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