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Richard C. Bennett(1923-2016)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Richard C. Bennett was born on 24 April 1923 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Hang 'Em High (1968), A State of Emergency (1986) and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966). He was married to Charleen Frances Hawkes and Gayne Anne (Harvey) Pinto. He died on 22 April 2016.
BornApril 24, 1923
DiedApril 22, 2016(92)
BornApril 24, 1923
DiedApril 22, 2016(92)
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Known for

Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Richard Bennett)
  • 1968
A State of Emergency (1986)
A State of Emergency
5.8
  • Director
  • 1986
Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
6.6
TV Series
  • Director
Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
6.9
TV Series
  • Director(as Richard Bennett)

Credits

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Director



  • A State of Emergency (1986)
    A State of Emergency
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.5
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1964–1982
  • Capitol (1982)
    Capitol
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
    CBS Afternoon Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1982
  • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
    Harper Valley P.T.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Sonny Shroyer and Samuel E. Wright in Enos (1980)
    Enos
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1979–1980
  • Freestyle!
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1981
  • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
    Harper Valley P.T.A.
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1978
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1978
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1978
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1974–1976
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.5
    TV Series
    • first assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1987
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1971–1973
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1969–1972
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1971–1972
  • The Astronaut (1972)
    The Astronaut
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1972
  • Judy Geeson in Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
    Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1970
  • The Forty-Eight Hour Mile (1970)
    The Forty-Eight Hour Mile
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1970
  • The Young Country (1970)
    The Young Country
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1970
  • Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore in Change of Habit (1969)
    Change of Habit
    6.0
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1969
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1969
  • The Rain People (1969)
    The Rain People
    6.8
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1969
  • Where It's At (1969)
    Where It's At
    5.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Hang 'Em High (1968)
    Hang 'Em High
    7.0
    • assistant director (as Richard Bennett)
    • 1968

Producer



  • A State of Emergency (1986)
    A State of Emergency
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dick Bennett
  • Born
    • April 24, 1923
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • April 22, 2016
  • Spouses
      Charleen Frances HawkesApril 21, 1951 - ? (divorced, 6 children)
  • Parents
      Charles Burt Bennett

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