Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/8/1920
Place of Birth
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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.
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Known For
Ocean's Eleven
as "Curly" Steffans
Breakdown
as Harry 'Punchy' Adams
Shockproof
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)
Crossfire
as Bill
Triple Trouble
as Skeets O'Neil
Hoodlum Empire
as Silky Tanner
Race Street
as Sam
Move
as Prescott
Impasse
Unknown Role
Spring Reunion
as Jim (uncredited)
The Window
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
as Leo Minosa
Wiretapper
as Romato
City Across the River
as Gaggsy Steens
A Walk in the Sun
as Pvt. Tranella
Spy Chasers
as Boris
Jalopy
as Tony, the driver
The Midnight Story
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Somewhere in the Night
as Marine Desk Sergeant
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Joe Burton
Career Timeline
1960
1958
1957
1955
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
Angels in Disguise
as Henchman Miami
The Lone Ranger
as Bert Ronson
Post Office Investigator
as Louis Reese
Scene of the Crime
as Turk Kingby
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
as Mate Richards
The Window
as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)
Streets of San Francisco
as Henry Walker
City Across the River
as Gaggsy Steens
Homicide
as Nick Foster
Shockproof
as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)