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Richard Benedict's three-episode directing deal with the show was cut short by Vic
Morrow. According to Dick Peabody, though Benedict was an inexperienced director, he was
also a prima dona. (See Dick's article about
Benedict directing Combat.) When Benedict tried to take on the cast, exerting his
authority over this close-knit group in their fifth season together, he learned the power
of a star protecting his own people.
That same season Benedict also directed a "Man From U.N.C.L.E." Benedict's
acting credits are more extensive than his directing credits. He appeared in the original
"Ocean's Eleven," "The Beginning of the End," "The Big
Carnival," and "The Juggler," among others. His directing career never took
off. He died in 1984.
Combat! episodes:
- Cry for Help
- The Outsider
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