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Richard Benedict

Acting

January 8, 1920

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

52 movies

6.1 avg

1

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....

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

as Leo Minosa

The Window

The Window

as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

as Marine Desk Sergeant

Filmography

1980s

2 films

Disconnected

Disconnected

as Store Customer (Uncredited)

Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

as Mr. Powell

1970s

2 films

Flannery and Quilt

Flannery and Quilt

as Milt Lesser

Move

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Crossfire

Crossfire

as Bill

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

as "Curly" Steffans

Move

as Prescott

1970

5.5

1960s

3 films

Impasse

Impasse

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

as "Curly" Steffans

I'll Give My Life

I'll Give My Life

1950s

25 films

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

as Bob Finelli

Josette of New Orleans

Josette of New Orleans

as Vic

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

as Cpl. Mathias

The Midnight Story

The Midnight Story

as Pool Player (uncredited)

Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

as Jim (uncredited)

The Man Is Armed

The Man Is Armed

as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell

Wiretapper

Wiretapper

as Romato

Spy Chasers

Spy Chasers

as Boris

The Shrike

The Shrike

as Gregory

Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril

as Cappy

Act of Love

Act of Love

as Pete

Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears

as Joe 'Candy Markwell' Martola

Run for the Hills

Run for the Hills

as Horace 'Happy' Day

The Juggler

The Juggler

as Police Officer Kogan

Jalopy

Jalopy

as Tony, the driver

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

as Gino Morello

Breakdown

Breakdown

as Harry 'Punchy' Adams

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

as Silky Tanner

Okinawa

Okinawa

as Delgado

Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

as Red

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

as Leo Minosa

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Rookie Fireman

Rookie Fireman

as Al Greco

Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

as Skeets O'Neil

State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary

as Mike Gavin

1940s

20 films

Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise

as Henchman Miami

Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

as Louis Reese

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as Turk Kingby

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

as Mate Richards

The Window

The Window

as Murdered Seaman (Uncredited)

Streets of San Francisco

as Henry Walker

City Across the River

City Across the River

as Gaggsy Steens

Homicide

Homicide

as Nick Foster

Shockproof

Shockproof

as 'Kid', Knife Wielder (Uncredited)

Smart Girls Don't Talk

Smart Girls Don't Talk

as Cliff Saunders

Race Street

Race Street

as Sam

The Arizona Ranger

The Arizona Ranger

as Ranger Gills

Crossfire

Crossfire

as Bill

The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Joe Burton

Backlash

Backlash

as Detective Sergeant Tom Carey

Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time

as Soldier with "the shakes"

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

as Marine Desk Sergeant

O.S.S.

O.S.S.

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

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

as Pvt. Tranella

See My Lawyer

See My Lawyer

as Joe Wilson