William Benedict
Known for Acting · 233 credits
- Born
- 1917-04-16
- Died
- 1999-11-25
- Place of birth
- Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- William 'Billy' Benedict · Bill Benedict · Billy Benedict
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.
Known For
TV Shows (47)
Lassie
1954
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Reverend Lyman
Adam-12
1968
as Bill White
Dragnet
1951
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Emmett Winston, Esq.
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Denver
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Conklin
The Rifleman
1958
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Willie
Emergency!
1972
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Cleaning Man
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Vic
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Route 66
1960
The Monkees
1966
as Skywriter / Old Man
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gus
Here's Lucy
1968
as Deliveryman
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Dennis the Menace
1959
All in the Family
1971
as Jimmy McNab
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Land of the Giants
1968
as Villager Peabody
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
Felony Squad
1966
The Brady Bunch
1969
Navy Log
1955
Police Story
1973
as Prescott / Bellman
Branded
1965
Honey West
1965
as Farley
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Ellery Queen
1975
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Uncle Whitmore / Pet Shop Owner
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Telegrapher
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Card Player
Matt Helm
1975
as Scavenger
The Immortal
1970
Hondo
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Degnan
I'm the Law
1953
Movies (186)
The Sting
1973
as Roulette Dealer
The Killing
1956
as American Airlines Clerk
Funny Girl
1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Slim
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Greene (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Simpson
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
Young People
1940
as Boy (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Recruit at Corral
The Hucksters
1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Night Wind
1948
as Irv Bennett
Ghost Chasers
1951
as Whitey
Libeled Lady
1936
as Joe
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
The Glass Key
1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
1940
as (uncredited)
Frankie and Johnny
1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Elevator Boy
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935
as Grocery Clerk
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Man on Bus
After the Thin Man
1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
I Won't Play
1944
as Florida
Flying Fists
1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
Say It in French
1938
as Midget Car Driver
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Way Down East
1935
as Amos
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Newsboy
Road to Utopia
1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Wilbur
Bride of the Monster
1955
as Newsboy
Follow the Boys
1944
as Joe (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Lem (uncredited)
The Last Gangster
1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
The Lottery
1969
as Joe Summers
Gay Blades
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
Ramona
1936
as Joseph Hyar
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Bellboy
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Eddie
Jinx Money
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
The Whistler
1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Bellboy
Blues Busters
1950
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
College Scandal
1935
as 'Penny' Parker
Live Wires
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Computercide
1982
as Elderly Man
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Caddie
Wildcat
1942
as Bud Smithers
I Met My Love Again
1938
as Billy (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Barker (uncredited)
Young Fugitives
1938
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Triple Trouble
1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Usher (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Breck
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Trouble
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Whitey
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Albert
Dear Heart
1965
as Stu
People Are Funny
1946
as NBC Usher
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Messenger
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Gus Morton
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tour Guide
Captain January
1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Telegraph Messenger
Spook Busters
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Stinky
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Bellboy
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Old Man
M'Liss
1936
as Archer Morpher
Do You Love Me
1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Benny
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Freckles
The Dead Don't Die
1975
as Hotel Desk Clerk
$10 Raise
1935
as Jimmy
Angels' Alley
1948
as Whitey
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Jerry Murphy
Give Us Wings
1940
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
The Country Doctor
1936
as The Gawker
Big Daddy
1969
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Butch
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Flash
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Dan Withers
The Dirt Gang
1972
as Station Attendant
Block Busters
1944
as Butch
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Young Bindlestiff
Second Chorus
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
In Fast Company
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Blonde Dynamite
1950
as Whitey
Cadet Girl
1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Squimpy
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Lennie
Code of the Streets
1939
as Trouble
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Skinny
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Whitey
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Ice Cream Man
Fighting Fools
1949
as Whitey
Master Minds
1949
as Whitey
About 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. I… With 233 credits spanning from 1935 to 2020, William Benedict has appeared in 186 films and 47 TV shows.
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- The Sting (1973) — as Roulette Dealer
- The Killing (1956) — as American Airlines Clerk
- Funny Girl (1968) — as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
- Melody Ranch (1940) — as Slim
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) — as News Vendor (uncredited)
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