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.
TV Shows(47)
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Incredible Hulk
Vic
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
Emmett Winston, Esq.
1976
Matt Helm
Scavenger
1975
Ellery Queen
1975
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Police Story
Prescott
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Emergency!
1972
All in the Family
Jimmy McNab
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Immortal
1970
The Brady Bunch
1969
Then Came Bronson
Card Player
1969
Here's Lucy
Deliveryman
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Uncle Whitmore
1968
Land of the Giants
Villager Peabody
1968
Adam-12
Bill White
1968
Mannix
1967
Hondo
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Telegrapher
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Denver
1966
The Monkees
Skywriter
1966
Felony Squad
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
Cleaning Man
1965
Honey West
Farley
1965
Branded
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Petticoat Junction
Willie
1963
Route 66
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe
1960
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Twilight Zone
Conklin
1959
The Rifleman
1958
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
Gus
1955
Lassie
1954
I'm the Law
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Degnan
1951
Dragnet
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Movies(186)
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
Himself
2020
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Gus Morton
1988
Computercide
Elderly Man
1982
Goldie and the Boxer
Old Man
1979
Born Again
Leon Jaworski
1978
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Telegraph Office Manager
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Man on Bus
1976
Cop on the Beat
Lennie
1975
The Dead Don't Die
Hotel Desk Clerk
1975
The Sting
Roulette Dealer
1973
The Secret Sharer
Mr. Burns
1973
The Dirt Gang
Station Attendant
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Newsboy
1972
Call Her Mom
Mr. Feigelbaum
1972
Hello, Dolly!
News Vendor (uncredited)
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
1969
Big Daddy
1969
The Lottery
Joe Summers
1969
Funny Girl
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
1968
Rogue's Gallery
Jocko (as William Benedict)
1968
What Am I Bid?
Clem (as Bill Benedict)
1967
Frankie and Johnny
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
Simpson
1965
Dear Heart
Stu
1965
Lover Come Back
Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
1961
The Hanging Tree
Trapper (uncredited)
1959
The Killing
American Airlines Clerk
1956
Mobs, Inc.
Telegraph Boy
1956
Bride of the Monster
Newsboy
1955
The Magnetic Monster
Albert
1953
Crazy Over Horses
Whitey (as William Benedict)
1951
Let's Go Navy!
Whitey
1951
Ghost Chasers
Whitey
1951
Bowery Battalion
Whitey
1951
Blues Busters
Whitey (as William Benedict)
1950
Triple Trouble
Whitey, Bowery Boy
1950
Lucky Losers
Whitey
1950
Blonde Dynamite
Whitey
1950
Master Minds
Whitey
1949
Angels in Disguise
Whitey
1949
Hold That Baby!
Whitey
1949
Riders of the Pony Express
Eddie Lund
1949
Fighting Fools
Whitey
1949
Trouble Makers
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1948
Smuggler's Cove
Whitey
1948
Night Wind
Irv Bennett
1948
Jinx Money
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1948
Secret Service Investigator
Counterman
1948
Angels' Alley
Whitey
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
Whitey
1947
Merton of the Movies
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
1947
News Hounds
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1947
The Hucksters
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Whitey
1947
The Pilgrim Lady
Bellboy
1947
Mr. Hex
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1946
Never Say Goodbye
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1946
Bowery Bombshell
Whitey
1946
In Fast Company
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1946
One More Tomorrow
Stinky
1946
Do You Love Me
Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
1946
Without Reservations
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Newsboy (uncredited)
1946
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Bellboy (uncredited)
1946
Road to Utopia
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
1946
Gay Blades
Newsboy (uncredited)
1946
Live Wires
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
1946
People Are Funny
NBC Usher
1946
Come Out Fighting
Skinny
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Skinny
1945
Story of G.I. Joe
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
1945
Hollywood and Vine
Joe the Newsboy
1945
Docks of New York
Skinny
1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Pesky (uncredited)
1945
Bowery Champs
Skinny
1944
I Won't Play
Florida
1944
They Live in Fear
Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
1944
That's My Baby!
Office boy
1944
Janie
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
1944
Block Busters
Butch
1944
Follow the Leader
Spider O'Brien
1944
Follow the Boys
Joe (uncredited)
1944
The Whistler
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
1944
Million Dollar Kid
Skinny
1944
Whispering Footsteps
Jerry Murphy
1943
Moonlight in Vermont
Abel
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Pinky
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Busboy (uncredited)
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Zombie Parker
1943
Nobody's Darling
Sammy (uncredited)
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Benny
1943
All by Myself
Telegraph Messenger
1943
Clancy Street Boys
Butch
1943
Aerial Gunner
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Greene (uncredited)
1943
The Powers Girl
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
1943
A Night to Remember
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1942
Heart of the Golden West
Telegraph Messenger
1942
Get Hep to Love
Soda Jerk
1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Theatre Usher
1942
The Glass Key
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
1942
Wildcat
Bud Smithers
1942
The Talk of the Town
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
1942
Junior G-Men of the Air
Whitey
1942
Perils of Nyoka
Red Davis
1942
Lady in a Jam
Barker (uncredited)
1942
I Live on Danger
Bellboy (uncredited)
1942
Home in Wyomin'
Usher (uncredited)
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Bellboy
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Messenger (uncredited)
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
On the Sunny Side
Messenger
1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Ice Cream Man
1941
Cadet Girl
Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
1941
Tuxedo Junction
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
1941
Jesse James at Bay
Young Davis
1941
Great Guns
Recruit at Corral
1941
Dressed to Kill
Singing Telegram Boy
1941
Time Out for Rhythm
Messenger (uncredited)
1941
She Knew All the Answers
Singing Telegraph Boy
1941
In Old Cheyenne
Train Vendor
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Whitey Murphy
1941
Mr. District Attorney
Office Boy
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
Telegram Delivery Boy
1941
Scattergood Baines
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
Jig
1941
Second Chorus
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1941
Bowery Boy
(uncredited)
1940
The Mad Doctor
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
1940
Give Us Wings
Link (as Billy Benedict)
1940
Melody Ranch
Slim
1940
Young People
Boy (uncredited)
1940
Rhythm on the River
Elevator Boy
1940
Lucky Partners
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1940
The Great McGinty
Farm Boy (uncredited)
1940
Stage to Chino
Happy (uncredited)
1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Dan Withers
1940
Grand Ole Opry
Newsboy (uncredited)
1940
And One Was Beautiful
Delivery Man
1940
My Little Chickadee
Lem (uncredited)
1940
Legion of the Lawless
Eddie
1940
Pack Up Your Troubles
Office Boy
1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Tour Guide
1939
Code of the Streets
Trouble
1939
Newsboys' Home
Trouble
1938
Say It in French
Midget Car Driver
1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
Trouble
1938
Hold That Co-ed
Sylvester
1938
Young Fugitives
Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
1938
Hold That Kiss
Delivery Boy
1938
There's Always a Woman
Bellboy
1938
King of the Newsboys
Squimpy
1938
Walking Down Broadway
Eddie
1938
Bringing Up Baby
David's Caddy (uncredited)
1938
I Met My Love Again
Billy (uncredited)
1938
Tim Tyler's Luck
Spud
1937
The Last Gangster
Freddy the Office Boy
1937
That I May Live
Kurt Plivens
1937
Tramp Trouble
Young Bindlestiff
1937
Flying Fists
Monk, Tall Kid
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Bellboy
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Copy Boy (uncredited)
1937
They Wanted to Marry
Freckles
1937
After the Thin Man
Newsboy (uncredited)
1936
Crack-Up
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
1936
Laughing at Trouble
Wilbur
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
1936
Libeled Lady
Joe
1936
Ramona
Joseph Hyar
1936
M'Liss
Archer Morpher
1936
The Witness Chair
Benny Ryan
1936
Captain January
Telegram Delivery Boy
1936
The Country Doctor
The Gawker
1936
Your Uncle Dudley
Cyril Church
1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Willie (uncredited)
1935
Way Down East
Amos
1935
Bad Boy
Grocery Clerk
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Flash
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Breck
1935
Doubting Thomas
Caddie
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
1935
College Scandal
'Penny' Parker
1935
$10 Raise
Jimmy
1935