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