Cast
William Benedict
Acting
Cast
William Benedict
Known for
Acting
Born
1917-04-16
From
Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Died
1999-11-25
Also known as William 'Billy' Benedict , Bill Benedict, Billy Benedict
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.
The Sting
as Roulette Dealer
The Killing
as American Airlines Clerk
Funny Girl
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
as Slim
Bringing Up Baby
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Greene (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Night Wind
as Irv Bennett
Aerial Gunner
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
The Hallelujah Trail
as Simpson
Dressed to Kill
as Singing Telegram Boy
Flying Fists
as Monk, Tall Kid
Young People
as Boy (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Telegraph Office Manager
Great Guns
as Recruit at Corral
Libeled Lady
as Joe
Lover Come Back
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Bad Boy
as Grocery Clerk
The Talk of the Town
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Ghost Chasers
as Whitey
Rhythm on the River
as Elevator Boy
Frankie and Johnny
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Way Down East
as Amos
After the Thin Man
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
as Joe (uncredited)
The Over the Hill Gang
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Newsboy
The Hanging Tree
as Trapper (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
Say It in French
as Midget Car Driver
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Man on Bus
Never Say Goodbye
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Lem (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
as (uncredited)
Ramona
as Joseph Hyar
The Pilgrim Lady
as Bellboy
Lucky Partners
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Lottery
as Joe Summers
Story of G.I. Joe
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Bellboy
Jinx Money
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Busboy (uncredited)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Telegram Delivery Boy
The Whistler
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Messenger (uncredited)
Gay Blades
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Live Wires
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Doubting Thomas
as Caddie
College Scandal
as 'Penny' Parker
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bride of the Monster
as Newsboy
Triple Trouble
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Theodora Goes Wild
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
The Last Gangster
as Freddy the Office Boy
On the Sunny Side
as Messenger
Walking Down Broadway
as Eddie
Clancy Street Boys
as Butch
There's Always a Woman
as Bellboy
Little Tough Guys in Society
as Trouble
Bowery Battalion
as Whitey
One More Tomorrow
as Stinky
Dear Heart
as Stu
Lady in a Jam
as Barker (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West
as Telegraph Messenger
3 Kids and a Queen
as Flash
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Breck
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Whitey Murphy
Million Dollar Kid
as Skinny
Spook Busters
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Benny
Young Fugitives
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
The Powers Girl
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
$10 Raise
as Jimmy
Do You Love Me
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Block Busters
as Butch
A Night to Remember
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Crazy Over Horses
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Wildcat
as Bud Smithers
The Magnetic Monster
as Albert
Home in Wyomin'
as Usher (uncredited)
Captain January
as Telegram Delivery Boy
She Knew All the Answers
as Singing Telegraph Boy
Laughing at Trouble
as Wilbur
The Mad Doctor
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Ice Cream Man
Bonanza: The Next Generation
as Gus Morton
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
The Dead Don't Die
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Whitey
Computercide
as Elderly Man
Cadet Girl
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Tour Guide
Hold That Kiss
as Delivery Boy
The Country Doctor
as The Gawker
King of the Newsboys
as Squimpy
Give Us Wings
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
People Are Funny
as NBC Usher
Born Again
as Leon Jaworski
The Dirt Gang
as Station Attendant
They Wanted to Marry
as Freckles
M'Liss
as Archer Morpher
Rings on Her Fingers
Merton of the Movies
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
as Whitey
Show Them No Mercy!
as Willie (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
as Delivery Man
Big Daddy
Goldie and the Boxer
as Old Man
Your Uncle Dudley
as Cyril Church
Bowery Bombshell
as Whitey
I Live on Danger
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Cop on the Beat
as Lennie
Fun on a Weekend
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Master Minds
as Whitey
Blues Busters
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Janie
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Mr. Hex
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
In Fast Company
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Let's Go Navy!
as Whitey
Code of the Streets
as Trouble
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Bellboy
Angels' Alley
as Whitey
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Second Chorus
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Dan Withers
Docks of New York
as Skinny
Grand Ole Opry
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
as Skinny
Whispering Footsteps
as Jerry Murphy
Smuggler's Cove
as Whitey
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Skinny
The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as Young Davis
Tramp Trouble
as Young Bindlestiff
I Won't Play
as Florida
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Theatre Usher
The Witness Chair
as Benny Ryan
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Zombie Parker
Time Out for Rhythm
as Messenger (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
as Office Boy
Hollywood and Vine
as Joe the Newsboy
Stage to Chino
as Happy (uncredited)
All by Myself
as Telegraph Messenger
Riders of the Pony Express
as Eddie Lund
Scattergood Baines
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Bowery Champs
as Skinny
That's My Baby!
as Office boy
Fighting Fools
as Whitey
Legion of the Lawless
as Eddie
I Met My Love Again
as Billy (uncredited)
Blonde Dynamite
as Whitey
They Live in Fear
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Whitey
Secret Service Investigator
as Counterman
Newsboys' Home
as Trouble
Get Hep to Love
as Soda Jerk
Angels in Disguise
as Whitey
Moonlight in Vermont
as Abel
Hold That Co-ed
as Sylvester
Call Her Mom
as Mr. Feigelbaum
Trouble Makers
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Mobs, Inc.
as Telegraph Boy
Rogue's Gallery
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
Bowery Buckaroos
as Whitey
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as Himself
Hold That Baby!
as Whitey
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Office Boy
Follow the Leader
as Spider O'Brien
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Pinky
The Secret Sharer
as Mr. Burns
Perils of Nyoka
as Red Davis
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Pesky (uncredited)
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Vendor
News Hounds
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Nobody's Darling
as Sammy (uncredited)
That I May Live
as Kurt Plivens
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Spud
What Am I Bid?
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Jig
Tuxedo Junction
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)