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William Benedict

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 16, 1917 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthHaskell, Oklahoma, USA
Career Span1935 – 1999
Known Credits232 Titles
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William Benedict

Also known as:William 'Billy' Benedict Bill BenedictBilly Benedict
Total Works

232

184 movies • 48 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Sting
8.0
The Sting
1973•movie
as Roulette Dealer
The Killing
7.6
The Killing
1956•movie
as American Airlines Clerk
Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as Conklin

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 232 titles featuring William Benedict

The Sting
8.0
The Sting
1973•movie

as Roulette Dealer

The Killing
7.6
The Killing
1956•movie

as American Airlines Clerk

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie

as David's Caddy (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as Conklin

Little House on the Prairie
8.0
1 eps

as Reverend Lyman

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8
1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
1965•series

as Cleaning Man

The Incredible Hulk
7.2
1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
1977•series

as Vic

Funny Girl
7.1
Funny Girl
1968•movie

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7

as Greene (uncredited)

Hello, Dolly!
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969•movie

as News Vendor (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible
7.6
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Denver

Charlie's Angels
6.7
1 eps
Charlie's Angels
1976•series

as Emmett Winston, Esq.

After the Thin Man
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936•movie

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Highway to Heaven
7.4
1 eps
Highway to Heaven
1984•series

as Bobby Joe

All in the Family
7.8
3 eps
All in the Family
1971•series

as Jimmy McNab

Lover Come Back
7.0
Lover Come Back
1961•movie

as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

The Brady Bunch
6.7
1 eps
The Brady Bunch
1969•series
Libeled Lady
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936•movie

as Johnny

Bride of the Monster
4.4

as Newsboy

The Glass Key
6.7
The Glass Key
1942•movie

as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

The Talk of the Town
7.4

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

The Hanging Tree
6.7
The Hanging Tree
1959•movie

as Trapper (uncredited)

Hill Street Blues
7.6
1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981•series
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976•series
Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Gus

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1
1 eps
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

as Simpson

The Great McGinty
7.0
The Great McGinty
1940•movie

as Farm Boy (uncredited)

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series
Ironside
6.8
1 eps
Ironside
1967•series
Mannix
6.9
2 eps
Mannix
1967•series
Frankie and Johnny
5.6
Frankie and Johnny
1966•movie

as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)

The Monkees
6.5
1 eps
The Monkees
1966•series

as Skywriter

The Rifleman
7.1
1 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series
Emergency!
8.0
1 eps
Emergency!
1972•series

as Hyperventilating Victim

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936•movie

as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

Story of G.I. Joe
6.5
Story of G.I. Joe
1945•movie

as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

Land of the Giants
6.8
1 eps
Land of the Giants
1968•series

as Villager Peabody

Adam-12
7.1
1 eps
Adam-12
1968•series

as Bill White

Great Guns
6.0
Great Guns
1941•movie

as Recruit at Corral

Petticoat Junction
5.9
3 eps
Petticoat Junction
1963•series

as Willie

Ellery Queen
7.5
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975•series
Second Chorus
5.8
Second Chorus
1941•movie

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Busboy (uncredited)

The Magnetic Monster
5.6

as Albert

Sherlock Holmes in New York
6.0

as Telegraph Office Manager

My Little Chickadee
6.4

as Lem (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

as Benny

Dragnet
6.5
2 eps
Dragnet
1951•series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
6.6
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
1959•series
Adventures of Captain Marvel
6.4

as Whitey Murphy

Here's Lucy
6.7
1 eps
Here's Lucy
1968•series

as Deliveryman

Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

The Last Gangster
6.4
The Last Gangster
1937•movie

as Freddy the Office Boy

The Whistler
6.0
The Whistler
1944•movie

as The Deafmute (Uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
6.3
Dressed to Kill
1941•movie

as Singing Telegram Boy

Captain January
6.8
Captain January
1936•movie

as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Without Reservations
6.3

as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Hucksters
7.0
The Hucksters
1947•movie

as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)

There's Always a Woman
6.0

as Bellboy

Police Story
7.0
1 eps
Police Story
1973•series

as Prescott

Route 66
6.7
1 eps
Route 66
1960•series
Steamboat Round the Bend
7.5

as Breck

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps
Never Say Goodbye
6.3
Never Say Goodbye
1946•movie

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

A Night to Remember
6.7

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Branded
6.8
1 eps
Branded
1965•series
Honey West
7.2
1 eps
Honey West
1965•series

as Farley

Dear Heart
6.5
Dear Heart
1965•movie

as Stu

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.4
I Won't Play
6.4
I Won't Play
1944•movie

as Florida

The Lottery
7.0
The Lottery
1969•movie

as Joe Summers

Whispering Footsteps
5.2

as Jerry Murphy

Rings on Her Fingers
6.7
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.3

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Crack-Up
5.9
Crack-Up
1936•movie

as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Barker (uncredited)

The Mad Doctor
6.2
The Mad Doctor
1940•movie

as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)

The Dead Don't Die
6.0
The Dead Don't Die
1975•movie

as Hotel Desk Clerk

The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)

Lucky Partners
6.1
Lucky Partners
1940•movie

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Joe (uncredited)

Young People
5.2
Young People
1940•movie

as Boy (uncredited)

Million Dollar Kid
5.9
Million Dollar Kid
1944•movie

as Skinny

Jesse James at Bay
4.8
Jesse James at Bay
1941•movie

as Young Davis

Hollywood and Vine
4.4
Hollywood and Vine
1945•movie

as Joe the Newsboy

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.2

as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5
1 eps

as Telegrapher

Mr. District Attorney
5.8

as Office Boy

Confessions of Boston Blackie
6.3

as Ice Cream Man

Ghost Chasers
6.8
Ghost Chasers
1951•movie

as Whitey

Hollywood Hobbies
5.6
Hollywood Hobbies
1939•movie

as Tour Guide

Cop on the Beat
4.7
Cop on the Beat
1975•movie

as Lennie

I Met My Love Again
6.0

as Billy (uncredited)

Master Minds
6.5
Master Minds
1949•movie

as Whitey

In Old Cheyenne
4.6
In Old Cheyenne
1941•movie

as Train Vendor

The Dirt Gang
3.4
The Dirt Gang
1972•movie

as Station Attendant

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Degnan

The Immortal
7.4
1 eps
The Immortal
1970•series
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.4

as Bellboy

Time Out for Rhythm
6.7

as Messenger (uncredited)

Hold That Co-ed
6.7
Hold That Co-ed
1938•movie

as Sylvester

I Live on Danger
6.1
I Live on Danger
1942•movie

as Bellboy (uncredited)

The Witness Chair
6.6
The Witness Chair
1936•movie

as Benny Ryan

People Are Funny
5.7
People Are Funny
1946•movie

as NBC Usher

Trouble Makers
6.1
Trouble Makers
1948•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

And One Was Beautiful
6.7

as Delivery Man

Rhythm on the River
6.9

as Elevator Boy

Live Wires
5.6
Live Wires
1946•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Angels in Disguise
6.0
Angels in Disguise
1949•movie

as Whitey

Hondo
6.9
3 eps
Hondo
1967•series
Do You Love Me
4.7
Do You Love Me
1946•movie

as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Ramona
5.8
Ramona
1936•movie

as Joseph Hyar

Lucky Losers
6.6
Lucky Losers
1950•movie

as Whitey

Hard Boiled Mahoney
6.8

as Whitey

Angels' Alley
5.2
Angels' Alley
1948•movie

as Whitey

Spook Busters
5.5
Spook Busters
1946•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Legion of the Lawless
6.2

as Eddie

Aerial Gunner
5.0
Aerial Gunner
1943•movie

as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell

Melody Ranch
6.2
Melody Ranch
1940•movie

as Slim

Janie
6.0
Janie
1944•movie

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

Felony Squad
6.5
1 eps
Felony Squad
1966•series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3
1 eps
Matt Helm
7.8
1 eps
Matt Helm
1975•series

as Scavenger

Triple Trouble
7.0
Triple Trouble
1950•movie

as Whitey, Bowery Boy

The Man Who Lost Himself
5.4

as Telegram Delivery Boy

Clancy Street Boys
6.6
Clancy Street Boys
1943•movie

as Butch

The Powers Girl
7.0
The Powers Girl
1943•movie

as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)

Stage to Chino
5.9
Stage to Chino
1940•movie

as Happy (uncredited)

Goldie and the Boxer
5.6

as Old Man

Bowery Buckaroos
6.6
Bowery Buckaroos
1947•movie

as Whitey

That's My Baby!
5.6
That's My Baby!
1944•movie

as Office boy

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

Jim Hanvey, Detective
6.5

as Copy Boy (uncredited)

One More Tomorrow
5.8
One More Tomorrow
1946•movie

as Stinky

The Great Mr. Nobody
6.0

as Jig

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

as Singing Telegraph Boy

Jinx Money
5.6
Jinx Money
1948•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Fun on a Weekend
7.2
Fun on a Weekend
1947•movie

as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

Bowery Battalion
8.0
Bowery Battalion
1951•movie

as Whitey

Two Yanks in Trinidad
4.0

as Messenger (uncredited)

Navy Log
5.2
1 eps
Navy Log
1955•series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Joe

Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2
1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968•series

as Uncle Whitmore

Then Came Bronson
5.2
1 eps
Then Came Bronson
1969•series

as Card Player

Way Down East
4.5
Way Down East
1935•movie

as Amos

King of the Newsboys
4.8

as Squimpy

They Wanted to Marry
5.8

as Freckles

The Country Doctor
6.5
The Country Doctor
1936•movie

as The Gawker

The Adventures of Nick Carter
3.8

as Newsboy

Mr. Hex
7.2
Mr. Hex
1946•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

In Fast Company
6.8
In Fast Company
1946•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Bowery Bombshell
6.5
Bowery Bombshell
1946•movie

as Whitey

Follow the Leader
3.8
Follow the Leader
1944•movie

as Spider O'Brien

Show Them No Mercy!
7.5

as Willie (uncredited)

Smuggler's Cove
5.2
Smuggler's Cove
1948•movie

as Whitey

Blonde Dynamite
6.8
Blonde Dynamite
1950•movie

as Whitey

Hold That Baby!
5.8
Hold That Baby!
1949•movie

as Whitey

News Hounds
6.8
News Hounds
1947•movie

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Heart of the Golden West
4.2

as Telegraph Messenger

Walking Down Broadway
6.8

as Eddie

3 Kids and a Queen
6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935•movie

as Flash

I'm the Law
6.0
1 eps
I'm the Law
1953•series
Scattergood Baines
7.0
Scattergood Baines
1941•movie

as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)

Bonanza: The Next Generation
7.7

as Gus Morton

Crazy Over Horses
6.7
Crazy Over Horses
1951•movie

as Whitey (as William Benedict)

That I May Live
7.3
That I May Live
1937•movie

as Kurt Plivens

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Office Boy

Hold That Kiss
7.0
Hold That Kiss
1938•movie

as Delivery Boy

College Scandal
6.8
College Scandal
1935•movie

as 'Penny' Parker

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
6.7

as Zombie Parker

Wildcat
5.7
Wildcat
1942•movie

as Bud Smithers

Young Fugitives
3.7
Young Fugitives
1938•movie

as Jud

M'Liss
6.0
M'Liss
1936•movie

as Archer Morpher

Little Tough Guys in Society
7.3

as Trouble

Adventures of Red Ryder
6.7

as Dan Withers

Junior G-Men of the Air
6.3

as Whitey

Code of the Streets
7.7

as Trouble

Bowery Champs
7.3
Bowery Champs
1944•movie

as Skinny

Fighting Fools
6.0
Fighting Fools
1949•movie

as Whitey

Give Us Wings
7.3
Give Us Wings
1940•movie

as Link (as Billy Benedict)

Blues Busters
6.7
Blues Busters
1950•movie

as Whitey (as William Benedict)

Rogue's Gallery
7.0
Rogue's Gallery
1968•movie

as Jocko (as William Benedict)

$10 Raise
9.0
$10 Raise
1935•movie

as Jimmy

Flying Fists
6.0
Flying Fists
1937•movie

as Monk, Tall Kid

Newsboys' Home
8.0
Newsboys' Home
1938•movie

as Trouble

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
7.0

as Skinny

The Pilgrim Lady
6.0
The Pilgrim Lady
1947•movie

as Bellboy

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
5.0

as Theatre Usher

Born Again
9.0
Born Again
1978•movie

as Leon Jaworski

Computercide
7.0
Computercide
1982•movie

as Elderly Man

Laughing at Trouble
8.0

as Wilbur

Docks of New York
8.0
Docks of New York
1945•movie

as Skinny

Rhythm in the Clouds
7.5

as Bellboy

Doubting Thomas
7.5
Doubting Thomas
1935•movie

as Caddie

Let's Go Navy!
8.0
Let's Go Navy!
1951•movie

as Whitey

Come Out Fighting
7.5
Come Out Fighting
1945•movie

as Skinny

Grand Ole Opry
7.5
Grand Ole Opry
1940•movie

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Home in Wyomin'
8.5
Home in Wyomin'
1942•movie

as Usher (uncredited)

Riders of the Pony Express
7.5

as Eddie Lund

Say It in French
7.5
Say It in French
1938•movie

as Midget Car Driver

Your Uncle Dudley
5.5
Your Uncle Dudley
1935•movie

as Cyril Church

Get Hep to Love
7.0
Get Hep to Love
1942•movie

as Soda Jerk

On the Sunny Side
7.0
On the Sunny Side
1942•movie

as Messenger

Cadet Girl
8.0
Cadet Girl
1941•movie

as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)

Call Her Mom
6.0
Call Her Mom
1972•movie

as Mr. Feigelbaum

Bowery Boy
6.0
Bowery Boy
1940•movie

as (uncredited)

Secret Service Investigator
7.5

as Counterman

Moonlight in Vermont
6.5

as Abel

Mobs, Inc.
7.0
Mobs, Inc.
1956•movie

as Telegraph Boy

Bad Boy
7.5
Bad Boy
1935•movie

as Grocery Clerk

Adventures of Captain Marvel
5.0
12 eps

as Whitey Murphy

Tuxedo Junction
10.0
Tuxedo Junction
1941•movie

as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)

Nobody's Darling
8.0
Nobody's Darling
1943•movie

as Sammy (uncredited)

The Gentleman Misbehaves
8.0

as Bellboy (uncredited)

What Am I Bid?
8.0
What Am I Bid?
1967•movie

as Clem (as Bill Benedict)

Brenda Starr, Reporter
9.0

as Pesky (uncredited)

They Live in Fear
8.0
They Live in Fear
1944•movie

as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)

Perils of Nyoka
8.0
Perils of Nyoka
1942•movie

as Red Davis

All by Myself
8.0
All by Myself
1943•movie

as Telegraph Messenger

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
8.0

as Pinky

Block Busters
8.0
Block Busters
1944•movie

as Butch

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
8.0
Gay Blades
8.0
Gay Blades
1946•movie

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Tim Tyler's Luck
7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937•movie

as Spud

Night Wind
9.0
Night Wind
1948•movie

as Irv Bennett

Big Daddy
8.0
Big Daddy
1969•movie
Can This Be Dixie?
7.0
Can This Be Dixie?
1936•movie

as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)