Directed credits
45
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Richard Benedict
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 42All crew credits: 46
TMDB ID: 93623
IMDb ID: nm0070807
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1920
Died: April 25, 1984
Age: 64
Place of birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1945 - 1980
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q3430523
Frequent jobs
Director (45)Producer's Assistant (1)
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. 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 was interred in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery, in the Churchyard section. He was the father of three children, including actor Nick Benedict.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Benedict.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Richard Benedict.
6.5
Man from Atlantis
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
5.0
The Oregon Trail
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
Code R
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
7.4
Matt Helm
Director • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Joe Forrester
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
S.W.A.T.
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.2
Police Woman
Director • 6 eps
1974 Series
5.0
Born Free
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Police Story
Director • 5 eps
1973 Series
6.8
The Rookies
Director • 2 eps
1972 Series
5.0
The Partners
Director • 5 eps
1971 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
Director • 3 eps
1971 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.8
Dan August
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Medical Center
Director • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.5
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Director • 2 eps
1969 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 11 eps
1968 Series
5.2
The Outsider
Director • 2 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.6
The High Chaparral
Director • 4 eps
1967 Series
5.8
N.Y.P.D.
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Benedict.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Benedict.
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 2 eps
1965 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mike • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Steve Daniels • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Combat!
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
Director • 3 eps
1966 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 11 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Benedict.
7.7
Perry Mason
as Steve Daniels • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
Director • 3 eps
1966 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.9
Get Smart
Director • 2 eps
1965 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 11 eps
1968 Series
6.8
Ironside
Director • 4 eps
1967 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 2 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Mannix
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.2
Police Woman
Director • 6 eps
1974 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.4
The Virginian
Director • 3 eps
1962 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Benedict.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Benedict.
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Powell
1980 Movie
Flannery and Quilt
as Milt Lesser
1976 Movie
4.6
Move
as Prescott
1970 Movie
4.3
Impasse
1969 Movie
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
as "Curly" Steffans
1960 Movie
6.0
I'll Give My Life
1960 Movie
5.9
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Bob Finelli
1958 Movie
Josette of New Orleans
as Vic
1958 Movie
3.8
Beginning of the End
as Cpl. Mathias
1957 Movie
6.0
The Midnight Story
as Pool Player (uncredited)
1957 Movie
5.8
Spring Reunion
as Jim (uncredited)
1957 Movie
4.8
The Man Is Armed
as Lew 'Mitch' Mitchell
1956 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Benedict.
7.1
Ghost Story
as Mr. Parker • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Rookies
1 eps
1972 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Sol the Bartender • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
Ironside
1 eps
1967 Series
Tallahassee 7000
1 eps
1961 Series
6.0
Miami Undercover
2 eps
1961 Series
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
1960 Series
5.0
Surfside 6
4 eps
1960 Series
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
as Eddie Coyle • 1 eps
1959 Series
4.6
Man with a Camera
1 eps
1958 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Fur Sammons • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.5
Peter Gunn
1 eps
1958 Series