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William Benedict
Born · April 16, 1917
Died · November 25, 1999 (82 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Bio
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.
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
Himself
0.0
2020
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Gus Morton
7.5
1988
Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
7.4
1984
Computercide
Elderly Man
6.0
1982
Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
7.6
1981
Goldie and the Boxer
Old Man
4.5
1979
Born Again
Leon Jaworski
0.0
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Vic · (1 episode)
7.2
1977
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Telegraph Office Manager
5.8
1976
Quincy, M.E.
(1 episode)
7.5
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Man on Bus
4.1
1976
Matt Helm
Scavenger · (1 episode)
7.4
1975
Ellery Queen
(1 episode)
7.4
1975
Cop on the Beat
Lennie
4.1
1975
The Dead Don't Die
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
5.8
1975
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
7.9
1974
The Sting
Roulette Dealer
8.0
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
6.9
1973
Police Story
Prescott · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
The Dirt Gang
Station Attendant
2.8
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
7.0
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Newsboy
3.5
1972
Call Her Mom
Mr. Feigelbaum
4.0
1972
Emergency!
(1 episode)
7.8
1972
All in the Family
Jimmy McNab · (3 episodes)
7.9
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
6.9
1971
The Immortal
(1 episode)
7.4
1970
Hello, Dolly!
News Vendor (uncredited)
7.0
1969
The Brady Bunch
(1 episode)
6.7
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
5.6
1969
Big Daddy
0.0
1969
The Lottery
Joe Summers
6.7
1969
Here's Lucy
Deliveryman · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Uncle Whitmore · (1 episode)
5.7
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Pet Shop Owner · (1 episode)
5.7
1968
Land of the Giants
Villager Peabody · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Adam-12
Bill White · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Funny Girl
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
7.2
1968
Rogue's Gallery
Jocko (as William Benedict)
6.0
1968
Mannix
(2 episodes)
6.7
1967
Hondo
(3 episodes)
6.5
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(1 episode)
6.3
1967
Ironside
(1 episode)
6.8
1967
What Am I Bid?
Clem (as Bill Benedict)
0.0
1967
Mission: Impossible
Denver · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
The Monkees
(2 episodes)
6.5
1966
Felony Squad
(1 episode)
6.4
1966
Frankie and Johnny
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
5.7
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
Cleaning Man · (1 episode)
7.8
1965
Honey West
Farley · (1 episode)
7.0
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Simpson
6.0
1965
Dear Heart
Stu
6.6
1965
Branded
(1 episode)
6.4
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
7.1
1964
Petticoat Junction
Willie · (3 episodes)
5.8
1963
Lover Come Back
Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
7.0
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
6.3
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe · (1 episode)
6.2
1960
Dennis the Menace
(1 episode)
6.5
1959
The Twilight Zone
Conklin · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
The Hanging Tree
Trapper (uncredited)
6.7
1959
The Rifleman
(1 episode)
7.0
1958
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Member · (1 episode)
6.3
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
3.7
1956
The Killing
American Airlines Clerk
7.7
1956
Mobs, Inc.
Telegraph Boy
4.0
1956
Navy Log
(1 episode)
4.5
1955
Gunsmoke
Gus · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Bride of the Monster
Newsboy
4.4
1955
Lassie
(1 episode)
6.1
1954
The Magnetic Monster
Albert
5.6
1953
I'm the Law
(1 episode)
5.7
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Degnan · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Dragnet
(2 episodes)
6.4
1951
Crazy Over Horses
Whitey (as William Benedict)
5.5
1951
Let's Go Navy!
Whitey
7.0
1951
Ghost Chasers
Whitey
6.7
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
4.5
1951
Bowery Battalion
Whitey
8.0
1951
Blues Busters
Whitey (as William Benedict)
5.5
1950
Triple Trouble
Whitey, Bowery Boy
6.2
1950
Lucky Losers
Whitey
5.8
1950
Blonde Dynamite
Whitey
5.0
1950
Master Minds
Whitey
5.8
1949
Angels in Disguise
Whitey
5.8
1949
Hold That Baby!
Whitey
5.0
1949
Riders of the Pony Express
Eddie Lund
6.0
1949
Fighting Fools
Whitey
5.0
1949
Trouble Makers
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
5.7
1948
Smuggler's Cove
Whitey
4.7
1948
Night Wind
Irv Bennett
0.0
1948
Jinx Money
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
4.7
1948
Secret Service Investigator
Counterman
6.0
1948
Angels' Alley
Whitey
4.0
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
Whitey
6.5
1947
Merton of the Movies
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
6.8
1947
News Hounds
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
6.3
1947
The Hucksters
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
6.9
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited)
7.0
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Whitey
6.4
1947
The Pilgrim Lady
Bellboy
5.0
1947
Mr. Hex
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
6.7
1946
Never Say Goodbye
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
6.3
1946
Spook Busters
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
4.7
1946
Bowery Bombshell
Whitey
6.0
1946
In Fast Company
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
6.3
1946
One More Tomorrow
Stinky
5.5
1946
Do You Love Me
Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
4.3
1946
Without Reservations
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
6.2
1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Newsboy (uncredited)
6.2
1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Bellboy (uncredited)
0.0
1946
Road to Utopia
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Gay Blades
Newsboy (uncredited)
0.0
1946
Live Wires
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
5.5
1946
People Are Funny
NBC Usher
5.2
1946
Come Out Fighting
Skinny
7.0
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Skinny
5.0
1945
Story of G.I. Joe
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
6.4
1945
Hollywood and Vine
Joe the Newsboy
4.4
1945
Docks of New York
Skinny
6.0
1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Pesky (uncredited)
0.0
1945
Bowery Champs
Skinny
7.0
1944
I Won't Play
Florida
6.1
1944
They Live in Fear
Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
0.0
1944
That's My Baby!
Office boy
5.0
1944
Janie
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
5.5
1944
Block Busters
Butch
0.0
1944
Follow the Leader
Spider O'Brien
3.5
1944
The Whistler
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
5.9
1944
Million Dollar Kid
Skinny
6.4
1944
Whispering Footsteps
Jerry Murphy
5.3
1943
Moonlight in Vermont
Abel
6.0
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Pinky
0.0
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Busboy (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Zombie Parker
6.5
1943
Nobody's Darling
Sammy (uncredited)
0.0
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Benny
4.2
1943
All by Myself
Telegraph Messenger
0.0
1943
Clancy Street Boys
Butch
7.3
1943
Aerial Gunner
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
4.4
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Greene (uncredited)
7.7
1943
The Powers Girl
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
6.5
1943
A Night to Remember
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
6.5
1942
Heart of the Golden West
Telegraph Messenger
2.0
1942
Get Hep to Love
Soda Jerk
4.0
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Theatre Usher
0.0
1942
The Glass Key
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Wildcat
Bud Smithers
6.0
1942
The Talk of the Town
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
7.3
1942
Junior G-Men of the Air
Whitey
6.0
1942
Perils of Nyoka
Red Davis
0.0
1942
Lady in a Jam
Barker (uncredited)
5.5
1942
I Live on Danger
Bellboy (uncredited)
5.7
1942
Home in Wyomin'
Usher (uncredited)
8.0
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Bellboy
6.0
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Messenger (uncredited)
2.0
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
6.5
1942
On the Sunny Side
Messenger
6.0
1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Ice Cream Man
6.1
1941
Cadet Girl
Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Tuxedo Junction
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
0.0
1941
Jesse James at Bay
Young Davis
5.0
1941
Great Guns
Recruit at Corral
5.8
1941
Dressed to Kill
Singing Telegram Boy
6.4
1941
Time Out for Rhythm
Messenger (uncredited)
6.2
1941
She Knew All the Answers
Singing Telegraph Boy
6.3
1941
In Old Cheyenne
Train Vendor
4.1
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Whitey Murphy
6.2
1941
Mr. District Attorney
Office Boy
6.2
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
Telegram Delivery Boy
4.0
1941
Scattergood Baines
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
6.0
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
Jig
5.3
1941
Second Chorus
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
5.8
1941
Bowery Boy
(uncredited)
3.0
1940
The Mad Doctor
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
6.0
1940
Give Us Wings
Link (as Billy Benedict)
6.0
1940
Melody Ranch
Slim
5.5
1940
Young People
Boy (uncredited)
4.6
1940
Rhythm on the River
Elevator Boy
7.0
1940
Lucky Partners
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
6.0
1940
The Great McGinty
Farm Boy (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Stage to Chino
Happy (uncredited)
4.8
1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Dan Withers
5.5
1940
Grand Ole Opry
Newsboy (uncredited)
7.0
1940
And One Was Beautiful
Delivery Man
6.2
1940
My Little Chickadee
Lem (uncredited)
6.5
1940
Legion of the Lawless
Eddie
5.2
1940
Pack Up Your Troubles
Office Boy
6.2
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Tour Guide
5.6
1939
Code of the Streets
Trouble
7.0
1939
Newsboys' Home
Trouble
6.0
1938
Say It in French
Midget Car Driver
0.0
1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
Trouble
6.0
1938
Hold That Co-ed
Sylvester
6.3
1938
Young Fugitives
Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
1.0
1938
Hold That Kiss
Delivery Boy
6.5
1938
There's Always a Woman
Bellboy
5.8
1938
King of the Newsboys
Squimpy
6.0
1938
Walking Down Broadway
Eddie
5.7
1938
Bringing Up Baby
David's Caddy (uncredited)
7.5
1938
I Met My Love Again
Billy (uncredited)
5.5
1938
Tim Tyler's Luck
Spud
0.0
1937
The Last Gangster
Freddy the Office Boy
6.3
1937
That I May Live
Kurt Plivens
6.5
1937
Tramp Trouble
0.0
1937
Flying Fists
Monk, Tall Kid
5.0
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Bellboy
5.0
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Copy Boy (uncredited)
5.9
1937
They Wanted to Marry
Freckles
5.0
1937
After the Thin Man
Newsboy (uncredited)
7.3
1936
Crack-Up
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
5.7
1936
Laughing at Trouble
Wilbur
6.0
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
0.0
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
6.6
1936
Libeled Lady
Joe
7.3
1936
Ramona
Joseph Hyar
5.1
1936
M'Liss
Archer Morpher
5.0
1936
The Witness Chair
Benny Ryan
6.2
1936
Captain January
Telegram Delivery Boy
6.7
1936
The Country Doctor
The Gawker
6.0
1936
Your Uncle Dudley
Cyril Church
1.0
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Willie (uncredited)
7.0
1935
Way Down East
Amos
3.0
1935
Bad Boy
Grocery Clerk
5.0
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Flash
6.0
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Breck
7.6
1935
Doubting Thomas
Caddie
7.0
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
6.1
1935
College Scandal
'Penny' Parker
5.2
1935
$10 Raise
Jimmy
8.0
1935