Category:Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict was an Italian film and television actor and director. He was born Joseph Sciurba in Palermo, Sicily on January 8th, 1920. Also known as "Pepe", Richard's acting career began in 1944 and he was primarily active during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He began directing in 1962.

Career
Richard's first television acting work was in 1951 when he appeared in the "Pretty Boy" episode of Stars Over Hollywood. He also appeared in "Conqueror's Isle". During the 1950s, he appeared in three episodes of Adventures of Superman playing characters such as Baby Face Stevens in "Night of Terror", Cappy Leonard in "Semi-Private Eye" and Tony Gambini in "Close Shave". In 1957 he played a cowboy henchman named Ronson in the "Canuck" episode of The Lone Ranger. In 1959 he played Harry Wilmer in three episodes of Dragnet. He appeared in "The Big Setup", "The Big Jade" and "The Big Picture".

During the 1960s, Richard Benedict had repeat roles as different characters on shows such as Miami Undercover, Hawaiian Eye and Surfside 6. He made single episode appearances in other shows such as Briscoe in the "Loyalty" episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Logan in the "Cousin from Atlanta" episode of Bronco and a bartender named Sol in the "By the Numbers" episode of Hawaii Five-0.

As a director, Richard Benedict got his start in 1962 when he directed "The People People Marry" episode of The Roaring 20's. He directed four episodes of Hawaiian Eye in 1961, 1962 and 1963. He directed fourteen episodes of Run for Your Life between 1965 and 1967. In 1967, Richard Benedict directed "Genesis" and "The Condemned" episods of the sci-fi series The Invaders. He directed five episodes of Medical Center, eight episodes of Police Story, two episodes of Charlie's Angels, four episodes of Police Woman and eleven episodes of Hawaii Five-0.

Richard Benedict also did a little writing during his career. He wrote the story treatment for the "Revenge" episode of Highway Patrol in 1959. He wrote the teleplay for the "A Slight Case of Charity" episode of The Virginian in 1965 and he wrote the "Circle of Lies" episode of Dan August in 1971. Richard Benedict also wrote the script for the 1978 television movie Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around, which he also directed.

Richard Benedict passed away in Studio City, California n April 25th, 1984 at the age of 64. His interment was in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.

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Notes & Trivia

 * Richard Benedict shares a birthday with Doctor Who actor William Hartnell, who was born in 1908. Other notable actors who share a birthday with Richard Benedict include John LaMotta (1939), Thad Mumford (1951), Michelle Forbes (1965), and Amber Benson (1977).


 * Richard Benedict was married to a woman named Paula, from whom he had three children.


 * Richard Benedict is the father of actor Nick Benedict who played Curtis Reed on thirteen episodes of Days of Our Lives in 1993.


 * His nickname is Pepe.