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William Benedict

Actor
Born April 16, 1917Died 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bride of the Monster
  • Highway to Heaven
  • Hangmen Also Die!
  • The Rifleman
  • Story of G.I. Joe
  • Petticoat Junction
  • Dennis the Menace
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Cheyenne
  • Route 66
  • Second Chorus
  • Ghosts on the Loose
  • The Kid from Brooklyn
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
  • There's Always a Woman
  • The Over-the-Hill Gang
  • I Met My Love Again
  • Aerial Gunner
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  • In Old Cheyenne
  • Home in Wyomin'

Known For

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel
  • Story of G.I. Joe
  • Frankie and Johnny
  • The Whistler
  • Ghosts on the Loose
  • Million Dollar Kid
  • Bowery Champs
  • Mr. Muggs Rides Again
  • Docks of New York
  • Bowery Bombshell
  • Live Wires
  • Follow the Leader
  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
  • Bowery Buckaroos
  • Clancy Street Boys
  • Master Minds
  • News Hounds
  • Hard Boiled Mahoney

Filmography

1994
The Our Gang Story · as Benny
1988
1984
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Bobby Joe
1981
Father Murphy (TV Series) · as Desk Clerk
1981
Computercide · as Elderly Man
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Old Man
1979
Goldie and the Boxer · as Old Man
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) · as Junior
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Station Owner
1978
Born Again · as Leon Jaworski
1977
The Last Hurrah · as Willie Degman
1977
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Vic
1977
Man from Atlantis (TV Series) · as Guard
1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Bank Guard (1976)
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York · as Telegraph Office Manager
1976
Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Gas Station Attendent
1976
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Emmett Winston, Esq.
1976
Ark II (TV Series) · as Malcolm
1976
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Toby
1975
Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Scavenger
1975
Cop on the Beat · as Lennie
1975
Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Cabbie
1975
McCoy (TV Series) · as Cast
1975
The Dead Don't Die · as Hotel Desk Clerk
1974
Homebodies · as Watchman
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) · as Guard
1974
1974
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Reverend Lyman
1973
The Sting · as Roulette Dealer
1973
Toma (TV Series) · as Cab Driver
1973
Police Story (TV Series) · as Bellman
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Mike Brown
1972
The Dirt Gang · as Station Attendant
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Dorsey Chandler
1972
1972
Call Her Mom · as Mr. Feigelbaum
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) · as Hyperventilating Victim
1971
All in the Family (TV Series) · as Jimmy Mcnab
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Janitor
1970
The Young Rebels (TV Series) · as Cobbler
1969
Hello, Dolly! · as News Vendor
1969
1969
The Immortal (TV Series) · as Poker Player
1969
The Brady Bunch (TV Series) · as News Vendor
1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) · as Proprietor
1969
Bracken's World (TV Series)
1969
Big Daddy · as Cast
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) · as Card Player No. 3
1969
The Lottery · as Joe Summers
1968
The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Bartender
1968
Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Delivery Man
1968
Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Pet Shop Owner
1968
Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Villager Peabody
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Bill White
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Delivery Boy
1968
Funny Girl · as Western Union Boy
1968
Rogue's Gallery · as Jocko
1967
Mannix (TV Series) · as Manager
1967
Ironside (TV Series) · as Special Delivery Man
1967
Hondo (TV Series) · as Willie
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) · as Telegrapher
1966
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Denver
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Counterman
1966
The Felony Squad (TV Series) · as Clerk
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) · as Pierre
1966
Frankie and Johnny · as Bum Sleeping On Bench
1965
The Monkees (TV Series) · as Old Man
1965
The Loner (TV Series) · as Liveryman
1965
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Cleaning Man
1965
Camp Runamuck (TV Series) · as Vendor
1965
The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Sign Painter
1965
Honey West (TV Series) · as Farley
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Bank Guard
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Perkins
1965
Harlow · as Bespectacled Hero In Movie
1965
The Hallelujah Trail · as Simpson - Miner
1965
Zebra in the Kitchen · as Toy Shop Proprietor
1965
Branded (TV Series) · as Hogan
1964
Dear Heart · as Stu
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as 1st Player
1963
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Willie Trankis
1961
Lover Come Back · as Musician In Elevator
1961
Ripcord (TV Series) · as Mr. Wheelwright
1960
Route 66 (TV Series) · as Marvin
1960
The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Drunk #2
1960
Outlaws (TV Series) · as Ticket Agent
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Joe
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill · as Small Man In Horseshoe
1959
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Crook
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Conklin
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) · as Crewman
1959
The Hanging Tree · as Trapper
1958
1958
The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Dave Prentice
1958
Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Happy
1958
Annette (TV Series) · as Delivery Man
1957
Maverick (TV Series) · as Hotel Desk Clerk
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Old Man
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Wagon Train Member
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Pringle
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Private First Class
1956
Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Punk
1956
Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Harry
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Preacher Luke
1956
The Charles Farrell Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1956
The Killing · as American Airlines Clerk
1955
Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) · as Grizzled Union Veteran
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Bartender
1955
Navy Log (TV Series) · as Chadwick
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Gus
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Benny - Clanton Henchman
1955
The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) · as Delivery Man
1955
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Sargent At Arms
1954
Lassie (TV Series) · as Mr. Pike
1954
The Whistler (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) · as Deckhand
1953
1953
I'm the Law (TV Series) · as Skinny
1952
I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Delivery Boy
1952
This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Smitty
1951
Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
Crazy Over Horses · as Whitey
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1951
Let's Go Navy! · as Whitey
1951
Ghost Chasers · as Whitmore 'whitey' Williams
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) · as Clarence
1951
Bowery Battalion · as Whitey
1950
Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Messenger
1950
Blues Busters · as Whitey
1950
Dick Tracy (1950) (TV Series) · as Heels Beals
1950
Triple Trouble · as Whitey
1950
Lucky Losers · as Whitey
1950
Blonde Dynamite · as Whitey
1949
Master Minds · as Whitey
1949
Angels in Disguise · as Whitey
1949
Hold That Baby! · as Whitey
1949
Fighting Fools · as Whitey
1948
Trouble Makers · as Whitey
1948
Smugglers' Cove · as Whitey
1948
Jinx Money · as Whitey
1948
1948
Angels' Alley · as Whitey
1947
Bowery Buckaroos · as Whitey
1947
Merton of the Movies · as Von Strutt's Assistant
1947
News Hounds · as Whitey
1947
The Hucksters · as Bellboy At Blue Penguin Inn
1947
Fun on a Weekend · as Hotel Bellboy
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney · as Whitey
1946
Mr. Hex · as Whitey
1946
Do You Love Me · as Singing Western Union Boy
1946
Never Say Goodbye · as Messenger Boy
1946
No Leave, No Love · as Expectant Father On Hospital Phone
1946
Spook Busters · as Whitey
1946
Bowery Bombshell · as Whitey
1946
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog · as Messenger Boy
1946
In Fast Company · as Whitey
1946
One More Tomorrow · as Stakey
1946
Without Reservations · as Western Union Telegraph Boy
1946
1946
Live Wires · as Whitey
1946
People Are Funny · as Nbc Usher
1945
Road to Utopia · as Second Newsboy
1945
Come Out Fighting · as Skinny
1945
1945
Story of G.I. Joe · as Pvt. Whitey
1945
Hollywood and Vine · as Joe - Newsboy
1945
Docks of New York · as Skinny
1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter · as Pesky [ch 1,3,5-8,11,13]
1944
Bowery Champs · as Skinny
1944
The Merry Monahans · as Messenger
1944
That's My Baby! · as Office Boy
1944
Janie · as Soda Jerk
1944
1944
Block Busters · as Butch
1944
Follow the Leader · as Spider O'brien
1944
Follow the Boys · as Joe
1944
Cover Girl · as Florist Delivery Boy
1944
The Whistler · as The Deafmute
1944
Million Dollar Kid · as Skinny
1943
Whispering Footsteps · as Jerry Murphy
1943
1943
Minesweeper · as Inoculations Corpsman
1943
1943
1943
1943
Nobody's Darling · as Sammy
1943
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident · as Greene
1943
Clancy Street Boys · as Butch - Cherry Street Leader
1943
1943
Aerial Gunner · as Pvt. Jackson 'sleepy' Laswell
1943
The Powers Girl · as Powers Agency Office Boy
1942
A Night to Remember · as Messenger Boy
1942
Heart of the Golden West · as Telegraph Messenger
1942
Valley of Hunted Men · as Ranch Boy
1942
The Glass Key · as Farr's Receptionist
1942
Get Hep to Love · as Soda Jerk
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Usher In Opera House
1942
Wildcat · as Bud Smithers
1942
The Talk of the Town · as Western Union Boy
1942
Perils of Nyoka · as Red Davis
1942
Lady in a Jam · as Barker
1942
I Live on Danger · as Nightclub Waiter
1942
1942
1942
1942
Rings on Her Fingers · as Newsboy
1942
On the Sunny Side · as Messenger
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight · as Newsboy
1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie · as Ice Cream Man
1941
Unholy Partners · as Copyboy Wanting Paper
1941
Jesse James at Bay · as Young Davis
1941
Great Guns · as Recruit At Corral
1941
Dressed to Kill · as Telegram Boy
1941
Time Out for Rhythm · as Messenger
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 Messenger Boy
1941
Scattergood Baines · as Lafe Hopper
1941
1940
The Mad Doctor · as Mickey Barnes - Copy Boy
1940
Give Us Wings · as Link
1940
Second Chorus · as Ticket Taker
1940
Melody Ranch · as Slim
1940
Rhythm on the River · as Elevator Boy
1940
Young People · as Boy
1940
The Great McGinty · as Farm Boy
1940
Lucky Partners · as Delivery Boy
1940
Stage to Chino · as Happy
1940
Adventures of Red Ryder · as Dan Withers
1940
Grand Ole Opry · as Newsboy
1940
Prairie Law · as Teenage Voter
1940
And One Was Beautiful · as Delivery Man
1940
1940
1939
Call a Messenger · as Trouble
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles · as Office Boy
1939
Timber Stampede · as Tiny Tim - Printer's Devil
1939
Man of Conquest · as Tommy
1939
Code of the Streets · as Trouble
1938
Say It in French · as Red-Haired Boy
1938
1938
Hold That Co-ed · as Sylvester
1938
Young Fugitives · as Jud
1938
Hold That Kiss · as Boy Delivering Suit
1938
1938
King of the Newsboys · as Squimpy
1938
1938
Bringing Up Baby · as David's Caddy
1938
I Met My Love Again · as Billy - Boy At Party
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck · as Spud
1937
The Last Gangster · as Freddy - Office Boy
1937
Flying Fists · as Monk, Tall Kid
1937
1937
The Road Back · as Boy Leader
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective · as Copy Boy
1937
They Wanted to Marry · as Freckles
1936
After the Thin Man · as Newsboy
1936
Crack-Up · as Bunky, Office Boy
1936
Theodora Goes Wild · as Henry
1936
Libeled Lady · as Johnny
1936
Adventure in Manhattan · as Office Boy
1936
Ramona · as Joseph Hyar
1936
M'Liss · as Archer Morpher
1936
Meet Nero Wolfe · as Johnny - Barstow's Caddy
1936
The Witness Chair · as Benny Ryan
1936
Captain January · as Bud - Telegram Delivery Boy
1936
The Country Doctor · as The Gawker
1935
Show Them No Mercy! · as Willie
1935
Way Down East · as Amos
1935
Bad Boy · as Grocery Clerk
1935
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
1935
Doubting Thomas · as Caddie

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