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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...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
IronsideSeries • 1967
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Get SmartSeries • 1965
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Combat!Series • 1962
DragnetSeries • 1951
Police WomanSeries • 1974
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
LawmanSeries • 1958
The Lone RangerSeries • 1949
The RookiesSeries • 1972
Night GallerySeries • 1970
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
The InvadersSeries • 1967
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955