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2009-2010 Robot Astronomy Talk Show (TV series short) (composer: additional music - 2 episodes)
– Destroyer of Worlds (2010) (composer: additional music)
– Twin Brown Dwarfs (2009) (composer: additional music)
 
2006 Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (composer: stock music - as Dick De Benedictis)
 
Diagnosis Murder (TV series) (composer: theme - 170 episodes, 1993-2001) (composer: theme music - 8 episodes, 1994-1999)
– The Blair Nurse Project (2001) (composer: theme)
– Deja Vous (2001) (composer: theme)
– On the Beach (2001) (composer: theme)
– No Good Deed (2001) (composer: theme)
– The Red's Shoes (2001) (composer: theme)
See all 178 episodes »
 
Matlock (TV series) (composer: theme music - 142 episodes, 1986-1995) (composer: Matlock theme - 39 episodes, 1986-1989) (music supervisor - 16 episodes, 1987-1988)
– The Scam (1995) (composer: theme music)
– The Heist (1995) (composer: theme music)
– The Assault (1995) (composer: theme music)
– The Target (1995) (composer: theme music)
– The Deadly Dose (1995) (composer: theme music)
See all 181 episodes »
 
Jake and the Fatman (TV series) (composer: theme music - 98 episodes, 1987-1992) (music supervisor - 21 episodes, 1987-1988)
– Beautiful Dreamer (1992) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
– Nightmare (1992) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
– Ain't Misbehavin' (1992) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
– All Through the Night (1992) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
– I Can't Believe I'm Losing You (1992) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
See all 100 episodes »
 
Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series) (composer: theme - 17 episodes, 1990-1991) (composer: Father Dowling theme - 12 episodes, 1989-1990) (composer: theme music - 7 episodes, 1987-1990)
– The Consulting Detective Mystery (1991) (composer: theme - as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Malibu Mystery (1991) (composer: theme - as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Hardboiled Mystery (1991) (composer: theme - as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Monkey Business Mystery (1991) (composer: theme - as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Mummy's Curse Mystery (1991) (composer: theme - as Dick De Benedictis)
See all 36 episodes »
 
1987 Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (TV movie) (composer: theme music - as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1975-1976 Phyllis (TV series) (conductor - 14 episodes)
– The New Job (1976) (conductor - as Richard DeBenedictis)
– The Triangle (1976) (conductor - as Richard DeBenedictis)
– Widows, Merry and Otherwise (1976) (conductor - as Richard DeBenedictis)
– Sonny Boy (1976) (conductor - as Richard DeBenedictis)
– Leo's Suicide (1976) (conductor - as Richard DeBenedictis)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1975 The Family Holvak (TV series) (composer: theme music - 8 episodes)
– The Wedding (1975) (composer: theme music)
– The Tribute (1975) (composer: theme music)
– The Devil's Chariot (1975) (composer: theme music)
– Willing Heart (1975) (composer: theme music)
– First Love: Part 2 (1975) (composer: theme music)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1970-1971 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series) (composer: special music material - 25 episodes)
– Episode #4.26 (1971) (composer: special music material)
– Episode #4.25 (1971) (composer: special music material)
– Episode #4.24 (1971) (composer: special music material)
– Episode #4.23 (1971) (composer: special music material)
– Episode #4.22 (1971) (composer: special music material)
See all 25 episodes »
 
1967 Annie Get Your Gun (TV movie) (dance music arranger - as Dick de Benedictis)
 
1966 Brigadoon (TV movie) (dance music arranger - as Dick De Benedictis)
 
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2006 A Good Plan (video short)
 
2005 Exterminator City (video) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1972-2000 Columbo (TV series)
– Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Ashes to Ashes (1998) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– A Trace of Murder (1997) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Strange Bedfellows (1995) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Undercover (1994) (as Dick De Benedictis)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1993-2000 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
– Murder at BBQ Bob's (2000)
– The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A. (2000)
– Gangland: Part One (1999)
– Gangland: Part Two (1999)
– Food Fight (1998)
See all 45 episodes »
 
1997 Melanie Darrow (TV movie) (as Richard De Benedictis)
 
1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (TV movie) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (TV movie) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1986-1994 Matlock (TV series)
– The Tabloid (1994)
– The Scandal (1994)
– The Murder Game (1994)
– The View (1993)
– The Diner (1993)
See all 40 episodes »
 
1994 Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (TV movie) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1993 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (TV movie) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (TV movie)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (TV movie)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (TV movie)
 
1993 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
– Killer Radio (1993)
 
1993 A Twist of the Knife (TV movie)
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (TV movie)
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (TV movie)
 
1992 The House on Sycamore Street (TV movie)
 
1987-1992 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
– Ain't Misbehavin' (1992) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– It Never Entered My Mind (1991) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Chinatown, My Chinatown (1990) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– My Shining Hour (1989) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Dancing in the Dark (1989) (as Dick De Benedictis)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV movie)
 
1992 Diagnosis Murder (TV movie)
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (TV movie)
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (TV movie)
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1989-1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
– The Prodigal Son Mystery (1991) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Legacy Mystery (1990) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Murder Weekend Mystery (1990) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Movie Mystery (1990) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– The Devil & the Deep Blue Sea Mystery (1990) (as Dick De Benedictis)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (TV movie)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV movie)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (TV movie)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (TV movie)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (TV movie)
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (TV movie)
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (TV movie)
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (TV movie)
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (TV movie)
 
1988 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
– Pilot: Part 1 (1988)
– Pilot: Part 2 (1988)
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (TV movie)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (TV movie)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (TV movie)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (TV movie)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (TV movie)
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (TV movie)
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV movie)
 
1985 Perry Mason Returns (TV movie)
 
1978-1983 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
– An Act of Violence (1983)
– Suffer the Little Children (1983)
– Murder on Ice (1983)
– Quincy's Wedding: Part 1 (1983)
– Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1983)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1980 The Earthling
 
1979 Dear Detective (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1979)
– Episode #1.2 (1979)
– Episode #1.1 (1979)
– Pilot (1979)
 
1978-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– The Skyline Killer (1979)
– Stringer (1979) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
– A Long Time Ago (1978)
 
1979 Delta House (TV series)
– The Draft (1979)
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie)
 
1978 Desperate Women (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1978 Crisis in Sun Valley (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1977-1978 The Betty White Show (TV series)
– The Stunt Woman (1978)
– John's Mother (1977)
– Mitzi's Cousin (1977)
 
1977 The Oregon Trail (TV series)
– Hard Ride Home (1977) (music score)
– The Last Game (1977) (music score)
 
1977 Tabitha (TV series)
– Tabitha's Weighty Problem (1977)
– Pilot (1977)
 
1977 The Deadly Triangle (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)
 
1975-1977 Phyllis (TV series)
– The Threat (1977) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
– The Christmas Party (1976)
– Bess Airs Her Views (1976) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
– Phyllis Cries Wolf (1976) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
– The New Job (1976) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1976 Police Story (TV series)
– Monster Manor (1976)
 
1976 The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (TV movie) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1975 McCoy (TV series)
– Double Take (1975) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1975 The Family Holvak (TV series)
 
1975 Doc (TV series)
 
1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1975 The Big Rip-Off (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1974 This Is the West That Was (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1974 The Greatest Gift (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1974 The Rockford Files (TV series)
– The Dark and Bloody Ground (1974) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
1974 Born Free (TV series)
 
1973-1974 Banacek (TV series)
– The Vanishing Chalice (1974)
– The Three Million Dollar Piracy (1973)
 
1972 The Couple Takes a Wife (TV movie) (as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– Discovery at Fourteen (1972)
– Short Flight to a Distant Star (1972)
 
1971-1972 McCloud (TV series)
– A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Top of the World, Ma! (1971) (as Dick De Benedictis)
– Encounter with Aries (1971) (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2014 Guitar Man (documentary) (performer: "Park Avenue Beat") (post-production)
 
2007 SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)
– Driven to Tears/Rule of Dumb (2007) (music: "Evil Mind 8")
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (1994) ("Matlock theme song" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1975 Funny Lady
Pianist (as Dick De Benedictis)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (choreographer - as Richard DeBenedictis)
 
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