Acting · Haskell, Oklahoma, USA · Born April 16, 1917
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.
MovieThe Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020
as Himself
MovieBonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Gus Morton
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
as Bobby Joe
MovieComputercide
1982
as Elderly Man
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
as Old Man
MovieBorn Again
1978
as Leon Jaworski
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Vic
MovieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Emmett Winston, Esq.
MovieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Man on Bus
TVMatt Helm
1975
as Scavenger
TVEllery Queen
1975
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Lennie
MovieThe Dead Don't Die
1975
as Hotel Desk Clerk
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Reverend Lyman
MovieThe Sting
1973
as Roulette Dealer
TVPolice Story
1973
as Prescott
The Secret Sharer
1973
as Mr. Burns
MovieThe Dirt Gang
1972
as Station Attendant
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
MovieThe Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Newsboy
MovieCall Her Mom
1972
as Mr. Feigelbaum
TVEmergency!
1972
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Jimmy McNab
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
TVThe Immortal
1970
MovieHello, Dolly!
1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
TVThe Brady Bunch
1969
TVThen Came Bronson
1969
as Card Player
MovieThe Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
MovieBig Daddy
1969
MovieThe Lottery
1969
as Joe Summers
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Deliveryman
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Uncle Whitmore
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Villager Peabody
TVAdam-12
1968
as Bill White
MovieFunny Girl
1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
MovieRogue's Gallery
1968
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
TVMannix
1967
TVHondo
1967
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Telegrapher
TVIronside
1967
MovieWhat Am I Bid?
1967
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Denver
TVThe Monkees
1966
as Skywriter
TVFelony Squad
1966
MovieFrankie and Johnny
1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Cleaning Man
TVHoney West
1965
as Farley
MovieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Simpson
MovieDear Heart
1965
as Stu
TVBranded
1965
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Willie
MovieLover Come Back
1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
TVRoute 66
1960
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
TVDennis the Menace
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Conklin
MovieThe Hanging Tree
1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVWagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieThe Killing
1956
as American Airlines Clerk
MovieMobs, Inc.
1956
as Telegraph Boy
TVNavy Log
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Gus
MovieBride of the Monster
1955
as Newsboy
TVLassie
1954
MovieThe Magnetic Monster
1953
as Albert
TVI'm the Law
1953
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Degnan
TVDragnet
1951
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
MovieCrazy Over Horses
1951
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
MovieLet's Go Navy!
1951
as Whitey
MovieGhost Chasers
1951
as Whitey
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieBowery Battalion
1951
as Whitey
MovieBlues Busters
1950
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
MovieTriple Trouble
1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
MovieLucky Losers
1950
as Whitey
MovieBlonde Dynamite
1950
as Whitey
MovieMaster Minds
1949
as Whitey
MovieAngels in Disguise
1949
as Whitey
MovieHold That Baby!
1949
as Whitey
MovieRiders of the Pony Express
1949
as Eddie Lund
MovieFighting Fools
1949
as Whitey
MovieTrouble Makers
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieSmuggler's Cove
1948
as Whitey
MovieNight Wind
1948
as Irv Bennett
MovieJinx Money
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieSecret Service Investigator
1948
as Counterman
MovieAngels' Alley
1948
as Whitey
MovieBowery Buckaroos
1947
as Whitey
MovieMerton of the Movies
1947
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
MovieNews Hounds
1947
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieThe Hucksters
1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
MovieFun on a Weekend
1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
MovieHard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Whitey
MovieThe Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Bellboy
MovieMr. Hex
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieNever Say Goodbye
1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
MovieSpook Busters
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieBowery Bombshell
1946
as Whitey
MovieIn Fast Company
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MovieOne More Tomorrow
1946
as Stinky
MovieDo You Love Me
1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
MovieWithout Reservations
1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
MovieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieThe Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Bellboy (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
MovieGay Blades
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieLive Wires
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
MoviePeople Are Funny
1946
as NBC Usher
MovieCome Out Fighting
1945
as Skinny
MovieMr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Skinny
MovieStory of G.I. Joe
1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
MovieHollywood and Vine
1945
as Joe the Newsboy
MovieDocks of New York
1945
as Skinny
MovieBrenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Pesky (uncredited)
MovieBowery Champs
1944
as Skinny
MovieI Won't Play
1944
as Florida
MovieThey Live in Fear
1944
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
MovieThat's My Baby!
1944
as Office boy
MovieJanie
1944
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
MovieBlock Busters
1944
as Butch
MovieFollow the Leader
1944
as Spider O'Brien
MovieFollow the Boys
1944
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieThe Whistler
1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
MovieMillion Dollar Kid
1944
as Skinny
MovieWhispering Footsteps
1943
as Jerry Murphy
MovieMoonlight in Vermont
1943
as Abel
MovieMr. Muggs Steps Out
1943
as Pinky
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
MovieAdventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Zombie Parker
MovieNobody's Darling
1943
as Sammy (uncredited)
MovieGhosts on the Loose
1943
as Benny
MovieAll by Myself
1943
as Telegraph Messenger
MovieClancy Street Boys
1943
as Butch
MovieAerial Gunner
1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
MovieThe Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Greene (uncredited)
MovieThe Powers Girl
1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
MovieA Night to Remember
1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
MovieHeart of the Golden West
1942
as Telegraph Messenger
MovieGet Hep to Love
1942
as Soda Jerk
MovieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Theatre Usher
MovieThe Glass Key
1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
MovieWildcat
1942
as Bud Smithers
MovieThe Talk of the Town
1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
MovieJunior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Whitey
MoviePerils of Nyoka
1942
as Red Davis
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Barker (uncredited)
MovieI Live on Danger
1942
as Bellboy (uncredited)
MovieHome in Wyomin'
1942
as Usher (uncredited)
MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Bellboy
MovieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
MovieRings on Her Fingers
1942
MovieOn the Sunny Side
1942
as Messenger
MovieConfessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Ice Cream Man
MovieCadet Girl
1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
MovieTuxedo Junction
1941
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
MovieJesse James at Bay
1941
as Young Davis
MovieGreat Guns
1941
as Recruit at Corral
MovieDressed to Kill
1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
MovieTime Out for Rhythm
1941
as Messenger (uncredited)
MovieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
as Singing Telegraph Boy
MovieIn Old Cheyenne
1941
as Train Vendor
MovieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
MovieMr. District Attorney
1941
as Office Boy
MovieThe Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Telegram Delivery Boy
MovieScattergood Baines
1941
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Jig
MovieSecond Chorus
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
MovieBowery Boy
1940
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Mad Doctor
1940
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
MovieGive Us Wings
1940
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
MovieMelody Ranch
1940
as Slim
MovieYoung People
1940
as Boy (uncredited)
MovieRhythm on the River
1940
as Elevator Boy
MovieLucky Partners
1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
MovieThe Great McGinty
1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
MovieStage to Chino
1940
as Happy (uncredited)
MovieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Dan Withers
MovieGrand Ole Opry
1940
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieAnd One Was Beautiful
1940
as Delivery Man
MovieMy Little Chickadee
1940
as Lem (uncredited)
MovieLegion of the Lawless
1940
as Eddie
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Office Boy
MovieHollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tour Guide
MovieCode of the Streets
1939
as Trouble
MovieNewsboys' Home
1938
as Trouble
MovieSay It in French
1938
as Midget Car Driver
MovieLittle Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Trouble
MovieHold That Co-ed
1938
as Sylvester
MovieYoung Fugitives
1938
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
MovieHold That Kiss
1938
as Delivery Boy
MovieThere's Always a Woman
1938
as Bellboy
MovieKing of the Newsboys
1938
as Squimpy
MovieWalking Down Broadway
1938
as Eddie
MovieBringing Up Baby
1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
MovieI Met My Love Again
1938
as Billy (uncredited)
MovieTim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Spud
MovieThe Last Gangster
1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
MovieThat I May Live
1937
as Kurt Plivens
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Young Bindlestiff
MovieFlying Fists
1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
MovieRhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Bellboy
MovieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
MovieThey Wanted to Marry
1937
as Freckles
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
MovieCrack-Up
1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
MovieLaughing at Trouble
1936
as Wilbur
MovieCan This Be Dixie?
1936
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
MovieTheodora Goes Wild
1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
MovieLibeled Lady
1936
as Johnny
MovieRamona
1936
as Joseph Hyar
MovieM'Liss
1936
as Archer Morpher
MovieThe Witness Chair
1936
as Benny Ryan
MovieCaptain January
1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
MovieThe Country Doctor
1936
as The Gawker
MovieYour Uncle Dudley
1935
as Cyril Church
MovieShow Them No Mercy!
1935
as Willie (uncredited)
MovieWay Down East
1935
as Amos
MovieBad Boy
1935
as Grocery Clerk
Movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Flash
MovieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Breck
MovieDoubting Thomas
1935
as Caddie
MovieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
MovieCollege Scandal
1935
as 'Penny' Parker
Movie$10 Raise
1935
as Jimmy
