Wiretapper

Wiretapper

1955

as Romato

5.1
Spy Chasers

Spy Chasers

1955

as Boris

7.0
The Shrike

The Shrike

1955

as Gregory

6.0
Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril

1954

as Cappy

Run for the Hills

Run for the Hills

1953

as Horace 'Happy' Day

Jalopy

Jalopy

1953

as Tony, the driver

4.6
Act of Love

Act of Love

1953

as Pete

6.7
The Juggler

The Juggler

1953

as Police Officer Kogan

6.5
Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears

1953

as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola

5.2
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1952

as Gino Morello

Okinawa

Okinawa

1952

as Delgado

4.8
Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952

as Silky Tanner

6.1
Breakdown

Breakdown

1952

as Harry 'Punchy' Adams

6.0
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

as Leo Minosa

7.9
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951
6.4
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

1951

as Red

7.0
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

1950

as Skeets O'Neil

6.2
State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary

1950

as Mike Gavin

6.5
Rookie Fireman

Rookie Fireman

1950

as Al Greco

6.0
Streets of San Francisco

Streets of San Francisco

1949

as Henry Walker

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)

6.3
The Window

The Window

1949

as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

6.9
Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

1949

as Louis Reese

6.0
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1949

as Turk Kingby

6.0
City Across the River

City Across the River

1949

as Gaggsy Steens

5.5
Homicide

Homicide

1949

as Nick Foster

5.3
Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise

1949

as Henchman Miami

5.3
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

1949

as Mate Richards

3.7
Race Street

Race Street

1948

as Sam

5.8
The Arizona Ranger

The Arizona Ranger

1948

as Ranger Gills

6.0
Smart Girls Don't Talk

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

as Cliff Saunders

5.5
Crossfire

Crossfire

1947

as Bill

6.7
Backlash

Backlash

1947

as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey

4.7
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

as Joe Burton

5.7
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

as Marine Desk Sergeant

6.7
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946

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

6.4
Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

1946

as Soldier with "the shakes"

6.4
A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

1945

as Pvt. Tranella

5.8
See My Lawyer

See My Lawyer

1945

as Joe Wilson

6.0

Crew (47)

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