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)
Mannix
1967
The Rifleman
1958
Dragnet
1951
Ironside
1967
Adam-12
1968
as Bill White
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Reverend Lyman
Hill Street Blues
1981
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Emmett Winston, Esq.
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Denver
Lassie
1954
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Conklin
Emergency!
1972
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Willie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Cleaning Man
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Vic
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Route 66
1960
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gus
All in the Family
1971
as Jimmy McNab
Here's Lucy
1968
as Deliveryman
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
The Monkees
1966
as Skywriter / Old Man
Land of the Giants
1968
as Villager Peabody
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Brady Bunch
1969
Felony Squad
1966
Police Story
1973
as Prescott / Bellman
Branded
1965
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Uncle Whitmore / Pet Shop Owner
Navy Log
1955
Ellery Queen
1975
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Telegrapher
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
Honey West
1965
as Farley
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Card Player
Matt Helm
1975
as Scavenger
Hondo
1967
The Immortal
1970
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Degnan
I'm the Law
1953
Movies (186)
The Sting
1973
as Roulette Dealer
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Killing
1956
as American Airlines Clerk
Funny Girl
1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Slim
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Greene (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Simpson
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
Frankie and Johnny
1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Elevator Boy
Lover Come Back
1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Boy (uncredited)
The Lottery
1969
as Joe Summers
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Lem (uncredited)
The Hucksters
1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Man on Bus
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Second Chorus
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Telegraph Messenger
Bride of the Monster
1955
as Newsboy
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Breck
The Great McGinty
1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Joe
Follow the Boys
1944
as Joe (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Bellboy
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Gus Morton
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
Say It in French
1938
as Midget Car Driver
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Whitey
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Delivery Boy
The Whistler
1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Ramona
1936
as Joseph Hyar
Way Down East
1935
as Amos
Triple Trouble
1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
M'Liss
1936
as Archer Morpher
Born Again
1978
as Leon Jaworski
$10 Raise
1935
as Jimmy
Night Wind
1948
as Irv Bennett
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Young Davis
The Country Doctor
1936
as The Gawker
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Barker (uncredited)
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Whitey
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Albert
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Wilbur
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Recruit at Corral
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Benny
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
The Dead Don't Die
1975
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Captain January
1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Do You Love Me
1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935
as Grocery Clerk
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Trouble
A Night to Remember
1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Blues Busters
1950
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
as Willie (uncredited)
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Bellboy
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
The Last Gangster
1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
Young Fugitives
1938
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Wildcat
1942
as Bud Smithers
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Flash
Lucky Losers
1950
as Whitey
Janie
1944
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Dan Withers
Cadet Girl
1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Usher (uncredited)
Code of the Streets
1939
as Trouble
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Theatre Usher
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Whitey
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Newsboy
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Old Man
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Lennie
The Witness Chair
1936
as Benny Ryan
Spook Busters
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Messenger
Gay Blades
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Dear Heart
1965
as Stu
Jinx Money
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Eddie
Master Minds
1949
as Whitey
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Zombie Parker
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Whitey
Flying Fists
1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
Fighting Fools
1949
as Whitey
That's My Baby!
1944
as Office boy
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Sylvester
Crack-Up
1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Freckles
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Caddie
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Butch
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Singing Telegraph Boy
Riders of the Pony Express
1949
as Eddie Lund
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Delivery Man
College Scandal
1935
as 'Penny' Parker
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Whitey
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Bellboy
Stage to Chino
1940
as Happy (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines
1941
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Skinny
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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Most Popular William Benedict Movies
- The Sting (1973) — as Roulette Dealer
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — as David's Caddy (uncredited)
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) — as News Vendor (uncredited)
- The Killing (1956) — as American Airlines Clerk
- Funny Girl (1968) — as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
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