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