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William Benedict

William Benedict

Acting April 16, 1917 (82 years old) November 25, 1999 Haskell, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 186

The Sting 8.0

The Sting

as Roulette Dealer

1973
The Killing 7.6

The Killing

as American Airlines Clerk

1956
Funny Girl 7.1

Funny Girl

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1968
Hello, Dolly! 7.0

Hello, Dolly!

as News Vendor (uncredited)

1969
Bringing Up Baby 7.5

Bringing Up Baby

as David's Caddy (uncredited)

1938
The Ox-Bow Incident 7.7

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Greene (uncredited)

1943
Adventures of Captain Marvel 6.4

Adventures of Captain Marvel

as Whitey Murphy

1941
The Hanging Tree 6.7

The Hanging Tree

as Trapper (uncredited)

1959
After the Thin Man 7.4

After the Thin Man

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1936
Frankie and Johnny 5.6

Frankie and Johnny

as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)

1966
The Talk of the Town 7.4

The Talk of the Town

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1942
The Hallelujah Trail 6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

as Simpson

1965
Story of G.I. Joe 6.5

Story of G.I. Joe

as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)

1945
Lover Come Back 7.0

Lover Come Back

as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

1961
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 4.4

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Man on Bus

1976
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine 6.4

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Bellboy

1942
Theodora Goes Wild 6.6

Theodora Goes Wild

as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

1936
Libeled Lady 7.3

Libeled Lady

as Johnny

1936
The Glass Key 6.7

The Glass Key

as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

1942
Bride of the Monster 4.4

Bride of the Monster

as Newsboy

1955
Without Reservations 6.3

Without Reservations

as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1946
The Kid from Brooklyn 6.3

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1946
A Night to Remember 6.8

A Night to Remember

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1942
The Dead Don't Die 6.0

The Dead Don't Die

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1975
The Farmer Takes a Wife 6.1

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight

1935
Sherlock Holmes in New York 6.0

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Telegraph Office Manager

1976
Road to Utopia 6.8

Road to Utopia

as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

1946
Fun on a Weekend 7.2

Fun on a Weekend

as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

1947
The Over the Hill Gang 5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)

1969
Young People 5.2

Young People

as Boy (uncredited)

1940
Thank Your Lucky Stars 6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Busboy (uncredited)

1943
Lady in a Jam 5.6

Lady in a Jam

as Barker (uncredited)

1942
She Knew All the Answers 6.6

She Knew All the Answers

as Singing Telegraph Boy

1941
Goldie and the Boxer 5.6

Goldie and the Boxer

as Old Man

1979
Never Say Goodbye 6.3

Never Say Goodbye

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1946
The Magnetic Monster 5.6

The Magnetic Monster

as Albert

1953
Steamboat Round the Bend 7.5

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Breck

1935
Dressed to Kill 6.4

Dressed to Kill

as Singing Telegram Boy

1941
Rings on Her Fingers 6.7

Rings on Her Fingers

1942
I Met My Love Again 6.0

I Met My Love Again

as Billy (uncredited)

1938
Captain January 6.8

Captain January

as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1936
The Man Who Lost Himself 5.4

The Man Who Lost Himself

as Telegram Delivery Boy

1941
Bonanza: The Next Generation 7.7

Bonanza: The Next Generation

as Gus Morton

1988
My Little Chickadee 6.4

My Little Chickadee

as Lem (uncredited)

1940
Aerial Gunner 5.0

Aerial Gunner

as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell

1943
3 Kids and a Queen 6.8

3 Kids and a Queen

as Flash

1935
Let's Go Navy! 8.0

Let's Go Navy!

as Whitey

1951
The Whistler 6.0

The Whistler

as The Deafmute (Uncredited)

1944
Time Out for Rhythm 6.7

Time Out for Rhythm

as Messenger (uncredited)

1941
College Scandal 6.8

College Scandal

as 'Penny' Parker

1935
Say It in French 7.5

Say It in French

as Midget Car Driver

1938
Ghosts on the Loose 4.2

Ghosts on the Loose

as Benny

1943
Follow the Boys 5.7

Follow the Boys

as Joe (uncredited)

1944
Dear Heart 6.5

Dear Heart

as Stu

1965
Great Guns 6.0

Great Guns

as Recruit at Corral

1941
There's Always a Woman 6.0

There's Always a Woman

as Bellboy

1938
They Wanted to Marry 5.8

They Wanted to Marry

as Freckles

1937
Crack-Up 5.9

Crack-Up

as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)

1936
Cop on the Beat 4.7

Cop on the Beat

as Lennie

1975
Bowery Battalion 8.0

Bowery Battalion

as Whitey

1951
The Hucksters 7.0

The Hucksters

as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)

1947
Confessions of Boston Blackie 6.3

Confessions of Boston Blackie

as Ice Cream Man

1941
People Are Funny 5.7

People Are Funny

as NBC Usher

1946
Triple Trouble 7.0

Triple Trouble

as Whitey, Bowery Boy

1950
And One Was Beautiful 6.7

And One Was Beautiful

as Delivery Man

1940
The Adventures of Nick Carter 3.8

The Adventures of Nick Carter

as Newsboy

1972
Jesse James at Bay 4.8

Jesse James at Bay

as Young Davis

1941
Live Wires 5.6

Live Wires

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946
Can This Be Dixie? 7.0

Can This Be Dixie?

as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)

1936
The Lottery 7.0

The Lottery

as Joe Summers

1969
Jim Hanvey, Detective 6.5

Jim Hanvey, Detective

as Copy Boy (uncredited)

1937
Tramp Trouble 8.0

Tramp Trouble

as Young Bindlestiff

1937
Flying Fists 6.0

Flying Fists

as Monk, Tall Kid

1937
One More Tomorrow 5.8

One More Tomorrow

as Stinky

1946
Do You Love Me 4.9

Do You Love Me

as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1946
The Great McGinty 7.0

The Great McGinty

as Farm Boy (uncredited)

1940
Rhythm on the River 6.9

Rhythm on the River

as Elevator Boy

1940
The Mad Doctor 6.2

The Mad Doctor

as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)

1940
Show Them No Mercy! 7.5

Show Them No Mercy!

as Willie (uncredited)

1935
Adventures of the Flying Cadets 6.7

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

as Zombie Parker

1943
On the Sunny Side 7.0

On the Sunny Side

as Messenger

1942
Bowery Boy 6.0

Bowery Boy

as (uncredited)

1940
Million Dollar Kid 5.9

Million Dollar Kid

as Skinny

1944
Mr. District Attorney 5.8

Mr. District Attorney

as Office Boy

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody 6.0

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Jig

1941
The Last Gangster 6.4

The Last Gangster

as Freddy the Office Boy

1937
Pack Up Your Troubles 6.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

as Office Boy

1939
I Won't Play 6.4

I Won't Play

as Florida

1944
That I May Live 7.3

That I May Live

as Kurt Plivens

1937
Grand Ole Opry 7.5

Grand Ole Opry

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1940
Ramona 5.8

Ramona

as Joseph Hyar

1936
Adventures of Red Ryder 6.7

Adventures of Red Ryder

as Dan Withers

1940
Spook Busters 5.5

Spook Busters

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946
Little Tough Guys in Society 7.3

Little Tough Guys in Society

as Trouble

1938
Merton of the Movies 6.3

Merton of the Movies

as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

1947
Heart of the Golden West 4.2

Heart of the Golden West

as Telegraph Messenger

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad 4.0

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Messenger (uncredited)

1942
Hollywood Hobbies 5.6

Hollywood Hobbies

as Tour Guide

1939
Junior G-Men of the Air 6.3

Junior G-Men of the Air

as Whitey

1942
Ghost Chasers 6.8

Ghost Chasers

as Whitey

1951
Second Chorus 5.8

Second Chorus

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

1941
Mr. Muggs Steps Out 8.0

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

as Pinky

1943
Computercide 7.0

Computercide

as Elderly Man

1982
Get Hep to Love 7.0

Get Hep to Love

as Soda Jerk

1942
Bad Boy 7.5

Bad Boy

as Grocery Clerk

1935
Riders of the Pony Express 7.5

Riders of the Pony Express

as Eddie Lund

1949
I Live on Danger 6.1

I Live on Danger

as Bellboy (uncredited)

1942
Wildcat 5.7

Wildcat

as Bud Smithers

1942
Bowery Bombshell 6.4

Bowery Bombshell

as Whitey

1946
Way Down East 4.3

Way Down East

as Amos

1935
Big Daddy 8.0

Big Daddy

1969
Rhythm in the Clouds 7.5

Rhythm in the Clouds

as Bellboy

1937
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 5.0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Theatre Usher

1942
Lucky Partners 6.1

Lucky Partners

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1940
Gay Blades 8.0

Gay Blades

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1946
The Dirt Gang 3.4

The Dirt Gang

as Station Attendant

1972
Hold That Co-ed 6.7

Hold That Co-ed

as Sylvester

1938
Tim Tyler's Luck 7.0

Tim Tyler's Luck

as Spud

1937
Docks of New York 8.0

Docks of New York

as Skinny

1945
Melody Ranch 6.2

Melody Ranch

as Slim

1940
The Country Doctor 6.5

The Country Doctor

as The Gawker

1936
In Fast Company 6.8

In Fast Company

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946
Jinx Money 5.6

Jinx Money

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1948
Mr. Muggs Rides Again 7.0

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

as Skinny

1945
Code of the Streets 7.7

Code of the Streets

as Trouble

1939
Lucky Losers 6.6

Lucky Losers

as Whitey

1950
In Old Cheyenne 4.6

In Old Cheyenne

as Train Vendor

1941
Angels in Disguise 6.0

Angels in Disguise

as Whitey

1949
King of the Newsboys 4.8

King of the Newsboys

as Squimpy

1938
Hold That Kiss 7.0

Hold That Kiss

as Delivery Boy

1938
Hard Boiled Mahoney 6.8

Hard Boiled Mahoney

as Whitey

1947
The Gentleman Misbehaves 8.0

The Gentleman Misbehaves

as Bellboy (uncredited)

1946
The Pilgrim Lady 6.0

The Pilgrim Lady

as Bellboy

1947
Follow the Leader 3.8

Follow the Leader

as Spider O'Brien

1944
Trouble Makers 6.1

Trouble Makers

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1948
Hold That Baby! 5.8

Hold That Baby!

as Whitey

1949
That's My Baby! 5.6

That's My Baby!

as Office boy

1944
The Powers Girl 7.0

The Powers Girl

as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)

1943
Perils of Nyoka 8.0

Perils of Nyoka

as Red Davis

1942
Doubting Thomas 7.5

Doubting Thomas

as Caddie

1935
The Witness Chair 6.6

The Witness Chair

as Benny Ryan

1936
News Hounds 6.8

News Hounds

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1947
Legion of the Lawless 6.2

Legion of the Lawless

as Eddie

1940
Clancy Street Boys 6.6

Clancy Street Boys

as Butch

1943
Scattergood Baines 7.0

Scattergood Baines

as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)

1941
Cadet Girl 8.0

Cadet Girl

as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)

1941
Blonde Dynamite 6.8

Blonde Dynamite

as Whitey

1950
Give Us Wings 7.3

Give Us Wings

as Link (as Billy Benedict)

1940
Rogue's Gallery 7.0

Rogue's Gallery

as Jocko (as William Benedict)

1968
Bowery Champs 7.3

Bowery Champs

as Skinny

1944
Whispering Footsteps 5.2

Whispering Footsteps

as Jerry Murphy

1943
Young Fugitives 3.7

Young Fugitives

as Jud

1938
Secret Service Investigator 7.5

Secret Service Investigator

as Counterman

1948
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter 8.0

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

as Himself

2020
Mobs, Inc. 7.0

Mobs, Inc.

as Telegraph Boy

1956
Born Again 9.0

Born Again

as Leon Jaworski

1978
Walking Down Broadway 6.8

Walking Down Broadway

as Eddie

1938
Come Out Fighting 7.5

Come Out Fighting

as Skinny

1945
They Live in Fear 8.0

They Live in Fear

as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)

1944
Home in Wyomin' 8.5

Home in Wyomin'

as Usher (uncredited)

1942
Janie 6.0

Janie

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

1944
Crazy Over Horses 6.7

Crazy Over Horses

as Whitey (as William Benedict)

1951
Laughing at Trouble 8.0

Laughing at Trouble

as Wilbur

1936
Tuxedo Junction 10.0

Tuxedo Junction

as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)

1941
Smuggler's Cove 5.2

Smuggler's Cove

as Whitey

1948
Newsboys' Home 8.0

Newsboys' Home

as Trouble

1938
What Am I Bid? 8.0

What Am I Bid?

as Clem (as Bill Benedict)

1967
Blues Busters 6.7

Blues Busters

as Whitey (as William Benedict)

1950
Fighting Fools 6.0

Fighting Fools

as Whitey

1949
Stage to Chino 5.9

Stage to Chino

as Happy (uncredited)

1940
Call Her Mom 6.0

Call Her Mom

as Mr. Feigelbaum

1972
Block Busters 8.0

Block Busters

as Butch

1944
Nobody's Darling 8.0

Nobody's Darling

as Sammy (uncredited)

1943
Mr. Hex 7.2

Mr. Hex

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946
All by Myself 8.0

All by Myself

as Telegraph Messenger

1943
Master Minds 6.5

Master Minds

as Whitey

1949
Bowery Buckaroos 6.6

Bowery Buckaroos

as Whitey

1947
Moonlight in Vermont 6.5

Moonlight in Vermont

as Abel

1943
Your Uncle Dudley 5.5

Your Uncle Dudley

as Cyril Church

1935
The Secret Sharer 8.0

The Secret Sharer

as Mr. Burns

1973
M'Liss 6.0

M'Liss

as Archer Morpher

1936
$10 Raise 9.0

$10 Raise

as Jimmy

1935
Night Wind 9.0

Night Wind

as Irv Bennett

1948
Angels' Alley 5.2

Angels' Alley

as Whitey

1948
Brenda Starr, Reporter 9.0

Brenda Starr, Reporter

as Pesky (uncredited)

1945
Hollywood and Vine 4.4

Hollywood and Vine

as Joe the Newsboy

1945

TV Shows 52

Ironside 6.8

Ironside

1967
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

1954
Little House on the Prairie 8.0

Little House on the Prairie

as Reverend Lyman

1974
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

1957
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

1967
Charlie's Angels 6.7

Charlie's Angels

as Emmett Winston, Esq.

1976
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Denver

1966
The Red Skelton Show 7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Conklin

1959
Adam-12 7.1

Adam-12

as Bill White

1968
Dragnet 6.5

Dragnet

1951
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

1958
Emergency! 7.9

Emergency!

as Hyperventilating Victim

1972
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Petticoat Junction 5.9

Petticoat Junction

as Willie

1963
I Dream of Jeannie 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

as Cleaning Man

1965
All in the Family 7.8

All in the Family

as Jimmy McNab

1971
The Incredible Hulk 7.2

The Incredible Hulk

as Vic

1977
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Deliveryman

1968
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

as Bobby Joe

1984
Route 66 6.7

Route 66

1960
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 7.2

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964
The Brady Bunch 6.7

The Brady Bunch

1969
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Gus

1955
The Monkees 6.5

The Monkees

as Skywriter

1966
The Monkees 6.5

The Monkees

as Old Man

1966
Dennis the Menace 6.6

Dennis the Menace

1959
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

as Telegrapher (uncredited)

1971
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

as Prescott

1973
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

as Bellman

1973
Mayberry R.F.D. 6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Uncle Whitmore

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. 6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Pet Shop Owner

1968
Land of the Giants 6.8

Land of the Giants

as Villager Peabody

1968
Felony Squad 6.5

Felony Squad

1966
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
Navy Log 5.2

Navy Log

1955
Ellery Queen 7.5

Ellery Queen

1975
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
Branded 6.8

Branded

1965
The Barbara Stanwyck Show 6.4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Joe

1960
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Telegrapher

1967
Honey West 7.2

Honey West

as Farley

1965
Then Came Bronson 5.2

Then Came Bronson

as Card Player

1969
Hondo 6.9

Hondo

1967
Matt Helm 7.8

Matt Helm

as Scavenger

1975
The Immortal 7.4

The Immortal

1970
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Degnan

1951
I'm the Law 6.0

I'm the Law

1953
Adventures of Captain Marvel 5.0

Adventures of Captain Marvel

as Whitey Murphy

1941

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