William Benedict
AKA: William 'Billy' Benedict
Birthday: 1917-04-16
Died: 1999-11-25
Birthplace: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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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
Character: David's Caddy (uncredited)
Character: The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Character: Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Character: Farm Boy (uncredited)
Character: Spider O'Brien
Character: Telegram Delivery Boy
Character: Boy (uncredited)
Character: Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Monk, Tall Kid
Character: 'Penny' Parker
Character: Bellboy (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Character: Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Character: Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
Character: Archer Morpher
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Billy (uncredited)
Character: American Airlines Clerk
Character: Roulette Dealer
Character: Greene (uncredited)
Character: Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Character: Telegraph Office Manager
Character: Willie (uncredited)
Character: Singing Telegram Boy
Character: Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
Character: Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Character: Telegraph Messenger
Character: Lem (uncredited)
Character: Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Character: Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Character: Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Character: Link (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Character: Usher (uncredited)
Character: Telegraph Messenger
Character: Midget Car Driver
Character: Singing Telegraph Boy
Character: Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited)
Character: Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Character: Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Character: Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Character: Joe the Newsboy
Character: Trapper (uncredited)
Character: Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Character: Station Attendant
Character: Mr. Feigelbaum
Character: Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Whitey (as William Benedict)
Character: Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
Character: Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Character: Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Character: Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Character: Jocko (as William Benedict)
Character: Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Character: Clem (as Bill Benedict)
Character: Whitey (as William Benedict)
Character: Freddy the Office Boy
Character: Messenger (uncredited)
Character: Recruit at Corral
Character: Pesky (uncredited)
Character: Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Character: Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Character: Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Character: News Vendor (uncredited)
Character: Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Character: Happy (uncredited)
Character: Sammy (uncredited)
Character: Bellboy (uncredited)
Character: Whitey, Bowery Boy
Character: Telegram Delivery Boy
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Character: Copy Boy (uncredited)
Character: Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)