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