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