William Benedict
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1917, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- November 25, 1999
- Movies
- 186
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | Himself |
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton |
| 1982 | Computercide | Elderly Man |
| 1979 | Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man |
| 1978 | Born Again | Leon Jaworski |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat | Lennie |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1973 | The Sting | Roulette Dealer |
| 1973 | The Secret Sharer | Mr. Burns |
| 1972 | The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy |
| 1972 | Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) |
| 1969 | Big Daddy | |
| 1969 | The Lottery | Joe Summers |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) |
| 1967 | What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) |
| 1966 | Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Stu |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Killing | American Airlines Clerk |
| 1956 | Mobs, Inc. | Telegraph Boy |
| 1955 | Bride of the Monster | Newsboy |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Albert |
| 1951 | Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Whitey |
| 1951 | Ghost Chasers | Whitey |
| 1951 | Bowery Battalion | Whitey |
| 1950 | Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy |
| 1950 | Lucky Losers | Whitey |
| 1950 | Blonde Dynamite | Whitey |
| 1949 | Master Minds | Whitey |
| 1949 | Angels in Disguise | Whitey |
| 1949 | Hold That Baby! | Whitey |
| 1949 | Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund |
| 1949 | Fighting Fools | Whitey |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1948 | Smuggler's Cove | Whitey |
| 1948 | Night Wind | Irv Bennett |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1948 | Secret Service Investigator | Counterman |
| 1948 | Angels' Alley | Whitey |
| 1947 | Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1947 | News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1947 | The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey |
| 1947 | The Pilgrim Lady | Bellboy |
| 1946 | Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Whitey |
| 1946 | In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow | Stinky |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Gentleman Misbehaves | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Newsboy #2 (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Live Wires | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1946 | People Are Funny | NBC Usher |
| 1945 | Come Out Fighting | Skinny |
| 1945 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy |
| 1945 | Docks of New York | Skinny |
| 1945 | Brenda Starr, Reporter | Pesky (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Bowery Champs | Skinny |
| 1944 | I Won't Play | Florida |
| 1944 | They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! | Office boy |
| 1944 | Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Block Busters | Butch |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) |
| 1944 | Million Dollar Kid | Skinny |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy |
| 1943 | Moonlight in Vermont | Abel |
| 1943 | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose | Benny |
| 1943 | All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger |
| 1943 | Clancy Street Boys | Butch |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Wildcat | Bud Smithers |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Barker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | |
| 1942 | On the Sunny Side | Messenger |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Tuxedo Junction | Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis |
| 1941 | Great Guns | Recruit at Corral |
| 1941 | Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy |
| 1941 | Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy |
| 1941 | Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig |
| 1941 | Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Bowery Boy | (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Slim |
| 1940 | Young People | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino | Happy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers |
| 1940 | Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Lem (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Legion of the Lawless | Eddie |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Trouble |
| 1938 | Newsboys' Home | Trouble |
| 1938 | Say It in French | Midget Car Driver |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester |
| 1938 | Young Fugitives | Jud |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Bellboy |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys | Squimpy |
| 1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Eddie |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy (uncredited) |
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Freddy the Office Boy |
| 1937 | That I May Live | Kurt Plivens |
| 1937 | Tramp Trouble | Young Bindlestiff |
| 1937 | Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid |
| 1937 | Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Freckles |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Johnny |
| 1936 | Ramona | Joseph Hyar |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Archer Morpher |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan |
| 1936 | Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | The Gawker |
| 1935 | Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Way Down East | Amos |
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Flash |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Caddie |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight |
| 1935 | College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker |
| 1935 | $10 Raise | Jimmy |
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