William Benedict
Acting
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
Acting233
movieBonanza: The Next Generation
1988
Gus Morton
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
Bobby Joe
movieComputercide
1982
Elderly Man
movieBorn Again
1978
Leon Jaworski
movieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976
Telegraph Office Manager
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Emmett Winston, Esq.
tvMatt Helm
1975
Scavenger
movieCop on the Beat
1975
Lennie
movieThe Dead Don't Die
1975
Hotel Desk Clerk
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Reverend Lyman
movieThe Sting
1973
Roulette Dealer
tvPolice Story
1973
Prescott / Bellman
movieThe Dirt Gang
1972
Station Attendant
movieCall Her Mom
1972
Mr. Feigelbaum
tvAll in the Family
1971
Jimmy McNab
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
Telegrapher (uncredited)
movieHello, Dolly!
1969
News Vendor (uncredited)
tvThen Came Bronson
1969
Card Player
movieThe Over the Hill Gang
1969
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
movieThe Lottery
1969
Joe Summers
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Deliveryman
tvMayberry R.F.D.
1968
Uncle Whitmore / Pet Shop Owner
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Villager Peabody
tvAdam-12
1968
Bill White
movieFunny Girl
1968
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
movieRogue's Gallery
1968
Jocko (as William Benedict)
tvThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Telegrapher
movieWhat Am I Bid?
1967
Clem (as Bill Benedict)
tvThe Monkees
1966
Skywriter / Old Man
movieFrankie and Johnny
1966
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965
Cleaning Man
tvHoney West
1965
Farley
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Willie
movieLover Come Back
1961
Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Conklin
movieThe Hanging Tree
1959
Trapper (uncredited)
tvWagon Train
1957
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
movieThe Killing
1956
American Airlines Clerk
movieMobs, Inc.
1956
Telegraph Boy
movieCrazy Over Horses
1951
Whitey (as William Benedict)
movieLet's Go Navy!
1951
Whitey
movieGhost Chasers
1951
Whitey
movieBlues Busters
1950
Whitey (as William Benedict)
movieTriple Trouble
1950
Whitey, Bowery Boy
movieLucky Losers
1950
Whitey
movieBlonde Dynamite
1950
Whitey
movieMaster Minds
1949
Whitey
movieHold That Baby!
1949
Whitey
movieRiders of the Pony Express
1949
Eddie Lund
movieFighting Fools
1949
Whitey
movieTrouble Makers
1948
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieSmuggler's Cove
1948
Whitey
movieNight Wind
1948
Irv Bennett
movieJinx Money
1948
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieSecret Service Investigator
1948
Counterman
movieAngels' Alley
1948
Whitey
movieMerton of the Movies
1947
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
movieNews Hounds
1947
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieThe Hucksters
1947
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
movieFun on a Weekend
1947
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
movieThe Pilgrim Lady
1947
Bellboy
movieMr. Hex
1946
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieNever Say Goodbye
1946
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
movieSpook Busters
1946
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieIn Fast Company
1946
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
movieDo You Love Me
1946
Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
movieWithout Reservations
1946
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Newsboy (uncredited)
movieThe Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
Bellboy (uncredited)
movieRoad to Utopia
1946
Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
movieGay Blades
1946
Newsboy (uncredited)
movieLive Wires
1946
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
moviePeople Are Funny
1946
NBC Usher
movieStory of G.I. Joe
1945
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
movieHollywood and Vine
1945
Joe the Newsboy
movieBrenda Starr, Reporter
1945
Pesky (uncredited)
movieBowery Champs
1944
Skinny
movieI Won't Play
1944
Florida
movieThey Live in Fear
1944
Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
movieThat's My Baby!
1944
Office boy
movieJanie
1944
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
movieFollow the Leader
1944
Spider O'Brien
movieFollow the Boys
1944
Joe (uncredited)
movieThe Whistler
1944
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
movieWhispering Footsteps
1943
Jerry Murphy
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Busboy (uncredited)
movieAdventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
Zombie Parker
movieNobody's Darling
1943
Sammy (uncredited)
movieAll by Myself
1943
Telegraph Messenger
movieAerial Gunner
1943
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
movieThe Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Greene (uncredited)
movieThe Powers Girl
1943
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
movieA Night to Remember
1942
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
movieHeart of the Golden West
1942
Telegraph Messenger
movieGet Hep to Love
1942
Soda Jerk
movieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
Theatre Usher
movieThe Glass Key
1942
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
movieWildcat
1942
Bud Smithers
movieThe Talk of the Town
1942
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
moviePerils of Nyoka
1942
Red Davis
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Barker (uncredited)
movieI Live on Danger
1942
Bellboy (uncredited)
movieHome in Wyomin'
1942
Usher (uncredited)
movieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
Messenger (uncredited)
movieOn the Sunny Side
1942
Messenger
movieConfessions of Boston Blackie
1941
Ice Cream Man
movieCadet Girl
1941
Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
movieTuxedo Junction
1941
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
movieJesse James at Bay
1941
Young Davis
movieGreat Guns
1941
Recruit at Corral
movieDressed to Kill
1941
Singing Telegram Boy
movieTime Out for Rhythm
1941
Messenger (uncredited)
movieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
Singing Telegraph Boy
movieIn Old Cheyenne
1941
Train Vendor
movieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941
Whitey Murphy
movieMr. District Attorney
1941
Office Boy
movieThe Man Who Lost Himself
1941
Telegram Delivery Boy
movieScattergood Baines
1941
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
movieSecond Chorus
1941
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
movieBowery Boy
1940
(uncredited)
movieThe Mad Doctor
1940
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
movieGive Us Wings
1940
Link (as Billy Benedict)
movieYoung People
1940
Boy (uncredited)
movieRhythm on the River
1940
Elevator Boy
movieLucky Partners
1940
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Great McGinty
1940
Farm Boy (uncredited)
movieStage to Chino
1940
Happy (uncredited)
movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
Dan Withers
movieGrand Ole Opry
1940
Newsboy (uncredited)
movieAnd One Was Beautiful
1940
Delivery Man
movieMy Little Chickadee
1940
Lem (uncredited)
moviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
Office Boy
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939
Tour Guide
movieCode of the Streets
1939
Trouble
movieNewsboys' Home
1938
Trouble
movieSay It in French
1938
Midget Car Driver
movieHold That Co-ed
1938
Sylvester
movieYoung Fugitives
1938
Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
movieHold That Kiss
1938
Delivery Boy
movieBringing Up Baby
1938
David's Caddy (uncredited)
movieI Met My Love Again
1938
Billy (uncredited)
movieThe Last Gangster
1937
Freddy the Office Boy
movieThat I May Live
1937
Kurt Plivens
Tramp Trouble
1937
Young Bindlestiff
movieFlying Fists
1937
Monk, Tall Kid
movieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937
Copy Boy (uncredited)
movieThey Wanted to Marry
1937
Freckles
movieAfter the Thin Man
1936
Newsboy (uncredited)
movieCrack-Up
1936
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
movieCan This Be Dixie?
1936
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
movieTheodora Goes Wild
1936
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
movieLibeled Lady
1936
Johnny
movieRamona
1936
Joseph Hyar
movieM'Liss
1936
Archer Morpher
movieThe Witness Chair
1936
Benny Ryan
movieCaptain January
1936
Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Country Doctor
1936
The Gawker
movieYour Uncle Dudley
1935
Cyril Church
movieShow Them No Mercy!
1935
Willie (uncredited)
movieBad Boy
1935
Grocery Clerk
movieDoubting Thomas
1935
Caddie
movieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
movieCollege Scandal
1935
'Penny' Parker
movie$10 Raise
1935
Jimmy