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)
Ironside
1967
The Rifleman
1958
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Lassie
1954
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Reverend Lyman
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Denver
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Dragnet
1951
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Emmett Winston, Esq.
Adam-12
1968
as Bill White
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Conklin
Mannix
1967
Emergency!
1972
Quincy, M.E.
1976
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Cleaning Man
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Willie
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Bobby Joe
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gus
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Vic
Route 66
1960
All in the Family
1971
as Jimmy McNab
Dennis the Menace
1959
Here's Lucy
1968
as Deliveryman
Honey West
1965
as Farley
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Telegrapher
The Brady Bunch
1969
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Land of the Giants
1968
as Villager Peabody
The Monkees
1966
as Skywriter / Old Man
Police Story
1973
as Prescott / Bellman
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
Navy Log
1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Branded
1965
Felony Squad
1966
Ellery Queen
1975
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Uncle Whitmore / Pet Shop Owner
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Matt Helm
1975
as Scavenger
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Card Player
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
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Young Bindlestiff
Libeled Lady
1936
as Johnny
Young People
1940
as Boy (uncredited)
Flying Fists
1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
Frankie and Johnny
1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Live Wires
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Big Daddy
1969
After the Thin Man
1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Simpson
Triple Trouble
1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Crack-Up
1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Greene (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
1940
as (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Whitey
The Last Gangster
1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Breck
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
Computercide
1982
as Elderly Man
Dear Heart
1965
as Stu
Way Down East
1935
as Amos
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Messenger
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
A Night to Remember
1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Albert
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
Lucky Partners
1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Stinky
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Dan Withers
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Benny
The Dirt Gang
1972
as Station Attendant
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Newsboy
The Hucksters
1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Recruit at Corral
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
The Whistler
1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
People Are Funny
1946
as NBC Usher
Blonde Dynamite
1950
as Whitey
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Whitey
Follow the Boys
1944
as Joe (uncredited)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Man on Bus
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Road to Utopia
1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Office Boy
Captain January
1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Your Uncle Dudley
1935
as Cyril Church
College Scandal
1935
as 'Penny' Parker
Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Pesky (uncredited)
Bride of the Monster
1955
as Newsboy
Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Jerry Murphy
Melody Ranch
1940
as Slim
The Great McGinty
1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
1950
as Whitey
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Bellboy
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Bellboy
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Barker (uncredited)
Second Chorus
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Lem (uncredited)
In Fast Company
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Call Her Mom
1972
as Mr. Feigelbaum
Ramona
1936
as Joseph Hyar
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Telegraph Messenger
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Counterman
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Singing Telegraph Boy
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Whitey
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Theatre Usher
I Met My Love Again
1938
as Billy (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
Young Fugitives
1938
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Follow the Leader
1944
as Spider O'Brien
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Whitey
Give Us Wings
1940
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tour Guide
The Witness Chair
1936
as Benny Ryan
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Bellboy
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Gus Morton
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Flash
Master Minds
1949
as Whitey
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Lennie
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Squimpy
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Whitey
The Country Doctor
1936
as The Gawker
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Eddie
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Whitey
Code of the Streets
1939
as Trouble
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Docks of New York
1945
as Skinny
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Delivery Man
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Jig
Do You Love Me
1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
1943
as Sammy (uncredited)
Block Busters
1944
as Butch
Cadet Girl
1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Wilbur
Janie
1944
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Perils of Nyoka
1942
as Red Davis
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Young Davis
Rogue's Gallery
1968
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
The Lottery
1969
as Joe Summers
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Bellboy (uncredited)
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
- The Killing (1956) — as American Airlines Clerk
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — as David's Caddy (uncredited)
- Funny Girl (1968) — as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) — as News Vendor (uncredited)
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