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:
- 179
- 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 | 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 | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
| Movie | The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1975-01-14 |
| Series | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown | 1974-09-11 |
| Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
| Movie | The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973-12-25 |
| Movie | Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972-02-15 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972-02-20 |
| Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Movie | The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969-07-06 |
| Movie | Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
| Movie | Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1968-09-19 |
| Series | Land of the Giants | Unknown | 1968-09-22 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Hondo | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Movie | Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
| Series | The Monkees | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Movie | Dear Heart | Stu | 1965-03-07 |
| Movie | The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | 1965-06-23 |
| Series | Honey West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Movie | The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) | 1959-02-19 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956-06-06 |
| 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 |
| Series | I'm the Law | Unknown | 1953-02-13 |
| Movie | Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951-07-29 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Whitey | 1951-01-24 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Ghost Chasers | Whitey | 1951-04-29 |
| Movie | Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1951-09-09 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | 1950-02-12 |
| Movie | Lucky Losers | Whitey | 1950-05-14 |
| 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 | Master Minds | Whitey | 1949-11-27 |
| Movie | Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949-09-25 |
| Movie | Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948-03-07 |
| Movie | Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948-05-31 |
| Movie | Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-06-27 |
| Movie | Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-12-10 |
| 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 | News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1947-08-13 |
| Movie | Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | 1947-11-22 |
| 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 | Block Busters | Butch | 1944-07-22 |
| Movie | Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944-02-28 |
| Movie | The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | 1944-09-02 |
| Movie | That's My Baby! | Office boy | 1944-09-14 |
| Movie | I Won't Play | Florida | 1944-11-11 |
| Movie | Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944-11-25 |
| Movie | They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) | 1944-10-06 |
| Movie | Clancy Street Boys | Butch | 1943-04-23 |
| Movie | Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943-03-20 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943-06-11 |
| Movie | Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943-07-30 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943-10-29 |
| 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 | Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) | 1942-04-29 |
| Movie | I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-06-16 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942-03-27 |
| Movie | On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942-06-30 |
| Movie | Rings on Her Fingers | 1942-03-20 | |
| Movie | Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942-06-27 |
| Movie | Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1942-08-20 |
| Movie | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | 1942-10-01 |
| Movie | Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
| Movie | A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
| Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1941-03-21 |
| Movie | Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1941-01-03 |
| Movie | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | 1941-03-28 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941-05-13 |
| Movie | In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941-04-04 |
| Movie | Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) | 1941-06-05 |
| Movie | Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
| Movie | Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
| 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 | 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 | Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | 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 | There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | 1938-04-20 |
| Movie | King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
| Movie | Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938-03-11 |
| Movie | Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938-11-01 |
| Movie | Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | 1938-06-30 |
| Movie | Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | 1938-11-25 |
| Movie | Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | 1937-06-21 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937-02-05 |
| Movie | Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937-09-13 |
| 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 | The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936-04-23 |
| 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 | M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936-07-27 |
| Movie | Libeled Lady | Joe | 1936-10-09 |
| Movie | After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) | 1936-12-14 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) | 1936-11-12 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935-09-06 |
| Movie | Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | 1935-12-13 |
| Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
| Movie | Way Down East | Amos | 1935-10-25 |