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person_profile-William Benedict

William Benedict Died at age: 82

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 16, 1917

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Nov 25, 1999

Biography of

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.

    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.

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Filmography of

William Benedict

Found 178 Movies in total

... 2020

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Gus Morton ( Actor )

... 1988

Computercide

Elderly Man ( Actor )

... 1982

Goldie and the Boxer

Old Man ( Actor )

... 1979

Born Again

Leon Jaworski ( Actor )

... 1978

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Telegraph Office Manager ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

Cop on the Beat

Lennie ( Actor )

... 1975

The Dead Don't Die

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1975

The Sting

Roulette Dealer ( Actor )

... 1973

The Dirt Gang

Station Attendant ( Actor )

... 1972

... 1972

Call Her Mom

Mr. Feigelbaum ( Actor )

... 1972

Hello, Dolly!

News Vendor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1969

The Over the Hill Gang

Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1969

Funny Girl

Western Union Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1968

Rogue's Gallery

Jocko (as William Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1968

What Am I Bid?

Clem (as Bill Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1967

Frankie and Johnny

Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1966

The Hallelujah Trail

Simpson ( Actor )

... 1965

Dear Heart

Stu ( Actor )

... 1965

Lover Come Back

Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

The Hanging Tree

Trapper (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Killing

American Airlines Clerk ( Actor )

... 1956

Mobs, Inc.

Telegraph Boy ( Actor )

... 1956

Bride of the Monster

Newsboy ( Actor )

... 1955

The Magnetic Monster

Albert ( Actor )

... 1953

Crazy Over Horses

Whitey (as William Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1951

Let's Go Navy!

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1951

Ghost Chasers

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1951

Bowery Battalion

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1951

Blues Busters

Whitey (as William Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1950

Triple Trouble

Whitey, Bowery Boy ( Actor )

... 1950

Lucky Losers

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1950

Blonde Dynamite

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1950

Master Minds

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1949

Angels in Disguise

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1949

Hold That Baby!

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1949

Riders of the Pony Express

Eddie Lund ( Actor )

... 1949

Fighting Fools

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1949

Trouble Makers

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1948

Smuggler's Cove

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1948

Night Wind

Irv Bennett ( Actor )

... 1948

Jinx Money

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1948

Secret Service Investigator

Counterman ( Actor )

... 1948

Angels' Alley

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1948

Bowery Buckaroos

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1947

Merton of the Movies

Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

News Hounds

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1947

The Hucksters

Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Fun on a Weekend

Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1947

The Pilgrim Lady

Bellboy ( Actor )

... 1947

Never Say Goodbye

Messenger Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Mr. Hex

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1946

Spook Busters

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1946

Bowery Bombshell

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1946

In Fast Company

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1946

One More Tomorrow

Stinky ( Actor )

... 1946

Do You Love Me

Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Without Reservations

Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

Newsboy ( Actor )

... 1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves

Bellboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Road to Utopia

Second Newsboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Gay Blades

Newsboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Live Wires

Whitey (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1946

People Are Funny

NBC Usher ( Actor )

... 1946

Come Out Fighting

Skinny ( Actor )

... 1945

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Skinny ( Actor )

... 1945

Story of G.I. Joe

Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Hollywood and Vine

Joe the Newsboy ( Actor )

... 1945

Docks of New York

Skinny ( Actor )

... 1945

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Pesky (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Bowery Champs

Skinny ( Actor )

... 1944

They Live in Fear

Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

That's My Baby!

Office boy ( Actor )

... 1944

Janie

Soda Jerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Block Busters

Butch ( Actor )

... 1944

Follow the Leader

Spider O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1944

The Whistler

The Deafmute (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Million Dollar Kid

Skinny ( Actor )

... 1944

Whispering Footsteps

Jerry Murphy ( Actor )

... 1943

Moonlight in Vermont

Abel ( Actor )

... 1943

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

Pinky ( Actor )

... 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Busboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Zombie Parker ( Actor )

... 1943

Nobody's Darling

Sammy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Ghosts on the Loose

Benny ( Actor )

... 1943

All by Myself

Telegraph Messenger ( Actor )

... 1943

Clancy Street Boys

Butch ( Actor )

... 1943

Aerial Gunner

Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell ( Actor )

... 1943

The Powers Girl

Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

A Night to Remember

Messenger Boy ( Actor )

... 1942

The Ox-Bow Incident

Green (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Heart of the Golden West

Telegraph Messenger ( Actor )

... 1942

Get Hep to Love

Soda Jerk ( Actor )

... 1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Theatre Usher ( Actor )

... 1942

The Glass Key

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Wildcat

Bud Smithers ( Actor )

... 1942

The Talk of the Town

Western Union Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Junior G-Men of the Air

Whitey ( Actor )

... 1942

Perils of Nyoka

Red Davis ( Actor )

... 1942

Lady in a Jam

Barker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

I Live on Danger

Bellboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Home in Wyomin'

Usher (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1942

... 1942

On the Sunny Side

Messenger ( Actor )

... 1942

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Ice Cream Man ( Actor )

... 1941

Cadet Girl

Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Tuxedo Junction

Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1941

Jesse James at Bay

Young Davis ( Actor )

... 1941

Great Guns

Recruit at Corral ( Actor )

... 1941

Dressed to Kill

Singing Telegram Boy ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

She Knew All the Answers

Singing Telegraph Boy ( Actor )

... 1941

In Old Cheyenne

Train Vendor ( Actor )

... 1941

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Whitey Murphy ( Actor )

... 1941

Mr. District Attorney

Office Boy ( Actor )

... 1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

Telegram Delivery Boy ( Actor )

... 1941

Scattergood Baines

Lafe Hopper (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

Second Chorus

Ticket Taker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Bowery Boy

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Give Us Wings

Link (as Billy Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Mad Doctor

Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Melody Ranch

Slim ( Actor )

... 1940

Young People

Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Rhythm on the River

Elevator Boy ( Actor )

... 1940

Lucky Partners

Delivery Boy ( Actor )

... 1940

The Great McGinty

Farm Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Stage to Chino

Happy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Adventures of Red Ryder

Dan Withers ( Actor )

... 1940

Grand Ole Opry

Newsboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

And One Was Beautiful

Delivery Man ( Actor )

... 1940

My Little Chickadee

Lem (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Legion of the Lawless

Eddie ( Actor )

... 1940

Pack Up Your Troubles

Office Boy ( Actor )

... 1939

Code of the Streets

Trouble ( Actor )

... 1939

Newsboys' Home

Trouble ( Actor )

... 1938

Say It in French

Midget Car Driver ( Actor )

... 1938

... 1938

Hold That Co-ed

Sylvester ( Actor )

... 1938

Young Fugitives

Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold That Kiss

Delivery Boy ( Actor )

... 1938

There's Always a Woman

Bellboy ( Actor )

... 1938

King of the Newsboys

Squimpy ( Actor )

... 1938

Walking Down Broadway

Eddie ( Actor )

... 1938

Bringing Up Baby

David's Caddy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

I Met My Love Again

Billy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Tim Tyler's Luck

Spud ( Actor )

... 1937

The Last Gangster

Freddy the Office Boy ( Actor )

... 1937

That I May Live

Kurt Plivens ( Actor )

... 1937

Flying Fists

Monk, Tall Kid ( Actor )

... 1937

Rhythm in the Clouds

Bellboy ( Actor )

... 1937

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Copy Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

They Wanted to Marry

Freckles ( Actor )

... 1937

After the Thin Man

Newsboy ( Actor )

... 1936

Crack-Up

Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Laughing at Trouble

Wilbur ( Actor )

... 1936

Can This Be Dixie?

Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Theodora Goes Wild

Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Libeled Lady

Joe ( Actor )

... 1936

Ramona

Joseph Hyar ( Actor )

... 1936

M'Liss

Archer Morpher ( Actor )

... 1936

The Witness Chair

Benny Ryan ( Actor )

... 1936

Captain January

Telegram Delivery Boy ( Actor )

... 1936

The Country Doctor

The Gawker ( Actor )

... 1936

Your Uncle Dudley

Cyril Church ( Actor )

... 1935

Show Them No Mercy!

Willie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Bad Boy

Grocery Clerk ( Actor )

... 1935

Way Down East

Amos ( Actor )

... 1935

3 Kids and a Queen

Flash ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

Doubting Thomas

Caddie ( Actor )

... 1935

College Scandal

'Penny' Parker ( Actor )

... 1935

$10 Raise

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1935