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William Benedict (April 16, 1917 β 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
all 227
Movies 183
TV Shows 44
self 2
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
Computercide (1982)
Born Again (1978)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Matt Helm (1975)
The Dead Don't Die (1975)
The Sting (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Dirt Gang (1972)
Call Her Mom (1972)
All in the Family (1971)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
The Lottery (1969)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Land of the Giants (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
Funny Girl (1968)
Rogue's Gallery (1968)
Frankie and Johnny (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Honey West (1965)
Lover Come Back (1961)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Hanging Tree (1959)
Wagon Train (1957)
The Killing (1956)
Mobs, Inc. (1956)
Ghost Chasers (1951)
Triple Trouble (1950)
Lucky Losers (1950)
Riders of the Pony Express (1949)
Night Wind (1948)
Jinx Money (1948)
Secret Service Investigator (1948)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
News Hounds (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Mr. Hex (1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
Do You Love Me (1946)
Without Reservations (1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Road to Utopia (1946)
Gay Blades (1946)
Live Wires (1946)
People Are Funny (1946)
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Hollywood and Vine (1945)
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Youth on Trial (1945)
I Won't Play (1944)
They Live in Fear (1944)
That's My Baby! (1944)
Janie (1944)
Follow the Leader (1944)
The Whistler (1944)
Whispering Footsteps (1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
Nobody's Darling (1943)
All by Myself (1943)
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
Aerial Gunner (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Powers Girl (1943)
A Night to Remember (1942)
Heart of the Golden West (1942)
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
Wildcat (1942)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
I Live on Danger (1942)
Home in Wyomin' (1942)
On the Sunny Side (1942)
Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
Cadet Girl (1941)
Tuxedo Junction (1941)
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Great Guns (1941)
Dressed to Kill (1941)
Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
In Old Cheyenne (1941)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
Scattergood Baines (1941)
Second Chorus (1941)
Bowery Boy (1940)
The Mad Doctor (1940)
Give Us Wings (1940)
Young People (1940)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
Lucky Partners (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Stage to Chino (1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Grand Ole Opry (1940)
And One Was Beautiful (1940)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Newsboys' Home (1938)
Say It in French (1938)
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Hold That Kiss (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
I Met My Love Again (1938)
The Last Gangster (1937)
That I May Live (1937)
Tramp Trouble (1937)
Flying Fists (1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Crack-Up (1936)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
Ramona (1936)
M'Liss (1936)
The Witness Chair (1936)
Captain January (1936)
The Country Doctor (1936)
Your Uncle Dudley (1935)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
College Scandal (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1917-04-16
Deathday1999-11-25 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceHaskell, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWilliam 'Billy' Benedict , Bill Benedict, Billy Benedict
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