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William Benedict
Actor
Died November 25, 1999 (82 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation · as Gus Morton |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Station Owner |
| 1978 | Born Again · as Leon Jaworski |
| 1977 | The Last Hurrah · as Willie Degman |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Vic |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York · as Telegraph Office Manager |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Man on Bus |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Bank Guard (1976) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Emmett Winston, Esq. |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Homebodies · as Watchman |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | The Sting · as Roulette Dealer |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Mike Brown |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Prescott |
| 1972 | The Dirt Gang · as Station Attendant |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Jimmy McNab |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! · as News Vendor |
| 1969 | The Over-the-Hill Gang · as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery · as Jocko (as William Benedict) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Delivery Boy |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Bill White |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Pet Shop Owner |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Villager Peabody |
| 1968 | Funny Girl · as Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Frankie and Johnny · as Bum Sleeping on Bench |
| 1966 | The Monkees (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) · as Pierre |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Denver |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Counterman |
| 1965 | Harlow · as Bespectacled Hero in Movie |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail · as Simpson |
| 1965 | Zebra in the Kitchen · as Toy Shop Proprietor |
| 1965 | Camp Runamuck (TV Series) · as Vendor |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Perkins |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Cleaning Man |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1964 | Dear Heart · as Stu (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back · as Man Exiting Elevator |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Drunk #2 |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill · as Small Man in Horseshoe |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Crewman |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Conklin |
| 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! · as Bellhop |
| 1958 | Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Happy |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Pringle |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Wagon Train Member |
| 1956 | The Killing · as American Airlines Clerk |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Gus |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Benny |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1955 | The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) · as Delivery Man |
| 1955 | Bride of the Monster · as Newsboy |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Sargent at Arms |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster · as Albert |
| 1952 | I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Delivery Boy |
| 1951 | Bowery Battalion · as Whitey |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Degnan |
| 1950 | Blonde Dynamite · as Whitey |
| 1950 | Lucky Losers · as Whitey |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Messenger |
| 1950 | Dick Tracy (1950) (TV Series) · as Heels Beals |
| 1949 | Master Minds · as Whitey |
| 1949 | Fighting Fools · as Whitey |
| 1948 | Smugglers' Cove · as Whitey |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn |
| 1947 | Bowery Buckaroos · as Whitey |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend · as Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | People Are Funny · as NBC Usher |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye · as Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell · as Whitey |
| 1946 | A Boy, a Girl and a Dog · as Messenger Boy |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn · as Newsboy |
| 1946 | Live Wires · as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1946 | Gay Blades · as Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Second Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe · as Private Whitey |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine · as Joe the Newsboy |
| 1945 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again · as Skinny |
| 1945 | Docks of New York · as Skinny |
| 1944 | Cover Girl · as Florist Delivery Boy |
| 1944 | Million Dollar Kid · as Skinny |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader · as Spider O'Brien |
| 1944 | Bowery Champs · as Skinny |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner · as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell |
| 1943 | Minesweeper · as Inoculations Corpsman |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose · as Benny |
| 1943 | Clancy Street Boys · as Butch |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! · as Kylar |
| 1942 | The Ox-Bow Incident · as Green (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Glass Key · as Farr's Office Boy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West · as Telegraph Messenger |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · as Bellboy |
| 1942 | Wildcat · as Bud Smithers |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Usher (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel · as Whitey Murphy |
| 1941 | Time Out for Rhythm · as Unknown |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne · as Train Vendor |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney · as Office Boy |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay · as Young Davis |
| 1940 | Second Chorus · as Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Lem (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Young People · as Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River · as Elevator Boy |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch · as Slim |
| 1939 | Timber Stampede · as Tiny Tim - Printer's Devil |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby · as David's Caddy (uncredited) |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys · as Squimpy |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman · as Bellboy |
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again · as Billy |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss · as Delivery Boy |
| 1938 | Young Fugitives · as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) |
| 1937 | Rhythm in the Clouds · as Bellboy |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as Newsboy |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady · as Joe |
| 1936 | Captain January · as Telegram Delivery Boy |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend · as Breck |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight |