Acting
William Benedict
EN, NL cinema · 186 credits
Born
16 April 1917
Died
25 November 1999 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as William 'Billy' Benedict · Bill Benedict · Billy Benedict
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
Filmography
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Gus Morton
Computercide
as Elderly Man
Goldie and the Boxer
as Old Man
Born Again
as Leon Jaworski
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Telegraph Office Manager
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Man on Bus
Cop on the Beat
as Lennie
The Dead Don't Die
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Sting
as Roulette Dealer
The Dirt Gang
as Station Attendant
Call Her Mom
as Mr. Feigelbaum
Hello, Dolly!
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Lottery
as Joe Summers
The Over the Hill Gang
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
Rogue's Gallery
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
Funny Girl
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
What Am I Bid?
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
Frankie and Johnny
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
as Simpson
Dear Heart
as Stu
Lover Come Back
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree
as Trapper (uncredited)
The Killing
as American Airlines Clerk
Mobs, Inc.
as Telegraph Boy
Bride of the Monster
as Newsboy
The Magnetic Monster
as Albert
Crazy Over Horses
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Ghost Chasers
as Whitey
Let's Go Navy!
as Whitey
Bowery Battalion
as Whitey
Triple Trouble
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Lucky Losers
as Whitey
Blonde Dynamite
as Whitey
Blues Busters
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Master Minds
as Whitey
Hold That Baby!
as Whitey
Angels in Disguise
as Whitey
Fighting Fools
as Whitey
Riders of the Pony Express
as Eddie Lund
Angels' Alley
as Whitey
Smuggler's Cove
as Whitey
Trouble Makers
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Night Wind
as Irv Bennett
Jinx Money
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Secret Service Investigator
as Counterman
The Pilgrim Lady
as Bellboy
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos
as Whitey
Merton of the Movies
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
News Hounds
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Fun on a Weekend
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Do You Love Me
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Mr. Hex
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Without Reservations
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
In Fast Company
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Bowery Bombshell
as Whitey
People Are Funny
as NBC Usher
Spook Busters
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Live Wires
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Gay Blades
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
One More Tomorrow
as Stinky
Road to Utopia
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Pesky (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Skinny
Docks of New York
as Skinny
Come Out Fighting
as Skinny
Story of G.I. Joe
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
as Joe the Newsboy
I Won't Play
as Florida
Follow the Leader
as Spider O'Brien
That's My Baby!
as Office boy
Million Dollar Kid
as Skinny
They Live in Fear
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
The Whistler
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Block Busters
as Butch
Bowery Champs
as Skinny
Janie
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
as Joe (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
as Sammy (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
as Butch
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Zombie Parker
The Powers Girl
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Greene (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Benny
Aerial Gunner
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
All by Myself
as Telegraph Messenger
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Pinky
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Busboy (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps
as Jerry Murphy
The Talk of the Town
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
I Live on Danger
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Wildcat
as Bud Smithers
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Theatre Usher
Perils of Nyoka
as Red Davis
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Whitey
Home in Wyomin'
as Usher (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West
as Telegraph Messenger
Get Hep to Love
as Soda Jerk
On the Sunny Side
as Messenger
A Night to Remember
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Barker (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Messenger (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Scattergood Baines
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Ice Cream Man
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Great Guns
as Recruit at Corral
Time Out for Rhythm
as Messenger (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Singing Telegram Boy
Second Chorus
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Vendor
Jesse James at Bay
as Young Davis
Mr. District Attorney
as Office Boy
She Knew All the Answers
as Singing Telegraph Boy
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Whitey Murphy
Cadet Girl
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Young People
as Boy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
as Happy (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Lem (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Dan Withers
And One Was Beautiful
as Delivery Man
Lucky Partners
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
as Elevator Boy
Melody Ranch
as Slim
Give Us Wings
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
Grand Ole Opry
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
as (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Office Boy
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tour Guide
Code of the Streets
as Trouble
Bringing Up Baby
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Delivery Boy
Hold That Co-ed
as Sylvester
King of the Newsboys
as Squimpy
Newsboys' Home
as Trouble
I Met My Love Again
as Billy (uncredited)
Little Tough Guys in Society
as Trouble
Say It in French
as Midget Car Driver
There's Always a Woman
as Bellboy
The Last Gangster
as Freddy the Office Boy
That I May Live
as Kurt Plivens
Tramp Trouble
1937
Tramp Trouble
as Young Bindlestiff
Flying Fists
as Monk, Tall Kid
They Wanted to Marry
as Freckles
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Bellboy
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Spud
Theodora Goes Wild
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Captain January
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Ramona
as Joseph Hyar
After the Thin Man
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as The Gawker
M'Liss
as Archer Morpher
Laughing at Trouble
as Wilbur
The Witness Chair
as Benny Ryan
Libeled Lady
as Johnny
Can This Be Dixie?
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
$10 Raise
as Jimmy
Way Down East
as Amos
College Scandal
as 'Penny' Parker
Doubting Thomas
as Caddie
Show Them No Mercy!
as Willie (uncredited)
Your Uncle Dudley
as Cyril Church
3 Kids and a Queen
as Flash
Bad Boy
as Grocery Clerk
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight