Birth Day: 1917-04-16
Place of birth: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Credits
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As Himself -
As Gus Morton -
As Elderly Man -
As Old Man -
As Leon Jaworski -
As Man on Bus -
As Telegraph Office Manager -
As Hotel Desk Clerk -
As Lennie -
As Mr. Burns
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As Roulette Dealer -
As Newsboy -
As Station Attendant -
As Mr. Feigelbaum -
As Joe Summers -
As News Vendor (uncredited) -
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As Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) -
As Western Union Boy (uncredited) -
As Jocko (as William Benedict) -
As Clem (as Bill Benedict) -
As Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) -
As Simpson -
As Stu -
As Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) -
As Trapper (uncredited) -
As Telegraph Boy -
As American Airlines Clerk -
As Newsboy -
As Albert -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey (as William Benedict) -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey (as William Benedict) -
As Whitey, Bowery Boy -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Eddie Lund -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Counterman -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Irv Bennett -
As Whitey -
As Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) -
As Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) -
As Bellboy -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Whitey -
As Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) -
As Bellboy (uncredited) -
As Newsboy (uncredited) -
As Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) -
As Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) -
As Second Newsboy (uncredited) -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As NBC Usher -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Messenger Boy (uncredited) -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Whitey (as Billy Benedict) -
As Whitey -
As Stinky -
As Newsboy (uncredited) -
As Skinny -
As Skinny -
As Skinny -
As Pesky (uncredited) -
As Joe the Newsboy -
As Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) -
As Butch -
As Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) -
As Skinny -
As Soda Jerk (uncredited) -
As The Deafmute (Uncredited) -
As Joe (uncredited) -
As Florida -
As Spider O'Brien -
As Skinny -
As Office boy -
As Zombie Parker -
As Abel -
As Busboy (uncredited) -
As Telegraph Messenger -
As Butch -
As Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell -
As Sammy (uncredited) -
As Greene (uncredited) -
As Jerry Murphy -
As Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) -
As Benny -
As Pinky -
As Usher (uncredited) -
As Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) -
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As Messenger Boy (uncredited) -
As Telegraph Messenger -
As Bellboy (uncredited) -
As Soda Jerk -
As Bud Smithers -
As Theatre Usher -
As Messenger -
As Whitey -
As Bellboy -
As Western Union Boy (uncredited) -
As Messenger (uncredited) -
As Red Davis -
As Barker (uncredited) -
As Telegram Delivery Boy -
As Train Vendor -
As Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) -
As Young Davis -
As Singing Telegram Boy -
As Recruit at Corral -
As Lafe Hopper (uncredited) -
As Ticket Taker (uncredited) -
As Whitey Murphy -
As Messenger (uncredited) -
As Singing Telegraph Boy -
As Ice Cream Man -
As Office Boy -
As Jig -
As Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) -
As Eddie -
As (uncredited) -
As Happy (uncredited) -
As Newsboy (uncredited) -
As Link (as Billy Benedict) -
As Delivery Man -
As Lem (uncredited) -
As Dan Withers -
As Slim -
As Farm Boy (uncredited) -
As Elevator Boy -
As Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) -
As Delivery Boy (uncredited) -
As Boy (uncredited) -
As Tour Guide -
As Office Boy -
As Trouble -
As Bellboy -
As David's Caddy (uncredited) -
As Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) -
As Squimpy -
As Eddie -
As Trouble -
As Midget Car Driver -
As Delivery Boy -
As Billy (uncredited) -
As Sylvester -
As Trouble -
As Bellboy -
As Copy Boy (uncredited) -
As Freddy the Office Boy -
As Freckles -
As Monk, Tall Kid -
As Young Bindlestiff
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As Kurt Plivens -
As Spud -
As Wilbur -
As Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) -
As Joe -
As Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) -
As Benny Ryan -
As Joseph Hyar -
As Archer Morpher -
As The Gawker -
As Newsboy (uncredited) -
As Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) -
As Telegram Delivery Boy -
As 'Penny' Parker -
As Flash -
As Cyril Church -
As Caddie -
As Jimmy -
As Amos -
As Grocery Clerk -
As Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight -
As Willie (uncredited) -
As Breck