Richard Benedict

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Richard "Pepe" Benedict (January 8, 1920 – April 25, 1984) was an Italian-born television and film actor and director.

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 in the 1960 movie Ocean's 11. 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.

His interment was in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery. He is the father of actor Nick Benedict.

Selected filmography

Murder Without Tears (1953)

External links

Richard Benedict at Find a Grave
Richard Benedict at the Internet Movie Database
Richard Benedict at AllRovi

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Name	Benedict, Richard
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	January 8, 1920
Place of birth
Date of death	April 25, 1984
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