Richard Benedict

• Born: 1920 in Sicily, Italy
• Died: Apr 25, 1984 in Studio City, California
• Occupation: Director, Actor
• Active: '40s-'60s
• Major Genres: Drama, Crime
• Career Highlights: Somewhere in the Night, It! The Terror from Beyond Space, O.S.S.
• First Major Screen Credit: O.S.S. (1946)

Biography

Richard Benedict came to the U.S. from his native Sicily when he was 7. Before entering the army, Benedict pursued a reasonably successful career as a prizefighter. In Hollywood from 1945, Benedict was often cast as an amiable second lead (as in Olsen and Johnson's See My Lawyer), though he also could be a persuasive heavy if that's what the part called for. His biggest A-picture role was as the entombed prospector in Billy Wilder's trenchant The Big Carnival (1951, aka Ace in the Hole). In the early 1960s, Richard Benedict turned to directing, working on such network TV series as Hawaiian Eye and Charlie's Angels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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