William Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1917
- Died
- November 25, 1999 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
Movie · as Himself
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Movie · as Gus Morton
Highway to Heaven
TV · as Bobby Joe · 1 ep
Computercide
Movie · as Elderly Man
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
Goldie and the Boxer
Movie · as Old Man
Born Again
Movie · as Leon Jaworski
The Incredible Hulk
TV · as Vic · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Movie · as Telegraph Office Manager
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Man on Bus
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Emmett Winston, Esq. · 1 ep
Cop on the Beat
Movie · as Lennie
The Dead Don't Die
Movie · as Hotel Desk Clerk
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Matt Helm
TV · as Scavenger · 1 ep
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Reverend Lyman · 1 ep
The Sting
Movie · as Roulette Dealer
The Secret Sharer
Movie · as Mr. Burns
Police Story
TV · as Prescott, Bellman · 1 ep
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Movie · as Newsboy
The Dirt Gang
Movie · as Station Attendant
Call Her Mom
Movie · as Mr. Feigelbaum
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep
Emergency!
TV · as Hyperventilating Victim · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Jimmy McNab · 3 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · as Telegrapher (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Immortal
TV · 1 ep
Hello, Dolly!
Movie · as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Lottery
Movie · as Joe Summers
Big Daddy
Movie
The Over the Hill Gang
Movie · as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
The Brady Bunch
TV · 1 ep
Then Came Bronson
TV · as Card Player · 1 ep
Rogue's Gallery
Movie · as Jocko (as William Benedict)
Funny Girl
Movie · as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
TV · as Deliveryman · 1 ep
Land of the Giants
TV · as Villager Peabody · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Bill White · 1 ep
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Uncle Whitmore, Pet Shop Owner · 1 ep
What Am I Bid?
Movie · as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
Mannix
TV · 2 eps
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Hondo
TV · 3 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · as Telegrapher · 1 ep
Frankie and Johnny
Movie · as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Denver · 1 ep
The Monkees
TV · as Skywriter, Old Man · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Hallelujah Trail
Movie · as Simpson
Dear Heart
Movie · as Stu
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Cleaning Man · 1 ep
Branded
TV · 1 ep
Honey West
TV · as Farley · 1 ep
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Willie · 3 eps
Lover Come Back
Movie · as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
The Hanging Tree
Movie · as Trapper (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Conklin · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Wagon Train Member (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Killing
Movie · as American Airlines Clerk
Mobs, Inc.
Movie · as Telegraph Boy
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
Bride of the Monster
Movie · as Newsboy
Gunsmoke
TV · as Gus · 1 ep
Navy Log
TV · 1 ep
Lassie
TV · 1 ep
The Magnetic Monster
Movie · as Albert
I'm the Law
TV · 1 ep
Crazy Over Horses
Movie · as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Ghost Chasers
Movie · as Whitey
Let's Go Navy!
Movie · as Whitey
Bowery Battalion
Movie · as Whitey
Dragnet
TV · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Degnan · 1 ep
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · 1 ep
Triple Trouble
Movie · as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Lucky Losers
Movie · as Whitey
Blonde Dynamite
Movie · as Whitey
Blues Busters
Movie · as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Master Minds
Movie · as Whitey
Hold That Baby!
Movie · as Whitey
Angels in Disguise
Movie · as Whitey
Fighting Fools
Movie · as Whitey
Riders of the Pony Express
Movie · as Eddie Lund
Angels' Alley
Movie · as Whitey
Smuggler's Cove
Movie · as Whitey
Trouble Makers
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Night Wind
Movie · as Irv Bennett
Jinx Money
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Secret Service Investigator
Movie · as Counterman
The Pilgrim Lady
Movie · as Bellboy
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Movie · as Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos
Movie · as Whitey
Merton of the Movies
Movie · as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
The Hucksters
Movie · as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
News Hounds
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Movie · as Bellboy (uncredited)
Do You Love Me
Movie · as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Mr. Hex
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Without Reservations
Movie · as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
In Fast Company
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Bowery Bombshell
Movie · as Whitey
People Are Funny
Movie · as NBC Usher
Spook Busters
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Live Wires
Movie · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Gay Blades
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
Movie · as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
One More Tomorrow
Movie · as Stinky
Road to Utopia
Movie · as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Movie · as Pesky (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Movie · as Skinny
Docks of New York
Movie · as Skinny
Come Out Fighting
Movie · as Skinny
Story of G.I. Joe
Movie · as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
Movie · as Joe the Newsboy
I Won't Play
Movie · as Florida
Follow the Leader
Movie · as Spider O'Brien
That's My Baby!
Movie · as Office boy
Million Dollar Kid
Movie · as Skinny
They Live in Fear
Movie · as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
The Whistler
Movie · as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Block Busters
Movie · as Butch
Bowery Champs
Movie · as Skinny
Janie
Movie · as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Joe (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
Movie · as Sammy (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
Movie · as Butch
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Movie · as Zombie Parker
The Powers Girl
Movie · as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Movie · as Greene (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
Movie · as Benny
Aerial Gunner
Movie · as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
All by Myself
Movie · as Telegraph Messenger
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Movie · as Pinky
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Busboy (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps
Movie · as Jerry Murphy
Moonlight in Vermont
Movie · as Abel
The Talk of the Town
Movie · as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Movie · as Bellboy
I Live on Danger
Movie · as Bellboy (uncredited)
Wildcat
Movie · as Bud Smithers
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie · as Theatre Usher
Perils of Nyoka
Movie · as Red Davis
Junior G-Men of the Air
Movie · as Whitey
Home in Wyomin'
Movie · as Usher (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West
Movie · as Telegraph Messenger
Get Hep to Love
Movie · as Soda Jerk
On the Sunny Side
Movie · as Messenger
A Night to Remember
Movie · as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Movie · as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
Movie
Lady in a Jam
Movie · as Barker (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Movie · as Messenger (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction
Movie · as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Scattergood Baines
Movie · as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Movie · as Ice Cream Man
The Man Who Lost Himself
Movie · as Telegram Delivery Boy
Great Guns
Movie · as Recruit at Corral
Time Out for Rhythm
Movie · as Messenger (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Singing Telegram Boy
Second Chorus
Movie · as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
In Old Cheyenne
Movie · as Train Vendor
Jesse James at Bay
Movie · as Young Davis
The Great Mr. Nobody
Movie · as Jig
Mr. District Attorney
Movie · as Office Boy
She Knew All the Answers
Movie · as Singing Telegraph Boy
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie · as Whitey Murphy
Cadet Girl
Movie · as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
TV · as Whitey Murphy · 12 eps
The Great McGinty
Movie · as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Young People
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
Movie · as Happy (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
Movie · as Eddie
My Little Chickadee
Movie · as Lem (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie · as Dan Withers
And One Was Beautiful
Movie · as Delivery Man
Lucky Partners
Movie · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
Movie · as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
Movie · as Elevator Boy
Melody Ranch
Movie · as Slim
Give Us Wings
Movie · as Link (as Billy Benedict)
Grand Ole Opry
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
Movie · as (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie · as Office Boy
Hollywood Hobbies
Movie · as Tour Guide
Code of the Streets
Movie · as Trouble
Bringing Up Baby
Movie · as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
Movie · as Delivery Boy
Hold That Co-ed
Movie · as Sylvester
King of the Newsboys
Movie · as Squimpy
Newsboys' Home
Movie · as Trouble
Young Fugitives
Movie · as Jud
I Met My Love Again
Movie · as Billy (uncredited)
Little Tough Guys in Society
Movie · as Trouble
Say It in French
Movie · as Midget Car Driver
Walking Down Broadway
Movie · as Eddie
There's Always a Woman
Movie · as Bellboy
The Last Gangster
Movie · as Freddy the Office Boy
That I May Live
Movie · as Kurt Plivens
Tramp Trouble
Movie · as Young Bindlestiff
Flying Fists
Movie · as Monk, Tall Kid
They Wanted to Marry
Movie · as Freckles
Rhythm in the Clouds
Movie · as Bellboy
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Movie · as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
Movie · as Spud
Theodora Goes Wild
Movie · as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Captain January
Movie · as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Ramona
Movie · as Joseph Hyar
After the Thin Man
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Movie · as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
Movie · as The Gawker
M'Liss
Movie · as Archer Morpher
Laughing at Trouble
Movie · as Wilbur
The Witness Chair
Movie · as Benny Ryan
Libeled Lady
Movie · as Johnny
Can This Be Dixie?
Movie · as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
$10 Raise
Movie · as Jimmy
Way Down East
Movie · as Amos
College Scandal
Movie · as 'Penny' Parker
Doubting Thomas
Movie · as Caddie
Show Them No Mercy!
Movie · as Willie (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie · as Breck
Your Uncle Dudley
Movie · as Cyril Church
3 Kids and a Queen
Movie · as Flash
Bad Boy
Movie · as Grocery Clerk
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight