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William Benedict

William Benedict

Known for: Acting

Born 16/04/1917
Died 1999-11-25
Place of birth Haskell, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Filmography

Lassie Series ★ 6,2

Lassie

1954

Mannix Series ★ 6,8

Mannix

1967

Wagon Train Series ★ 6,6

Wagon Train

Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

1957

Ironside Series ★ 6,9

Ironside

1967

Little House on the Prairie Series ★ 7,9

Little House on the Prairie

Reverend Lyman

1974

Adam-12 Series ★ 7,1

Adam-12

Bill White

1968

Dragnet Series ★ 6,5

Dragnet

1951

Charlie's Angels Series ★ 6,7

Charlie's Angels

Emmett Winston, Esq.

1976

Hill Street Blues Series ★ 7,6

Hill Street Blues

1981

Quincy, M.E. Series ★ 7,5

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Mission: Impossible Series ★ 7,6

Mission: Impossible

Denver

1966

The Rifleman Series ★ 7,1

The Rifleman

1958

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Conklin

1959

Emergency! Series ★ 7,9

Emergency!

1972

Petticoat Junction Series ★ 5,8

Petticoat Junction

Willie

1963

I Dream of Jeannie Series ★ 7,8

I Dream of Jeannie

Cleaning Man

1965

Highway to Heaven Series ★ 7,4

Highway to Heaven

1984

The Red Skelton Show Series ★ 7,4

The Red Skelton Show

1951

The Incredible Hulk Series ★ 7,2

The Incredible Hulk

Vic

1977

Route 66 Series ★ 6,7

Route 66

1960

The Monkees Series ★ 6,6

The Monkees

Skywriter

1966

The Monkees Series ★ 6,6

The Monkees

Old Man

1966

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Gus

1955

Here's Lucy Series ★ 6,7

Here's Lucy

Deliveryman

1968

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Series ★ 7,1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,0

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Land of the Giants Series ★ 6,8

Land of the Giants

Villager Peabody

1968

All in the Family Series ★ 7,8

All in the Family

Jimmy McNab

1971

Dennis the Menace Series ★ 6,6

Dennis the Menace

1959

Alias Smith and Jones Series ★ 7,0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Alias Smith and Jones Series ★ 7,0

Alias Smith and Jones

Telegrapher (uncredited)

1971

Felony Squad Series ★ 6,5

Felony Squad

1966

The Brady Bunch Series ★ 6,7

The Brady Bunch

1969

Navy Log Series ★ 5,2

Navy Log

1955

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

Prescott

1973

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

Bellman

1973

Branded Series ★ 6,8

Branded

1965

Ellery Queen Series ★ 7,5

Ellery Queen

1975

The Adventures of Jim Bowie Series ★ 5,3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Honey West Series ★ 7,2

Honey West

Farley

1965

Mayberry R.F.D. Series ★ 6,2

Mayberry R.F.D.

Uncle Whitmore

1968

Mayberry R.F.D. Series ★ 6,2

Mayberry R.F.D.

Pet Shop Owner

1968

The Barbara Stanwyck Show Series ★ 6,4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Joe

1960

The Guns of Will Sonnett Series ★ 6,3

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Telegrapher

1967

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Series ★ 5,3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Then Came Bronson Series ★ 5,2

Then Came Bronson

Card Player

1969

The Sting Film ★ 8,0

The Sting

Roulette Dealer

1973

Matt Helm Series ★ 7,8

Matt Helm

Scavenger

1975

The Immortal Series ★ 7,4

The Immortal

1970

Hondo Series ★ 6,9

Hondo

1967

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Degnan

1951

The Killing Film ★ 7,6

The Killing

American Airlines Clerk

1956

Funny Girl Film ★ 7,2

Funny Girl

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1968

Melody Ranch Film ★ 6,2

Melody Ranch

Slim

1940

Bringing Up Baby Film ★ 7,5

Bringing Up Baby

David's Caddy (uncredited)

1938

Hello, Dolly! Film ★ 7,0

Hello, Dolly!

News Vendor (uncredited)

1969

I'm the Law Series ★ 6,0

I'm the Law

1953

The Ox-Bow Incident Film ★ 7,7

The Ox-Bow Incident

Greene (uncredited)

1943

Without Reservations Film ★ 6,2

Without Reservations

Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1946

Crack-Up Film ★ 5,9

Crack-Up

Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)

1936

The Hucksters Film ★ 7,1

The Hucksters

Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)

1947

Night Wind Film ★ 9,0

Night Wind

Irv Bennett

1948

Aerial Gunner Film ★ 5,0

Aerial Gunner

Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell

1943

The Hallelujah Trail Film ★ 6,1

The Hallelujah Trail

Simpson

1965

Dressed to Kill Film ★ 6,3

Dressed to Kill

Singing Telegram Boy

1941

Flying Fists Film ★ 6,0

Flying Fists

Monk, Tall Kid

1937

Young People Film ★ 5,3

Young People

Boy (uncredited)

1940

Sherlock Holmes in New York Film ★ 6,0

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Telegraph Office Manager

1976

Great Guns Film ★ 5,9

Great Guns

Recruit at Corral

1941

Libeled Lady Film ★ 7,3

Libeled Lady

Joe

1936

Lover Come Back Film ★ 7,0

Lover Come Back

Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

1961

Bad Boy Film ★ 7,5

Bad Boy

Grocery Clerk

1935

The Talk of the Town Film ★ 7,3

The Talk of the Town

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1942

The Great McGinty Film ★ 7,0

The Great McGinty

Farm Boy (uncredited)

1940

The Glass Key Film ★ 6,6

The Glass Key

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

1942

Ghost Chasers Film ★ 6,8

Ghost Chasers

Whitey

1951

Rhythm on the River Film ★ 6,9

Rhythm on the River

Elevator Boy

1940

Frankie and Johnny Film ★ 5,6

Frankie and Johnny

Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)

1966

Way Down East Film ★ 4,3

Way Down East

Amos

1935

After the Thin Man Film ★ 7,3

After the Thin Man

Newsboy (uncredited)

1936

Follow the Boys Film ★ 5,7

Follow the Boys

Joe (uncredited)

1944

The Over the Hill Gang Film ★ 5,8

The Over the Hill Gang

Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)

1969

The Adventures of Nick Carter Film ★ 3,8

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Newsboy

1972

The Hanging Tree Film ★ 6,7

The Hanging Tree

Trapper (uncredited)

1959

Road to Utopia Film ★ 6,7

Road to Utopia

Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

1946

Say It in French Film ★ 7,5

Say It in French

Midget Car Driver

1938

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Film ★ 4,3

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Man on Bus

1976

Never Say Goodbye Film ★ 6,3

Never Say Goodbye

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1946

My Little Chickadee Film ★ 6,5

My Little Chickadee

Lem (uncredited)

1940

Bowery Boy Film ★ 6,0

Bowery Boy

(uncredited)

1940

Ramona Film ★ 5,8

Ramona

Joseph Hyar

1936

The Pilgrim Lady Film ★ 6,0

The Pilgrim Lady

Bellboy

1947

Lucky Partners Film ★ 6,1

Lucky Partners

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1940

The Lottery Film ★ 6,8

The Lottery

Joe Summers

1969

Story of G.I. Joe Film ★ 6,5

Story of G.I. Joe

Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)

1945

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Film ★ 6,5

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Bellboy

1942

Jinx Money Film ★ 5,6

Jinx Money

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1948

Thank Your Lucky Stars Film ★ 6,2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Busboy (uncredited)

1943

The Man Who Lost Himself Film ★ 5,4

The Man Who Lost Himself

Telegram Delivery Boy

1941

The Whistler Film ★ 6,0

The Whistler

The Deafmute (Uncredited)

1944

Two Yanks in Trinidad Film ★ 4,0

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Messenger (uncredited)

1942

Gay Blades Film ★ 8,0

Gay Blades

Newsboy (uncredited)

1946

Live Wires Film ★ 5,6

Live Wires

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946

Doubting Thomas Film ★ 7,5

Doubting Thomas

Caddie

1935

College Scandal Film ★ 6,8

College Scandal

'Penny' Parker

1935

The Kid from Brooklyn Film ★ 6,3

The Kid from Brooklyn

Newsboy (uncredited)

1946

Bride of the Monster Film ★ 4,4

Bride of the Monster

Newsboy

1955

Triple Trouble Film ★ 7,0

Triple Trouble

Whitey, Bowery Boy

1950

Theodora Goes Wild Film ★ 6,6

Theodora Goes Wild

Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

1936

The Last Gangster Film ★ 6,4

The Last Gangster

Freddy the Office Boy

1937

On the Sunny Side Film ★ 7,0

On the Sunny Side

Messenger

1942

Walking Down Broadway Film ★ 6,8

Walking Down Broadway

Eddie

1938

Clancy Street Boys Film ★ 6,6

Clancy Street Boys

Butch

1943

There's Always a Woman Film ★ 6,0

There's Always a Woman

Bellboy

1938

Little Tough Guys in Society Film ★ 7,3

Little Tough Guys in Society

Trouble

1938

Bowery Battalion Film ★ 8,5

Bowery Battalion

Whitey

1951

One More Tomorrow Film ★ 5,8

One More Tomorrow

Stinky

1946

Dear Heart Film ★ 6,5

Dear Heart

Stu

1965

Lady in a Jam Film ★ 5,6

Lady in a Jam

Barker (uncredited)

1942

Heart of the Golden West Film ★ 4,3

Heart of the Golden West

Telegraph Messenger

1942

3 Kids and a Queen Film ★ 7,0

3 Kids and a Queen

Flash

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend Film ★ 7,5

Steamboat Round the Bend

Breck

1935

Adventures of Captain Marvel Film ★ 6,4

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Whitey Murphy

1941

Million Dollar Kid Film ★ 5,9

Million Dollar Kid

Skinny

1944

Spook Busters Film ★ 5,5

Spook Busters

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946

Ghosts on the Loose Film ★ 4,2

Ghosts on the Loose

Benny

1943

Young Fugitives Film ★ 3,7

Young Fugitives

Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)

1938

The Powers Girl Film ★ 7,0

The Powers Girl

Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)

1943

$10 Raise Film ★ 9,0

$10 Raise

Jimmy

1935

Do You Love Me Film ★ 4,7

Do You Love Me

Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1946

Block Busters Film ★ 8,0

Block Busters

Butch

1944

A Night to Remember Film ★ 6,7

A Night to Remember

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1942

Crazy Over Horses Film ★ 6,7

Crazy Over Horses

Whitey (as William Benedict)

1951

Wildcat Film ★ 5,7

Wildcat

Bud Smithers

1942

The Magnetic Monster Film ★ 5,6

The Magnetic Monster

Albert

1953

Home in Wyomin' Film ★ 8,5

Home in Wyomin'

Usher (uncredited)

1942

Captain January Film ★ 6,8

Captain January

Telegram Delivery Boy

1936

She Knew All the Answers Film ★ 6,6

She Knew All the Answers

Singing Telegraph Boy

1941

Laughing at Trouble Film ★ 8,0

Laughing at Trouble

Wilbur

1936

The Mad Doctor Film ★ 6,2

The Mad Doctor

Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)

1940

Confessions of Boston Blackie Film ★ 6,4

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Ice Cream Man

1941

Bonanza: The Next Generation Film ★ 7,7

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Gus Morton

1988

The Farmer Takes a Wife Film ★ 6,2

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight

1935

The Dead Don't Die Film ★ 6,0

The Dead Don't Die

Hotel Desk Clerk

1975

Hard Boiled Mahoney Film ★ 6,8

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Whitey

1947

Computercide Film ★ 7,0

Computercide

Elderly Man

1982

Cadet Girl Film ★ 8,0

Cadet Girl

Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)

1941

Hollywood Hobbies Film ★ 5,6

Hollywood Hobbies

Tour Guide

1939

Hold That Kiss Film ★ 7,0

Hold That Kiss

Delivery Boy

1938

The Country Doctor Film ★ 6,5

The Country Doctor

The Gawker

1936

King of the Newsboys Film ★ 4,8

King of the Newsboys

Squimpy

1938

Give Us Wings Film ★ 7,3

Give Us Wings

Link (as Billy Benedict)

1940

People Are Funny Film ★ 5,7

People Are Funny

NBC Usher

1946

Born Again Film ★ 9,0

Born Again

Leon Jaworski

1978

The Dirt Gang Film ★ 3,4

The Dirt Gang

Station Attendant

1972

They Wanted to Marry Film ★ 5,8

They Wanted to Marry

Freckles

1937

M'Liss Film ★ 6,0

M'Liss

Archer Morpher

1936

Rings on Her Fingers Film ★ 6,8

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Merton of the Movies Film ★ 6,3

Merton of the Movies

Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

1947

Lucky Losers Film ★ 6,6

Lucky Losers

Whitey

1950

Show Them No Mercy! Film ★ 7,5

Show Them No Mercy!

Willie (uncredited)

1935

And One Was Beautiful Film ★ 6,7

And One Was Beautiful

Delivery Man

1940

Big Daddy Film ★ 8,0

Big Daddy

1969

Goldie and the Boxer Film ★ 5,6

Goldie and the Boxer

Old Man

1979

Your Uncle Dudley Film ★ 5,5

Your Uncle Dudley

Cyril Church

1935

Bowery Bombshell Film ★ 6,5

Bowery Bombshell

Whitey

1946

I Live on Danger Film ★ 6,1

I Live on Danger

Bellboy (uncredited)

1942

Cop on the Beat Film ★ 4,7

Cop on the Beat

Lennie

1975

Fun on a Weekend Film ★ 7,2

Fun on a Weekend

Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

1947

Master Minds Film ★ 6,4

Master Minds

Whitey

1949

Blues Busters Film ★ 6,7

Blues Busters

Whitey (as William Benedict)

1950

Janie Film ★ 6,0

Janie

Soda Jerk (uncredited)

1944

Mr. Hex Film ★ 7,3

Mr. Hex

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946

In Fast Company Film ★ 6,8

In Fast Company

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1946

Let's Go Navy! Film ★ 8,0

Let's Go Navy!

Whitey

1951

Code of the Streets Film ★ 7,7

Code of the Streets

Trouble

1939

Rhythm in the Clouds Film ★ 7,5

Rhythm in the Clouds

Bellboy

1937

Angels' Alley Film ★ 5,2

Angels' Alley

Whitey

1948

Jim Hanvey, Detective Film ★ 6,5

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Copy Boy (uncredited)

1937

Second Chorus Film ★ 5,8

Second Chorus

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

1941

Adventures of Red Ryder Film ★ 6,7

Adventures of Red Ryder

Dan Withers

1940

Docks of New York Film ★ 8,0

Docks of New York

Skinny

1945

Grand Ole Opry Film ★ 7,5

Grand Ole Opry

Newsboy (uncredited)

1940

Come Out Fighting Film ★ 7,5

Come Out Fighting

Skinny

1945

Whispering Footsteps Film ★ 5,3

Whispering Footsteps

Jerry Murphy

1943

Smuggler's Cove Film ★ 5,3

Smuggler's Cove

Whitey

1948

Mr. Muggs Rides Again Film ★ 7,0

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Skinny

1945

The Gentleman Misbehaves Film ★ 8,0

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Bellboy (uncredited)

1946

Jesse James at Bay Film ★ 4,8

Jesse James at Bay

Young Davis

1941

Film ★ 8,0

Tramp Trouble

Young Bindlestiff

1937

I Won't Play Film ★ 6,4

I Won't Play

Florida

1944

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Film ★ 8,0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Theatre Usher

1942

The Witness Chair Film ★ 6,6

The Witness Chair

Benny Ryan

1936

Adventures of the Flying Cadets Film ★ 6,7

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Zombie Parker

1943

Time Out for Rhythm Film ★ 6,7

Time Out for Rhythm

Messenger (uncredited)

1941

Mr. District Attorney Film ★ 5,8

Mr. District Attorney

Office Boy

1941

Hollywood and Vine Film ★ 4,4

Hollywood and Vine

Joe the Newsboy

1945

Stage to Chino Film ★ 5,9

Stage to Chino

Happy (uncredited)

1940

All by Myself Film ★ 8,0

All by Myself

Telegraph Messenger

1943

Riders of the Pony Express Film ★ 7,5

Riders of the Pony Express

Eddie Lund

1949

Scattergood Baines Film ★ 7,0

Scattergood Baines

Lafe Hopper (uncredited)

1941

Bowery Champs Film ★ 7,3

Bowery Champs

Skinny

1944

That's My Baby! Film ★ 5,6

That's My Baby!

Office boy

1944

Fighting Fools Film ★ 6,0

Fighting Fools

Whitey

1949

Legion of the Lawless Film ★ 6,2

Legion of the Lawless

Eddie

1940

I Met My Love Again Film ★ 6,0

I Met My Love Again

Billy (uncredited)

1938

Blonde Dynamite Film ★ 7,5

Blonde Dynamite

Whitey

1950

They Live in Fear Film ★ 8,0

They Live in Fear

Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)

1944

Can This Be Dixie? Film ★ 7,0

Can This Be Dixie?

Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)

1936

Junior G-Men of the Air Film ★ 7,0

Junior G-Men of the Air

Whitey

1942

Secret Service Investigator Film ★ 7,5

Secret Service Investigator

Counterman

1948

Newsboys' Home Film ★ 8,0

Newsboys' Home

Trouble

1938

Get Hep to Love Film ★ 7,0

Get Hep to Love

Soda Jerk

1942

Angels in Disguise Film ★ 6,0

Angels in Disguise

Whitey

1949

Moonlight in Vermont Film ★ 6,5

Moonlight in Vermont

Abel

1943

Hold That Co-ed Film ★ 6,7

Hold That Co-ed

Sylvester

1938

Call Her Mom Film ★ 6,0

Call Her Mom

Mr. Feigelbaum

1972

Trouble Makers Film ★ 6,1

Trouble Makers

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1948

Mobs, Inc. Film ★ 7,0

Mobs, Inc.

Telegraph Boy

1956

Rogue's Gallery Film ★ 7,0

Rogue's Gallery

Jocko (as William Benedict)

1968

Bowery Buckaroos Film ★ 6,6

Bowery Buckaroos

Whitey

1947

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter Film ★ 8,0

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

Himself

2020

Hold That Baby! Film ★ 5,8

Hold That Baby!

Whitey

1949

Pack Up Your Troubles Film ★ 6,8

Pack Up Your Troubles

Office Boy

1939

Follow the Leader Film ★ 3,8

Follow the Leader

Spider O'Brien

1944

Mr. Muggs Steps Out Film ★ 8,0

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

Pinky

1943

Film ★ 8,0

The Secret Sharer

Mr. Burns

1973

Perils of Nyoka Film ★ 8,0

Perils of Nyoka

Red Davis

1942

Brenda Starr, Reporter Film ★ 9,0

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Pesky (uncredited)

1945

In Old Cheyenne Film ★ 4,6

In Old Cheyenne

Train Vendor

1941

News Hounds Film ★ 6,8

News Hounds

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

1947

Nobody's Darling Film ★ 8,0

Nobody's Darling

Sammy (uncredited)

1943

That I May Live Film ★ 7,3

That I May Live

Kurt Plivens

1937

Tim Tyler's Luck Film ★ 7,0

Tim Tyler's Luck

Spud

1937

What Am I Bid? Film ★ 8,0

What Am I Bid?

Clem (as Bill Benedict)

1967

The Great Mr. Nobody Film ★ 6,0

The Great Mr. Nobody

Jig

1941

Tuxedo Junction Film ★ 10,0

Tuxedo Junction

Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)

1941