Acting
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 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.
Filmography
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
Film · 2020
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Film · 1988
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Computercide
Film · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Goldie and the Boxer
Film · 1979
Born Again
Film · 1978
The Incredible Hulk
Series · 1977
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Film · 1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Film · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Cop on the Beat
Film · 1975
The Dead Don't Die
Film · 1975
Ellery Queen
Series · 1975
Matt Helm
Series · 1975
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
The Sting
Film · 1973
The Secret Sharer
Film · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Film · 1972
The Dirt Gang
Film · 1972
Call Her Mom
Film · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
All in the Family
Series · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
The Immortal
Series · 1970
Hello, Dolly!
Film · 1969
The Lottery
Film · 1969
Big Daddy
Film · 1969
The Over the Hill Gang
Film · 1969
The Brady Bunch
Series · 1969
Then Came Bronson
Series · 1969
Rogue's Gallery
Film · 1968
Funny Girl
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Land of the Giants
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Series · 1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Series · 1968
What Am I Bid?
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Hondo
Series · 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Series · 1967
Frankie and Johnny
Film · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Monkees
Series · 1966
Felony Squad
Series · 1966
The Monkees
Series · 1966
The Hallelujah Trail
Film · 1965
Dear Heart
Film · 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
Honey West
Series · 1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Series · 1964
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Lover Come Back
Film · 1961
Route 66
Series · 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
The Hanging Tree
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Killing
Film · 1956
Mobs, Inc.
Film · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
Bride of the Monster
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Navy Log
Series · 1955
Lassie
Series · 1954
The Magnetic Monster
Film · 1953
I'm the Law
Series · 1953
Crazy Over Horses
Film · 1951
Ghost Chasers
Film · 1951
Let's Go Navy!
Film · 1951
Bowery Battalion
Film · 1951
Dragnet
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
Triple Trouble
Film · 1950
Lucky Losers
Film · 1950
Blonde Dynamite
Film · 1950
Blues Busters
Film · 1950
Master Minds
Film · 1949
Hold That Baby!
Film · 1949
Fighting Fools
Film · 1949
Angels in Disguise
Film · 1949
Riders of the Pony Express
Film · 1949
Angels' Alley
Film · 1948
Smuggler's Cove
Film · 1948
Trouble Makers
Film · 1948
Night Wind
Film · 1948
Jinx Money
Film · 1948
Secret Service Investigator
Film · 1948
The Pilgrim Lady
Film · 1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Film · 1947
Bowery Buckaroos
Film · 1947
Merton of the Movies
Film · 1947
The Hucksters
Film · 1947
News Hounds
Film · 1947
Fun on a Weekend
Film · 1947
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Film · 1946
Do You Love Me
Film · 1946
Mr. Hex
Film · 1946
Without Reservations
Film · 1946
People Are Funny
Film · 1946
In Fast Company
Film · 1946
Bowery Bombshell
Film · 1946
Spook Busters
Film · 1946
Live Wires
Film · 1946
Gay Blades
Film · 1946
Never Say Goodbye
Film · 1946
One More Tomorrow
Film · 1946
Road to Utopia
Film · 1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Film · 1946
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Film · 1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Film · 1945
Docks of New York
Film · 1945
Come Out Fighting
Film · 1945
Story of G.I. Joe
Film · 1945
Hollywood and Vine
Film · 1945
Million Dollar Kid
Film · 1944
Follow the Leader
Film · 1944
That's My Baby!
Film · 1944
I Won't Play
Film · 1944
They Live in Fear
Film · 1944
The Whistler
Film · 1944
Block Busters
Film · 1944
Bowery Champs
Film · 1944
Janie
Film · 1944
Follow the Boys
Film · 1944
Nobody's Darling
Film · 1943
Clancy Street Boys
Film · 1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Film · 1943
The Powers Girl
Film · 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Film · 1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Film · 1943
Aerial Gunner
Film · 1943
All by Myself
Film · 1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Film · 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Film · 1943
Whispering Footsteps
Film · 1943
Moonlight in Vermont
Film · 1943
The Talk of the Town
Film · 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Film · 1942
I Live on Danger
Film · 1942
Wildcat
Film · 1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Film · 1942
Perils of Nyoka
Film · 1942
Junior G-Men of the Air
Film · 1942
Home in Wyomin'
Film · 1942
Heart of the Golden West
Film · 1942
Get Hep to Love
Film · 1942
On the Sunny Side
Film · 1942
A Night to Remember
Film · 1942
The Glass Key
Film · 1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Film · 1942
Lady in a Jam
Film · 1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Film · 1942
Tuxedo Junction
Film · 1941
Scattergood Baines
Film · 1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Film · 1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
Film · 1941
Time Out for Rhythm
Film · 1941
Great Guns
Film · 1941
Dressed to Kill
Film · 1941
Second Chorus
Film · 1941
In Old Cheyenne
Film · 1941
Jesse James at Bay
Film · 1941
Mr. District Attorney
Film · 1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
Film · 1941
She Knew All the Answers
Film · 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Film · 1941
Cadet Girl
Film · 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Series · 1941
The Great McGinty
Film · 1940
Young People
Film · 1940
Stage to Chino
Film · 1940
Legion of the Lawless
Film · 1940
My Little Chickadee
Film · 1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Film · 1940
And One Was Beautiful
Film · 1940
Lucky Partners
Film · 1940
The Mad Doctor
Film · 1940
Rhythm on the River
Film · 1940
Melody Ranch
Film · 1940
Give Us Wings
Film · 1940
Grand Ole Opry
Film · 1940
Bowery Boy
Film · 1940
Pack Up Your Troubles
Film · 1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Film · 1939
Code of the Streets
Film · 1939
Bringing Up Baby
Film · 1938
Hold That Kiss
Film · 1938
Hold That Co-ed
Film · 1938
King of the Newsboys
Film · 1938
Newsboys' Home
Film · 1938
Young Fugitives
Film · 1938
I Met My Love Again
Film · 1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
Film · 1938
Say It in French
Film · 1938
Walking Down Broadway
Film · 1938
There's Always a Woman
Film · 1938
The Last Gangster
Film · 1937
That I May Live
Film · 1937
Tramp Trouble
Film · 1937
Flying Fists
Film · 1937
They Wanted to Marry
Film · 1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Film · 1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Film · 1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
Film · 1937
Theodora Goes Wild
Film · 1936
Captain January
Film · 1936
Ramona
Film · 1936
After the Thin Man
Film · 1936
Crack-Up
Film · 1936
The Country Doctor
Film · 1936
M'Liss
Film · 1936
Laughing at Trouble
Film · 1936
The Witness Chair
Film · 1936
Libeled Lady
Film · 1936
Can This Be Dixie?
Film · 1936
$10 Raise
Film · 1935
Way Down East
Film · 1935
College Scandal
Film · 1935
Doubting Thomas
Film · 1935
Show Them No Mercy!
Film · 1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Film · 1935
Your Uncle Dudley
Film · 1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Film · 1935
Bad Boy
Film · 1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Film · 1935