Richard Bender was born on 4 October 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor. He died on 6 April 2007 in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
He directed Agatha Christie's play, "Witness for the Prosecution," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Basil Rathbone, Anne Meacham, and Peter Brundon in the cast.