William Benedict profile
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William Benedict

16th April 1917 Haskell, Oklahoma, USA Acting

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.

184 Movies 51 TV Shows 237 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Funny Girl poster
Funny Girl 19th September 1968 as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Jinx Money poster
Jinx Money 27th June 1948 as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
News Hounds poster
News Hounds 13th August 1947 as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
The Hucksters poster
The Hucksters 17th July 1947 as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Mr. Hex poster
Mr. Hex 9th November 1946 as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Live Wires poster
Live Wires 12th January 1946 as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Janie poster
Janie 2nd September 1944 as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
The Glass Key poster
The Glass Key 8th September 1942 as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Wildcat poster
Wildcat 3rd September 1942 as Bud Smithers
Cadet Girl poster
Cadet Girl 28th November 1941 as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction poster
Tuxedo Junction 25th November 1941 as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Crack-Up poster
Crack-Up 14th December 1936 as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Ramona poster
Ramona 25th September 1936 as Joseph Hyar
M'Liss poster
M'Liss 27th July 1936 as Archer Morpher
Bad Boy poster
Bad Boy 25th October 1935 as Grocery Clerk
Adam-12 poster
Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Bill White
Wagon Train poster
Wagon Train 18th September 1957 as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)