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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.
Born
Monday, 16 April 1917
Died
Thursday, 25 November 1999
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Unsolved Mysteries | Self - Sarah Physician | 1987 |
Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979 |
Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976 |
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976 |
The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973 |
The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972 |
Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972 |
Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972 |
The Over-the-Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969 |
Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Unsolved Mysteries | Self - Sarah Physician | 1987 |
Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979 |
Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976 |
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976 |
The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973 |
The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972 |
Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972 |
Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972 |
The Over-the-Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969 |
Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968 |
What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) | 1967 |
The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | 1965 |
Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | 1958 |
The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956 |
The Magnetic Monster | Albert | 1953 |
Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951 |
Ghost Chasers | Whitey | 1951 |
Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1950 |
Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy | 1950 |
Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949 |
Hold That Baby! | Whitey | 1949 |
Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948 |
Night Wind | Irv Bennett | 1948 |
Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948 |
Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948 |
Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948 |
News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1947 |
Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1947 |
Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | 1947 |
Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946 |
Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946 |
In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946 |
One More Tomorrow | Stinky | 1946 |
The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy | 1946 |
People Are Funny | NBC Usher | 1946 |
Come Out Fighting | Skinny | 1945 |
Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | 1945 |
Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy | 1945 |
Docks of New York | Skinny | 1945 |
Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944 |
I Won't Play | Florida | 1944 |
That's My Baby! | Office boy | 1944 |
Block Busters | Butch | 1944 |
Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944 |
The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 1944 |
Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944 |
Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | 1943 |
Moonlight in Vermont | Abel | 1943 |
Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943 |
Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | 1943 |
Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943 |
All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943 |
Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943 |
A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy | 1943 |
Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942 |
Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942 |
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | 1942 |
Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942 |
Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942 |
Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942 |
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942 |
Rings on Her Fingers | 1942 | |
On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942 |
Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | 1941 |
Tuxedo Junction | Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) | 1941 |
Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941 |
Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | 1941 |
She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941 |
In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941 |
Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | 1941 |
Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941 |
The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1941 |
The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941 |
Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | 1940 |
Melody Ranch | Slim | 1940 |
The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | 1940 |
Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | 1940 |
Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy | 1940 |
Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940 |
And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | 1940 |
Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | 1940 |
Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | 1939 |
Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | 1939 |
Code of the Streets | Trouble | 1939 |
Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938 |
Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | 1938 |
Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938 |
Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938 |
Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | 1938 |
Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | 1938 |
There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | 1938 |
King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938 |
Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938 |
Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | 1937 |
Tramp Trouble | 1937 | |
Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937 |
Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | 1937 |
That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937 |
They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937 |
Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936 |
Libeled Lady | Joe | 1936 |
Ramona | Joseph Hyar | 1936 |
M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936 |
Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1936 |
The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936 |
The Country Doctor | The Gawker | 1936 |
Way Down East | Amos | 1935 |
3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | 1935 |
Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935 |
Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935 |
College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935 |