William Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1917
- Died
- November 25, 1999
- Birthplace
- 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
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter 2020
as Himself
Bonanza: The Next Generation 1988
as Gus Morton
Computercide 1982
as Elderly Man
Goldie and the Boxer 1979
as Old Man
Born Again 1978
as Leon Jaworski
Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976
as Man on Bus
Cop on the Beat 1975
as Lennie
The Dead Don't Die 1975
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Sting 1973
as Roulette Dealer
- The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer 1973
as Mr. Burns
The Dirt Gang 1972
as Station Attendant
The Adventures of Nick Carter 1972
as Newsboy
Call Her Mom 1972
as Mr. Feigelbaum
Hello, Dolly! 1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang 1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
Big Daddy 1969
Actor
The Lottery 1969
as Joe Summers
Funny Girl 1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Rogue's Gallery 1968
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
What Am I Bid? 1967
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
Frankie and Johnny 1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail 1965
as Simpson
Dear Heart 1965
as Stu
Lover Come Back 1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree 1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
The Killing 1956
as American Airlines Clerk
Mobs, Inc. 1956
as Telegraph Boy
Bride of the Monster 1955
as Newsboy
The Magnetic Monster 1953
as Albert
Crazy Over Horses 1951
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Whitey
Ghost Chasers 1951
as Whitey
Bowery Battalion 1951
as Whitey
Blues Busters 1950
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Triple Trouble 1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Lucky Losers 1950
as Whitey
Blonde Dynamite 1950
as Whitey
Master Minds 1949
as Whitey
Angels in Disguise 1949
as Whitey
Hold That Baby! 1949
as Whitey
Riders of the Pony Express 1949
as Eddie Lund
Fighting Fools 1949
as Whitey
Trouble Makers 1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Smuggler's Cove 1948
as Whitey
Night Wind 1948
as Irv Bennett
Jinx Money 1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Secret Service Investigator 1948
as Counterman
Angels' Alley 1948
as Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos 1947
as Whitey
Merton of the Movies 1947
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
News Hounds 1947
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
The Hucksters 1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend 1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947
as Whitey
The Pilgrim Lady 1947
as Bellboy
Never Say Goodbye 1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Mr. Hex 1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Spook Busters 1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Bowery Bombshell 1946
as Whitey
In Fast Company 1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
One More Tomorrow 1946
as Stinky
Do You Love Me 1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Without Reservations 1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn 1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves 1946
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Road to Utopia 1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Gay Blades 1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Live Wires 1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
People Are Funny 1946
as NBC Usher
Come Out Fighting 1945
as Skinny
Mr. Muggs Rides Again 1945
as Skinny
Story of G.I. Joe 1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine 1945
as Joe the Newsboy
Docks of New York 1945
as Skinny
Brenda Starr, Reporter 1945
as Pesky (uncredited)
Bowery Champs 1944
as Skinny
I Won't Play 1944
as Florida
They Live in Fear 1944
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
That's My Baby! 1944
as Office boy
Janie 1944
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Block Busters 1944
as Butch
Follow the Leader 1944
as Spider O'Brien
Follow the Boys 1944
as Joe (uncredited)
The Whistler 1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Million Dollar Kid 1944
as Skinny
Whispering Footsteps 1943
as Jerry Murphy
Moonlight in Vermont 1943
as Abel
Mr. Muggs Steps Out 1943
as Pinky
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1943
as Zombie Parker
Nobody's Darling 1943
as Sammy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose 1943
as Benny
All by Myself 1943
as Telegraph Messenger
Clancy Street Boys 1943
as Butch
Aerial Gunner 1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
as Greene (uncredited)
The Powers Girl 1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
A Night to Remember 1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West 1942
as Telegraph Messenger
Get Hep to Love 1942
as Soda Jerk
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942
as Theatre Usher
The Glass Key 1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Wildcat 1942
as Bud Smithers
The Talk of the Town 1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Junior G-Men of the Air 1942
as Whitey
Perils of Nyoka 1942
as Red Davis
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Barker (uncredited)
I Live on Danger 1942
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin' 1942
as Usher (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine 1942
as Bellboy
Two Yanks in Trinidad 1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers 1942
Actor
On the Sunny Side 1942
as Messenger
Confessions of Boston Blackie 1941
as Ice Cream Man
Cadet Girl 1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction 1941
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Jesse James at Bay 1941
as Young Davis
Great Guns 1941
as Recruit at Corral
Dressed to Kill 1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
Time Out for Rhythm 1941
as Messenger (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers 1941
as Singing Telegraph Boy
In Old Cheyenne 1941
as Train Vendor
Adventures of Captain Marvel 1941
as Whitey Murphy
Mr. District Attorney 1941
as Office Boy
The Man Who Lost Himself 1941
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Scattergood Baines 1941
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody 1941
as Jig
Second Chorus 1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Bowery Boy 1940
as (uncredited)
Give Us Wings 1940
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
The Mad Doctor 1940
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Melody Ranch 1940
as Slim
Young People 1940
as Boy (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River 1940
as Elevator Boy
Lucky Partners 1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Great McGinty 1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino 1940
as Happy (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder 1940
as Dan Withers
Grand Ole Opry 1940
as Newsboy (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful 1940
as Delivery Man
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Lem (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless 1940
as Eddie
Pack Up Your Troubles 1939
as Office Boy
Hollywood Hobbies 1939
as Tour Guide
Code of the Streets 1939
as Trouble
Newsboys' Home 1938
as Trouble
Say It in French 1938
as Midget Car Driver
Little Tough Guys in Society 1938
as Trouble
Hold That Co-ed 1938
as Sylvester
Young Fugitives 1938
as Jud
Hold That Kiss 1938
as Delivery Boy
There's Always a Woman 1938
as Bellboy
King of the Newsboys 1938
as Squimpy
Walking Down Broadway 1938
as Eddie
Bringing Up Baby 1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again 1938
as Billy (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck 1937
as Spud
The Last Gangster 1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
That I May Live 1937
as Kurt Plivens
- Tramp Trouble
Tramp Trouble 1937
as Young Bindlestiff
Flying Fists 1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
Rhythm in the Clouds 1937
as Bellboy
Jim Hanvey, Detective 1937
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
They Wanted to Marry 1937
as Freckles
After the Thin Man 1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Crack-Up 1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble 1936
as Wilbur
Can This Be Dixie? 1936
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Libeled Lady 1936
as Johnny
Ramona 1936
as Joseph Hyar
M'Liss 1936
as Archer Morpher
The Witness Chair 1936
as Benny Ryan
Captain January 1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Country Doctor 1936
as The Gawker
Your Uncle Dudley 1935
as Cyril Church
Show Them No Mercy! 1935
as Willie (uncredited)
Bad Boy 1935
as Grocery Clerk
Way Down East 1935
as Amos
3 Kids and a Queen 1935
as Flash
Steamboat Round the Bend 1935
as Breck
Doubting Thomas 1935
as Caddie
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
College Scandal 1935
as 'Penny' Parker
$10 Raise 1935
as Jimmy
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