William Benedict
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-04-16
Day of Death
1999-11-25 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
William 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
Acting
(2020)
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as Himself
(1988)
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Gus Morton
(1982)
Computercide
as Elderly Man
(1979)
Goldie and the Boxer
as Old Man
(1978)
Born Again
as Leon Jaworski
(1976)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Telegraph Office Manager
(1976)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Man on Bus
(1975)
The Dead Don't Die
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1975)
Cop on the Beat
as Lennie
(1973)
The Sting
as Roulette Dealer
(1973)
The Secret Sharer
as Mr. Burns
(1972)
The Dirt Gang
as Station Attendant
(1972)
Call Her Mom
as Mr. Feigelbaum
(1972)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Newsboy
(1969)
Hello, Dolly!
as News Vendor (uncredited)
(1969)
The Lottery
as Joe Summers
(1969)
The Over the Hill Gang
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
(1969)
(1968)
Funny Girl
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
(1968)
Rogue's Gallery
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
(1967)
What Am I Bid?
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
(1966)
Frankie and Johnny
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
(1965)
The Hallelujah Trail
as Simpson
(1965)
Dear Heart
as Stu
(1961)
Lover Come Back
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
(1959)
The Hanging Tree
as Trapper (uncredited)
(1956)
The Killing
as American Airlines Clerk
(1956)
Mobs, Inc.
as Telegraph Boy
(1955)
Bride of the Monster
as Newsboy
(1953)
The Magnetic Monster
as Albert
(1951)
Crazy Over Horses
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
(1951)
Bowery Battalion
as Whitey
(1951)
Ghost Chasers
as Whitey
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Whitey
(1950)
Blues Busters
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
(1950)
Lucky Losers
as Whitey
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
(1950)
Blonde Dynamite
as Whitey
(1949)
Hold That Baby!
as Whitey
(1949)
Angels in Disguise
as Whitey
(1949)
Fighting Fools
as Whitey
(1949)
Master Minds
as Whitey
(1949)
Riders of the Pony Express
as Eddie Lund
(1948)
Smuggler's Cove
as Whitey
(1948)
Secret Service Investigator
as Counterman
(1948)
Night Wind
as Irv Bennett
(1948)
Jinx Money
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1948)
Angels' Alley
as Whitey
(1948)
Trouble Makers
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1947)
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Whitey
(1947)
Fun on a Weekend
as Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited)
(1947)
Bowery Buckaroos
as Whitey
(1947)
The Pilgrim Lady
as Bellboy
(1947)
The Hucksters
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
(1947)
News Hounds
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1946)
Never Say Goodbye
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
(1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1946)
Mr. Hex
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1946)
Do You Love Me
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Second Newsboy (uncredited)
(1946)
One More Tomorrow
as Stinky
(1946)
Bowery Bombshell
as Whitey
(1946)
People Are Funny
as NBC Usher
(1946)
In Fast Company
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1946)
Live Wires
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
(1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
(1946)
Gay Blades
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1945)
Story of G.I. Joe
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
(1945)
Come Out Fighting
as Skinny
(1945)
Hollywood and Vine
as Joe the Newsboy
(1945)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Pesky (uncredited)
(1945)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Skinny
(1945)
Docks of New York
as Skinny
(1944)
Million Dollar Kid
as Skinny
(1944)
They Live in Fear
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
(1944)
Janie
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
(1944)
Block Busters
as Butch
(1944)
Bowery Champs
as Skinny
(1944)
The Whistler
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
(1944)
Follow the Leader
as Spider O'Brien
(1944)
That's My Baby!
as Office boy
(1944)
I Won't Play
as Florida
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Greene (uncredited)
(1943)
Moonlight in Vermont
as Abel
(1943)
Whispering Footsteps
as Jerry Murphy
(1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Zombie Parker
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Busboy (uncredited)
(1943)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Benny
(1943)
Clancy Street Boys
as Butch
(1943)
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Pinky
(1943)
The Powers Girl
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Sammy (uncredited)
(1943)
All by Myself
as Telegraph Messenger
(1943)
Aerial Gunner
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
(1942)
Perils of Nyoka
as Red Davis
(1942)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Messenger (uncredited)
(1942)
Heart of the Golden West
as Telegraph Messenger
(1942)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Theatre Usher
(1942)
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Whitey
(1942)
The Talk of the Town
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
(1942)
Wildcat
as Bud Smithers
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Barker (uncredited)
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Soda Jerk
(1942)
I Live on Danger
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Bellboy
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
as Messenger
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Usher (uncredited)
(1942)
(1941)
Second Chorus
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
(1941)
Jesse James at Bay
as Young Davis
(1941)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Ice Cream Man
(1941)
She Knew All the Answers
as Singing Telegraph Boy
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Jig
(1941)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Telegram Delivery Boy
(1941)
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Vendor
(1941)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Whitey Murphy
(1941)
Great Guns
as Recruit at Corral
(1941)
Tuxedo Junction
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
(1941)
Scattergood Baines
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Singing Telegram Boy
(1941)
Time Out for Rhythm
as Messenger (uncredited)
(1941)
Cadet Girl
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Office Boy
(1940)
The Mad Doctor
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
(1940)
The Great McGinty
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Happy (uncredited)
(1940)
Rhythm on the River
as Elevator Boy
(1940)
Legion of the Lawless
as Eddie
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Slim
(1940)
Grand Ole Opry
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1940)
Give Us Wings
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
(1940)
My Little Chickadee
as Lem (uncredited)
(1940)
Young People
as Boy (uncredited)
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Dan Withers
(1940)
And One Was Beautiful
as Delivery Man
(1940)
Lucky Partners
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
(1940)
Bowery Boy
as (uncredited)
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Office Boy
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Trouble
(1939)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tour Guide
(1938)
Say It in French
as Midget Car Driver
(1938)
I Met My Love Again
as Billy (uncredited)
(1938)
There's Always a Woman
as Bellboy
(1938)
Hold That Kiss
as Delivery Boy
(1938)
Hold That Co-ed
as Sylvester
(1938)
Newsboys' Home
as Trouble
(1938)
King of the Newsboys
as Squimpy
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Eddie
(1938)
Little Tough Guys in Society
as Trouble
(1937)
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Spud
(1937)
Flying Fists
as Monk, Tall Kid
(1937)
That I May Live
as Kurt Plivens
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
(1937)
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Bellboy
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Freckles
(1937)
The Last Gangster
as Freddy the Office Boy
(1937)
Tramp Trouble
as Young Bindlestiff
(1936)
Laughing at Trouble
as Wilbur
(1936)
Captain January
as Telegram Delivery Boy
(1936)
The Witness Chair
as Benny Ryan
(1936)
Ramona
as Joseph Hyar
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
(1936)
M'Liss
as Archer Morpher
(1936)
Libeled Lady
as Joe
(1936)
Can This Be Dixie?
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as The Gawker
(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Breck
(1935)
Your Uncle Dudley
as Cyril Church
(1935)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Willie (uncredited)
(1935)
Doubting Thomas
as Caddie
(1935)
College Scandal
as 'Penny' Parker
(1935)
$10 Raise
as Jimmy
(1935)
Bad Boy
as Grocery Clerk
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Flash
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
(1935)
Way Down East
as Amos