William Benedict
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Benedict (April 16, 1917 – November 25, 1999) was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing "Whitey" in Monogram Pictures' The Bowery Boys series. Born in Haskell, Oklahoma, he took part in school theatricals, and on leaving school he made his way to Hollywood. His first film was $10 Raise (1935) starring Edward Everett Horton, which launched Benedict on a busy career. The blond-haired Benedict almost always played juvenile roles, such as newsboys, messengers, office boys, and farmhands. In 1939, when Universal Pictures began its Little Tough Guys series to compete with the popular Dead End Kids features, Billy Benedict was recruited into the cast. These films led him into the similar East Side Kids movies (usually playing a member of the East Side gang, but occasionally in villainous roles). The East Side Kids became The Bowery Boys in 1946, and Benedict stayed with the series (as "Whitey") through the end of 1951. Other films included My Little Chickadee (1940) starring W. C. Fields and Mae West, The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster (1955), The Sting (1973) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Benedict never shook his juvenile image completely, and continued to play messengers and news vendors well into his sixties. He also worked often in television commercials.
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- Born:
- Apr 16, 1917 In Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 207
- First Appeared:
- In the movie College Scandal 1935-06-21
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bonanza: The Next Generation 1988-03-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | 1988-03-22 |
| Series | Highway to Heaven | Unknown | 1984-09-19 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Movie | Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979-12-30 |
| Movie | Born Again | Leon Jaworski | 1978-10-01 |
| Movie | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976-07-26 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976-10-18 |
| Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
| Movie | The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1975-01-14 |
| Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
| Movie | Cop on the Beat | Lennie | 1975-05-06 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
| Movie | The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973-12-25 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972-02-20 |
| Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
| Movie | Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972-02-15 |
| Movie | The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972-11-01 |
| Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Series | All in the Family | Unknown | 1971-01-12 |
| Series | The Immortal | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
| Movie | The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969-07-06 |
| Movie | The Lottery | Joe Summers | 1969-01-02 |
| Movie | Big Daddy | 1969-06-11 | |
| Series | The Brady Bunch | Unknown | 1969-09-26 |
| Movie | Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
| Movie | Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1968-09-19 |
| Movie | Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968-01-01 |
| Series | Land of the Giants | Unknown | 1968-09-22 |
| Series | Here's Lucy | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Movie | What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) | 1967-01-01 |
| Series | Hondo | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Movie | Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
| Series | The Monkees | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
| Movie | Dear Heart | Stu | 1965-03-07 |
| Series | Honey West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Series | I Dream of Jeannie | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Movie | The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | 1965-06-23 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Movie | Lover Come Back | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | 1961-12-20 |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Movie | The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) | 1959-02-19 |
| Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956-06-06 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | 1955-05-11 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | The Magnetic Monster | Albert | 1953-02-18 |
| Movie | Ghost Chasers | Whitey | 1951-04-29 |
| Movie | Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951-07-29 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Whitey | 1951-01-24 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1951-09-09 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | Whitey | 1950-05-14 |
| Movie | Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | 1950-02-12 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1950-10-29 |
| Movie | Fighting Fools | Whitey | 1949-03-17 |
| Movie | Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund | 1949-05-13 |
| Movie | Hold That Baby! | Whitey | 1949-06-06 |
| Movie | Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949-09-25 |
| Movie | Master Minds | Whitey | 1949-11-27 |
| Movie | Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948-05-31 |
| Movie | Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948-03-07 |
| Movie | Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-06-27 |
| Movie | Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-12-10 |
| Movie | Night Wind | Irv Bennett | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Smuggler's Cove | Whitey | 1948-10-10 |
| Movie | Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) | 1947-07-17 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | 1947-05-10 |
| Movie | Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | 1947-11-22 |
| Movie | News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1947-08-13 |
| Movie | Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
| Movie | The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
| Movie | Without Reservations | Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
| Movie | Live Wires | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-01-12 |
| Movie | People Are Funny | NBC Usher | 1946-01-11 |
| Movie | Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Second Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
| Movie | One More Tomorrow | Stinky | 1946-05-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-11-09 |
| Movie | Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-08-24 |
| Movie | In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-06-22 |
| Movie | Bowery Bombshell | Whitey | 1946-07-20 |
| Movie | Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy | 1945-04-25 |
| Movie | Docks of New York | Skinny | 1945-02-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | 1945-07-15 |
| Movie | Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
| Movie | Come Out Fighting | Skinny | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | Block Busters | Butch | 1944-07-22 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944-02-28 |
| Movie | Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944-11-25 |
| Movie | They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) | 1944-10-06 |
| Movie | Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | 1944-09-02 |
| Movie | That's My Baby! | Office boy | 1944-09-14 |
| Movie | All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943-06-11 |
| Movie | Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943-03-20 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943-07-30 |
| Movie | The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene (uncredited) | 1943-03-11 |
| Movie | Clancy Street Boys | Butch | 1943-04-23 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943-10-29 |
| Movie | Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | 1943-12-30 |
| Movie | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | 1943-09-07 |
| Movie | I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-06-16 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Barker (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942-03-27 |
| Movie | Rings on Her Fingers | 1942-03-20 | |
| Movie | Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942-06-27 |
| Movie | On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
| Movie | Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) | 1942-04-29 |
| Movie | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | 1942-10-01 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942-06-30 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1942-08-20 |
| Movie | Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | 1941-03-28 |
| Movie | The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1941-03-21 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941-04-04 |
| Movie | Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1941-01-03 |
| Movie | Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941-05-13 |
| Movie | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | 1941-12-08 |
| Movie | Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) | 1941-06-05 |
| Movie | Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
| Movie | Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
| Movie | Stage to Chino | Happy (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | My Little Chickadee | Lem (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
| Movie | Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | 1940-08-28 |
| Movie | Bowery Boy | (uncredited) | 1940-12-28 |
| Movie | Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Young People | Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Slim | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Code of the Streets | Trouble | 1939-04-13 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | 1939-05-03 |
| Movie | King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938-03-11 |
| Movie | I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
| Movie | There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | 1938-04-20 |
| Movie | Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938-11-01 |
| Movie | Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | 1938-11-25 |
| Movie | Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | 1938-06-30 |
| Movie | Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | 1937-06-21 |
| Movie | They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937-02-05 |
| Movie | Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | Tramp Trouble | 1937-08-07 | |
| Movie | Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | 1937-12-27 |
| Movie | The Last Gangster | Freddy the Office Boy | 1937-11-12 |
| Movie | That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937-09-13 |
| Movie | M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936-07-27 |
| Movie | The Country Doctor | The Gawker | 1936-03-12 |
| Movie | Ramona | Joseph Hyar | 1936-09-25 |
| Movie | Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1936-04-17 |
| Movie | The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936-04-23 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Joe | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) | 1936-12-14 |
| Movie | After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) | 1936-11-12 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight | 1935-07-05 |
| Movie | College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935-09-06 |
| Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
| Movie | Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | 1935-12-13 |
| Movie | Way Down East | Amos | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | 3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | 1935-10-21 |