Richard Benedict

Actor. Born 8 January 1920 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Died 25 April 1984.

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Born

8 January 1920, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Died

25 April 1984

Biography

Richard Benedict was an Italian-American actor and director. He appeared in numerous films and television programmes from the 1940s to the 1960s.

His film roles included Leo Minosa in Ace in the Hole (1951) and "Curly" Steffans in Ocean's Eleven (1960). He also acted in Crossfire (1947) and It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958). From the 1960s he directed episodes of series including Get Smart, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O and Charlie's Angels.

Benedict was the father of actor Nick Benedict.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Richard Benedict is known for Get Smart (1965), Ocean's Eleven (1960), Mission: Impossible (1966), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Charlie's Angels (1976), Crossfire (1947), Hawaii Five-O (1969) and Perry Mason (1957).

Ace in the Hole

1951 · as Leo Minosa