William Benedict

William Benedict

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1917-04-16
Deathday: 1999-11-25 (82 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 220

Movies 176

TV Shows 44

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Gus Morton
Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)

Movie
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven (1984)

TV
Elderly Man
Computercide

Computercide (1982)

Movie
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981)

TV
6
Old Man
Goldie and the Boxer

Goldie and the Boxer (1979)

Movie
Leon Jaworski
Born Again

Born Again (1978)

Movie
Vic
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Telegraph Office Manager
Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)

Movie
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Man on Bus
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

Movie
Scavenger
Matt Helm

Matt Helm (1975)

TV
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen (1975)

TV
Lennie
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat (1975)

Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die (1975)

Movie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

TV
6
Roulette Dealer
The Sting

The Sting (1973)

Movie
3.83
Prescott
Police Story

Police Story (1973)

TV
Station Attendant
The Dirt Gang

The Dirt Gang (1972)

Movie
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Newsboy
The Adventures of Nick Carter

The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)

Movie
Mr. Feigelbaum
Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom (1972)

Movie
Emergency!

Emergency! (1972)

TV
8.33
Jimmy McNab
All in the Family

All in the Family (1971)

TV
6.8
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
The Immortal

The Immortal (1970)

TV
News Vendor (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Movie
1
The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch (1969)

TV
5.11
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang (1969)

Movie
Big Daddy

Big Daddy (1969)

Movie
Joe Summers
The Lottery

The Lottery (1969)

Movie
Pet Shop Owner / Uncle Whitmore
Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)

TV
Deliveryman
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Villager Peabody
Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants (1968)

TV
9
Bill White
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968)

Movie
1
Jocko (as William Benedict)
Rogue's Gallery

Rogue's Gallery (1968)

Movie
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)

TV
Hondo

Hondo (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Clem (as Bill Benedict)
What Am I Bid?

What Am I Bid? (1967)

Movie
Denver
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible (1966)

TV
6.33
The Monkees

The Monkees (1966)

TV
4.25
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny (1966)

Movie
Cleaning Man
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

TV
6.11
Farley
Honey West

Honey West (1965)

TV
6
Simpson
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

Movie
Stu
Dear Heart

Dear Heart (1965)

Movie
Branded

Branded (1965)

TV
5.91
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)

TV
Willie
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction (1963)

TV
6
Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back (1961)

Movie
6
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Joe
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)

TV
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1959)

TV
6
Conklin
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Trapper (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree (1959)

Movie
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Wagon Train Member
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

TV
American Airlines Clerk
The Killing

The Killing (1956)

Movie
4.33
Telegraph Boy
Mobs, Inc.

Mobs, Inc. (1956)

Movie
Navy Log

Navy Log (1955)

TV
Gus
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Newsboy
Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster (1955)

Movie
1
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8
Albert
The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster (1953)

Movie
I'm the Law

I'm the Law (1953)

TV
Degnan
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Dragnet

Dragnet (1951)

TV
7
Whitey (as William Benedict)
Crazy Over Horses

Crazy Over Horses (1951)

Movie
Whitey
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy! (1951)

Movie
Whitey
Ghost Chasers

Ghost Chasers (1951)

Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)

TV
Whitey
Bowery Battalion

Bowery Battalion (1951)

Movie
Whitey (as William Benedict)
Blues Busters

Blues Busters (1950)

Movie
Whitey, Bowery Boy
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble (1950)

Movie
Whitey
Lucky Losers

Lucky Losers (1950)

Movie
Whitey
Blonde Dynamite

Blonde Dynamite (1950)

Movie
Whitey
Master Minds

Master Minds (1949)

Movie
6
Whitey
Angels in Disguise

Angels in Disguise (1949)

Movie
Whitey
Hold That Baby!

Hold That Baby! (1949)

Movie
Eddie Lund
Riders of the Pony Express

Riders of the Pony Express (1949)

Movie
Whitey
Fighting Fools

Fighting Fools (1949)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Trouble Makers

Trouble Makers (1948)

Movie
Whitey
Smuggler's Cove

Smuggler's Cove (1948)

Movie
Irv Bennett
Night Wind

Night Wind (1948)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Jinx Money

Jinx Money (1948)

Movie
Counterman
Secret Service Investigator

Secret Service Investigator (1948)

Movie
Whitey
Angels' Alley

Angels' Alley (1948)

Movie
Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos

Bowery Buckaroos (1947)

Movie
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies (1947)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
News Hounds

News Hounds (1947)

Movie
Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

Movie
Whitey
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)

Movie
Bellboy
The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady (1947)

Movie
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye (1946)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Mr. Hex

Mr. Hex (1946)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Spook Busters

Spook Busters (1946)

Movie
Whitey
Bowery Bombshell

Bowery Bombshell (1946)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
In Fast Company

In Fast Company (1946)

Movie
Stinky
One More Tomorrow

One More Tomorrow (1946)

Movie
Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me (1946)

Movie
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Without Reservations

Without Reservations (1946)

Movie
Newsboy
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves

The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)

Movie
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia (1946)

Movie
4.67
Newsboy (uncredited)
Gay Blades

Gay Blades (1946)

Movie
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Live Wires

Live Wires (1946)

Movie
NBC Usher
People Are Funny

People Are Funny (1946)

Movie
Skinny
Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting (1945)

Movie
Skinny
Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)

Movie
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

Movie
Joe the Newsboy
Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine (1945)

Movie
Skinny
Docks of New York

Docks of New York (1945)

Movie
Pesky [Ch 1,3,5-8,11,13]
Brenda Starr, Reporter

Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)

Movie
Skinny
Bowery Champs

Bowery Champs (1944)

Movie
Florida
I Won't Play

I Won't Play (1944)

Movie
Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
They Live in Fear

They Live in Fear (1944)

Movie
Office boy
That's My Baby!

That's My Baby! (1944)

Movie
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Janie

Janie (1944)

Movie
Butch
Block Busters

Block Busters (1944)

Movie
Spider O'Brien
Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader (1944)

Movie
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
The Whistler

The Whistler (1944)

Movie
4.33
Skinny
Million Dollar Kid

Million Dollar Kid (1944)

Movie
3.5
Jerry Murphy
Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps (1943)

Movie
Abel
Moonlight in Vermont

Moonlight in Vermont (1943)

Movie
Pinky
Mr. Muggs Steps Out

Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)

Movie
Zombie Parker
Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)

Movie
Sammy (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling (1943)

Movie
Benny
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Movie
5.17
Telegraph Messenger
All by Myself

All by Myself (1943)

Movie
Butch
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys (1943)

Movie
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner (1943)

Movie
Greene (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Movie
1
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl (1943)

Movie
Messenger Boy
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember (1942)

Movie
Telegraph Messenger
Heart of the Golden West

Heart of the Golden West (1942)

Movie
Soda Jerk
Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love (1942)

Movie
Theatre Usher
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)

Movie
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

Movie
Bud Smithers
Wildcat

Wildcat (1942)

Movie
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town (1942)

Movie
Whitey
Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)

Movie
Red Davis
Perils of Nyoka

Perils of Nyoka (1942)

Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger (1942)

Movie
Usher (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin'

Home in Wyomin' (1942)

Movie
Bellboy
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

Movie
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Movie
Messenger
On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side (1942)

Movie
Ice Cream Man
Confessions of Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)

Movie
Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl (1941)

Movie
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction (1941)

Movie
Young Davis
Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay (1941)

Movie
Recruit at Corral
Great Guns

Great Guns (1941)

Movie
Singing Telegram Boy
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill (1941)

Movie
Messenger (uncredited)
Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm (1941)

Movie
8
Singing Telegraph Boy
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers (1941)

Movie
Train Vendor
In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne (1941)

Movie
'Whitey' Murphy
Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Movie
Office Boy
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney (1941)

Movie
Telegram Delivery Boy
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)

Movie
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines

Scattergood Baines (1941)

Movie
Jig
The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)

Movie
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Second Chorus

Second Chorus (1941)

Movie
(uncredited)
Bowery Boy

Bowery Boy (1940)

Movie
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
The Mad Doctor

The Mad Doctor (1940)

Movie
Link (as Billy Benedict)
Give Us Wings

Give Us Wings (1940)

Movie
Slim
Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch (1940)

Movie
Boy (uncredited)
Young People

Young People (1940)

Movie
Elevator Boy
Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River (1940)

Movie
Delivery Boy
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners (1940)

Movie
Farm Boy (uncredited)
The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty (1940)

Movie
Happy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino (1940)

Movie
Dan Withers
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

Movie
Newsboy (uncredited)
Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry (1940)

Movie
Delivery Man
And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful (1940)

Movie
Lem (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee (1940)

Movie
Eddie
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless (1940)

Movie
Office Boy
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)

Movie
Tour Guide
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

Movie
Trouble
Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets (1939)

Movie
Trouble
Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home (1938)

Movie
Midget Car Driver
Say It in French

Say It in French (1938)

Movie
Trouble
Little Tough Guys in Society

Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)

Movie
Sylvester
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed (1938)

Movie
Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Young Fugitives

Young Fugitives (1938)

Movie
Delivery Boy
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss (1938)

Movie
Bellboy
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman (1938)

Movie
Squimpy
King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys (1938)

Movie
Eddie
Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway (1938)

Movie
David's Caddy (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Movie
4.2
Billy (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again (1938)

Movie
Spud
Tim Tyler's Luck

Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)

Movie
Freddy the Office Boy
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster (1937)

Movie
Kurt Plivens
That I May Live

That I May Live (1937)

Movie
Young Bindlestiff
Tramp Trouble

Tramp Trouble (1937)

Movie
Monk, Tall Kid
Flying Fists

Flying Fists (1937)

Movie
Bellboy
Rhythm in the Clouds

Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)

Movie
Freckles
They Wanted to Marry

They Wanted to Marry (1937)

Movie
Newsboy (uncredited)
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man (1936)

Movie
5.28
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Crack-Up

Crack-Up (1936)

Movie
Wilbur
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble (1936)

Movie
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie? (1936)

Movie
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Movie
6
Joe
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

Movie
6.33
Joseph Hyar
Ramona

Ramona (1936)

Movie
Archer Morpher
M'Liss

M'Liss (1936)

Movie
Benny Ryan
The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair (1936)

Movie
Telegram Delivery Boy
Captain January

Captain January (1936)

Movie
The Gawker
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor (1936)

Movie
Cyril Church
Your Uncle Dudley

Your Uncle Dudley (1935)

Movie
Willie (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)

Movie
Amos
Way Down East

Way Down East (1935)

Movie
Flash
3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen (1935)

Movie
Breck
Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

Movie
Caddie
Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas (1935)

Movie
'Penny' Parker
College Scandal

College Scandal (1935)

Movie
Jimmy
$10 Raise

$10 Raise (1935)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-04-16

Deathday
1999-11-25 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Haskell, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William 'Billy' Benedict , Bill Benedict, Billy Benedict


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