William Benedict

Known For: Acting
Born: April 16, 1917
Place of Birth: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Died: November 25, 1999

William Benedict

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 B…

Filmography

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

2020 · Himself

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988 · Gus Morton

Highway to Heaven

1984 · Bobby Joe

Computercide

1982 · Elderly Man

Hill Street Blues

1981

Goldie and the Boxer

1979 · Old Man

Born Again

1978 · Leon Jaworski

The Incredible Hulk

1977 · Vic

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976 · Telegraph Office Manager

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Emmett Winston, Esq.

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976 · Man on Bus

Matt Helm

1975 · Scavenger

Ellery Queen

1975

Cop on the Beat

1975 · Lennie

The Dead Don't Die

1975 · Hotel Desk Clerk

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Reverend Lyman

The Sting

1973 · Roulette Dealer

Police Story

1973 · Prescott, Bellman

The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer

1973 · Mr. Burns

The Dirt Gang

1972 · Station Attendant

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972 · Newsboy

Call Her Mom

1972 · Mr. Feigelbaum

Emergency!

1972

All in the Family

1971 · Jimmy McNab

Alias Smith and Jones

1971 · , Telegrapher (uncredited)

The Immortal

1970

Hello, Dolly!

1969 · News Vendor (uncredited)

The Brady Bunch

1969

Then Came Bronson

1969 · Card Player

The Over the Hill Gang

1969 · Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)

Big Daddy

1969

The Lottery

1969 · Joe Summers

Here's Lucy

1968 · Deliveryman

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968 · Uncle Whitmore, Pet Shop Owner

Land of the Giants

1968 · Villager Peabody

Adam-12

1968 · Bill White

Funny Girl

1968 · Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Rogue's Gallery

1968 · Jocko (as William Benedict)

Mannix

1967

Hondo

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967 · Telegrapher

Ironside

1967

What Am I Bid?

1967 · Clem (as Bill Benedict)

Mission: Impossible

1966 · Denver

The Monkees

1966 · Skywriter, Old Man

Felony Squad

1966

Frankie and Johnny

1966 · Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Cleaning Man

Honey West

1965 · Farley

The Hallelujah Trail

1965 · Simpson

Dear Heart

1965 · Stu

Branded

1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

Petticoat Junction

1963 · Willie

Lover Come Back

1961 · Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

Route 66

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Joe

Dennis the Menace

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Conklin

The Hanging Tree

1959 · Trapper (uncredited)

The Rifleman

1958

Wagon Train

1957 · Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

The Killing

1956 · American Airlines Clerk

Mobs, Inc.

1956 · Telegraph Boy

Navy Log

1955

Gunsmoke

1955 · Gus

Bride of the Monster

1955 · Newsboy

Lassie

1954

The Magnetic Monster

1953 · Albert

I'm the Law

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Degnan

Dragnet

1951

The Red Skelton Show

1951

Crazy Over Horses

1951 · Whitey (as William Benedict)

Let's Go Navy!

1951 · Whitey

Ghost Chasers

1951 · Whitey

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Bowery Battalion

1951 · Whitey

Blues Busters

1950 · Whitey (as William Benedict)

Triple Trouble

1950 · Whitey, Bowery Boy

Lucky Losers

1950 · Whitey

Blonde Dynamite

1950 · Whitey

Master Minds

1949 · Whitey

Angels in Disguise

1949 · Whitey

Hold That Baby!

1949 · Whitey

Riders of the Pony Express

1949 · Eddie Lund

Fighting Fools

1949 · Whitey

Trouble Makers

1948 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Smuggler's Cove

1948 · Whitey

Night Wind

1948 · Irv Bennett

Jinx Money

1948 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Secret Service Investigator

1948 · Counterman

Angels' Alley

1948 · Whitey

Bowery Buckaroos

1947 · Whitey

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

News Hounds

1947 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

The Hucksters

1947 · Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)

Fun on a Weekend

1947 · Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947 · Whitey

The Pilgrim Lady

1947 · Bellboy

Mr. Hex

1946 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Never Say Goodbye

1946 · Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Spook Busters

1946 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Bowery Bombshell

1946 · Whitey

In Fast Company

1946 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

One More Tomorrow

1946 · Stinky

Do You Love Me

1946 · Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Without Reservations

1946 · Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946 · Newsboy (uncredited)

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946 · Bellboy (uncredited)

Road to Utopia

1946 · Newsboy #2 (uncredited)

Gay Blades

1946 · Newsboy (uncredited)

Live Wires

1946 · Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

People Are Funny

1946 · NBC Usher

Come Out Fighting

1945 · Skinny

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945 · Skinny

Story of G.I. Joe

1945 · Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)

Hollywood and Vine

1945 · Joe the Newsboy

Docks of New York

1945 · Skinny

Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945 · Pesky (uncredited)

Bowery Champs

1944 · Skinny

I Won't Play

1944 · Florida

They Live in Fear

1944 · Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)

That's My Baby!

1944 · Office boy

Janie

1944 · Soda Jerk (uncredited)

Block Busters

1944 · Butch

Follow the Leader

1944 · Spider O'Brien

Follow the Boys

1944 · Joe (uncredited)

The Whistler

1944 · The Deafmute (Uncredited)

Million Dollar Kid

1944 · Skinny

Whispering Footsteps

1943 · Jerry Murphy

Moonlight in Vermont

1943 · Abel

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943 · Pinky

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Busboy (uncredited)

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943 · Zombie Parker

Nobody's Darling

1943 · Sammy (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 · Benny

All by Myself

1943 · Telegraph Messenger

Clancy Street Boys

1943 · Butch

Aerial Gunner

1943 · Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 · Greene (uncredited)

The Powers Girl

1943 · Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)

A Night to Remember

1942 · Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Heart of the Golden West

1942 · Telegraph Messenger

Get Hep to Love

1942 · Soda Jerk

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942 · Theatre Usher

The Glass Key

1942 · Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)

Wildcat

1942 · Bud Smithers

The Talk of the Town

1942 · Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Junior G-Men of the Air

1942 · Whitey

Perils of Nyoka

1942 · Red Davis

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Barker (uncredited)

I Live on Danger

1942 · Bellboy (uncredited)

Home in Wyomin'

1942 · Usher (uncredited)

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942 · Bellboy

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942 · Messenger (uncredited)

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

On the Sunny Side

1942 · Messenger

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941 · Ice Cream Man

Cadet Girl

1941 · Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)

Tuxedo Junction

1941 · Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)

Jesse James at Bay

1941 · Young Davis

Great Guns

1941 · Recruit at Corral

Dressed to Kill

1941 · Singing Telegram Boy

Time Out for Rhythm

1941 · Messenger (uncredited)

She Knew All the Answers

1941 · Singing Telegraph Boy

In Old Cheyenne

1941 · Train Vendor

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941 · Whitey Murphy

Mr. District Attorney

1941 · Office Boy

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941 · Telegram Delivery Boy

Scattergood Baines

1941 · Lafe Hopper (uncredited)

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 · Jig

Second Chorus

1941 · Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Bowery Boy

1940 · (uncredited)

The Mad Doctor

1940 · Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)

Give Us Wings

1940 · Link (as Billy Benedict)

Melody Ranch

1940 · Slim

Young People

1940 · Boy (uncredited)

Rhythm on the River

1940 · Elevator Boy

Lucky Partners

1940 · Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

1940 · Farm Boy (uncredited)

Stage to Chino

1940 · Happy (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940 · Dan Withers

Grand Ole Opry

1940 · Newsboy (uncredited)

And One Was Beautiful

1940 · Delivery Man

My Little Chickadee

1940 · Lem (uncredited)

Legion of the Lawless

1940 · Eddie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 · Office Boy

Hollywood Hobbies

1939 · Tour Guide

Code of the Streets

1939 · Trouble

Newsboys' Home

1938 · Trouble

Say It in French

1938 · Midget Car Driver

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938 · Trouble

Hold That Co-ed

1938 · Sylvester

Young Fugitives

1938 · Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)

Hold That Kiss

1938 · Delivery Boy

There's Always a Woman

1938 · Bellboy

King of the Newsboys

1938 · Squimpy

Walking Down Broadway

1938 · Eddie

Bringing Up Baby

1938 · David's Caddy (uncredited)

I Met My Love Again

1938 · Billy (uncredited)

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937 · Spud

The Last Gangster

1937 · Freddy the Office Boy

That I May Live

1937 · Kurt Plivens

Tramp Trouble

1937 · Young Bindlestiff

Flying Fists

1937 · Monk, Tall Kid

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937 · Bellboy

Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937 · Copy Boy (uncredited)

They Wanted to Marry

1937 · Freckles

After the Thin Man

1936 · Newsboy (uncredited)

Crack-Up

1936 · Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)

Laughing at Trouble

1936 · Wilbur

Can This Be Dixie?

1936 · Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild

1936 · Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

Libeled Lady

1936 · Johnny

Ramona

1936 · Joseph Hyar

M'Liss

1936 · Archer Morpher

The Witness Chair

1936 · Benny Ryan

Captain January

1936 · Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)

The Country Doctor

1936 · The Gawker

Your Uncle Dudley

1935 · Cyril Church

Show Them No Mercy!

1935 · Willie (uncredited)

Way Down East

1935 · Amos

Bad Boy

1935 · Grocery Clerk

3 Kids and a Queen

1935 · Flash

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935 · Breck

Doubting Thomas

1935 · Caddie

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 · Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight

College Scandal

1935 · 'Penny' Parker

$10 Raise

1935 · Jimmy

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