William Benedict
Biografía
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.
Filmografía
Sierra Madre: Prohibido Pasar
Bellboy (2024)
Fur Babies
Amos (2023)
María Antonieta
Delivery Boy (uncredited) (2022)
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
Himself (2020)
Skins
David's Caddy (uncredited) (2007)
¿Quién mató al coche eléctrico?
(2006)
El tigre y la nieve
(2005)
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Gus Morton (1988)
Se acabó el pastel
(1986)
Autopista hacia el cielo
(1984)
Computercide
Elderly Man (1982)
Canción triste de Hill Street
(1981)
Goldie and the Boxer
Old Man (1979)
Born Again
Leon Jaworski (1978)
El increíble Hulk
Vic (1977)
Sherlock Holmes en Nueva York
Telegraph Office Manager (1976)
Quincy, M.E.
(1976)
Los ángeles de Charlie
Emmett Winston, Esq. (1976)
Won Ton Ton, el perro que salvó a Hollywood
Man on Bus (1976)
Matt Helm
Scavenger (1975)
Ellery Queen
(1975)
Cop on the Beat
Lennie (1975)
Los muertos no mueren jamás
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) (1975)
La casa de la pradera
(1974)
El golpe
Roulette Dealer (1973)
Police Story
Prescott (1973)
The Secret Sharer
Mr. Burns (1973)
The Dirt Gang
Station Attendant (1972)
Las calles de San Francisco
(1972)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Newsboy (1972)
Call Her Mom
Mr. Feigelbaum (1972)
Emergency!
(1972)
All in the Family
Jimmy McNab (1971)
Los dos mosqueteros
Telegrapher (uncredited) (1971)
The Immortal
(1970)
Hello, Dolly!
News Vendor (uncredited) (1969)
The Brady Bunch
(1969)
Then Came Bronson
Card Player (1969)
El regreso de los rangers de Texas
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) (1969)
Big Daddy
(1969)
The Lottery
Joe Summers (1969)
Here's Lucy
Deliveryman (1968)
Mayberry R.F.D.
Pet Shop Owner (1968)
Tierra de gigantes
Villager Peabody (1968)
Área 12
Bill White (1968)
Una chica divertida (Funny Girl)
Western Union Boy (uncredited) (1968)
Rogue's Gallery
Jocko (as William Benedict) (1968)
Mannix
(1967)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Telegrapher (1967)
Hondo
(1967)
Ironside
(1967)
What Am I Bid?
Clem (as Bill Benedict) (1967)
Misión. Imposible
Denver (1966)
The Monkees
Old Man (1966)
Frankie y Johnny
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) (1966)
La rubia peligrosa
Farley (1965)
La batalla de las colinas del whisky
Simpson (1965)
Querido corazón
Stu (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1964)
Petticoat Junction
Willie (1963)
Pijama para dos
Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) (1961)
Route 66
(1960)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe (1960)
Daniel el travieso
(1959)
La dimensión desconocida
Conklin (1959)
El árbol del ahorcado
Trapper (uncredited) (1959)
El hombre del rifle
(1958)
Caravana
Wagon Train Member (uncredited) (1957)
Atraco perfecto
American Airlines Clerk (1956)
Mobs, Inc.
Telegraph Boy (1956)
Navy Log
(1955)
La ley del revólver
Gus (1955)
La novia del monstruo
Newsboy (1955)
Lassie
(1954)
El monstruo magnético
Albert (1953)
I'm the Law
(1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Degnan (1951)
Dragnet
(1951)
The Red Skelton Show
(1951)
Crazy Over Horses
Whitey (as William Benedict) (1951)
Let's Go Navy!
Whitey (1951)
Ghost Chasers
Whitey (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1951)
Bowery Battalion
Whitey (1951)
Blues Busters
Whitey (as William Benedict) (1950)
Triple Trouble
Whitey, Bowery Boy (1950)
Lucky Losers
Whitey (1950)
Blonde Dynamite
Whitey (1950)
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 (1949)
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 (1948)
Bowery Buckaroos
Whitey (1947)
Merton of the Movies
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) (1947)
News Hounds
Whitey (as Billy Benedict) (1947)
Mercaderes de ilusiones
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) (1947)
Fun on a Weekend
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) (1947)
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Whitey (1947)
The Pilgrim Lady
Bellboy (1947)
Mr. Hex
Whitey (as Billy Benedict) (1946)
Nunca te alejes de mí
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)
Sucedió en el tren
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) (1946)
El asombro de Brooklyn
Newsboy (uncredited) (1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Bellboy (uncredited) (1946)
Ruta a Utopia
Second Newsboy (uncredited) (1946)
Gay Blades
Newsboy (uncredited) (1946)
Live Wires
Whitey (as Billy Benedict) (1946)
People Are Funny
NBC Usher (1946)
Come Out Fighting
Skinny (1945)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Skinny (1945)
También somos seres humanos
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) (1945)
Hollywood and Vine
Joe the Newsboy (1945)
Docks of New York
Skinny (1945)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Pesky (uncredited) (1945)
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)
Sueños de gloria
Joe (uncredited) (1944)
The Whistler
The Deafmute (Uncredited) (1944)
Million Dollar Kid
Skinny (1944)
Whispering Footsteps
Jerry Murphy (1943)
Moonlight in Vermont
Abel (1943)
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Pinky (1943)
Adorables estrellas
Busboy (uncredited) (1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Zombie Parker (1943)
Nobody's Darling
Sammy (uncredited) (1943)
La casa encantada
Benny (1943)
All by Myself
Telegraph Messenger (1943)
Clancy Street Boys
Butch (1943)
Aerial Gunner
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell (1943)
Incidente en Ox-Bow
Greene (uncredited) (1943)
The Powers Girl
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) (1943)
¡Qué noche aquella!
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)
La llave de cristal
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) (1942)
Wildcat
Bud Smithers (1942)
El asunto del día
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)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Messenger (uncredited) (1942)
Anillos en sus dedos
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
Messenger (1942)
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)
Aventuras del Capitán Maravillas
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)
Al fin solos
Ticket Taker (uncredited) (1941)
Bowery Boy
(uncredited) (1940)
Give Us Wings
Link (as Billy Benedict) (1940)
The Mad Doctor
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) (1940)
Melody Ranch
Slim (1940)
Young People
Boy (uncredited) (1940)
Rhythm on the River
Elevator Boy (1940)
El gran 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 (1940)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Office Boy (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies
Tour Guide (1939)
Code of the Streets
Trouble (1939)
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 (as William 'Billy' Benedict) (1938)
Hold That Kiss
Delivery Boy (1938)
Siempre hay una mujer
Bellboy (1938)
King of the Newsboys
Squimpy (1938)
Walking Down Broadway
Eddie (1938)
La fiera de mi niña
David's Caddy (uncredited) (1938)
Volvió el amor
Billy (uncredited) (1938)
Tim Tyler's Luck
Spud (1937)
El último gángster
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 (1937)
Ella, él y Asta
Newsboy (uncredited) (1936)
Crack-Up
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) (1936)
Laughing at Trouble
Wilbur (1936)
Can This Be Dixie?
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) (1936)
Los pecados de Teodora
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) (1936)
Una mujer difamada
Joe (1936)
Ramona
Joseph Hyar (1936)
M'Liss
Archer Morpher (1936)
The Witness Chair
Benny Ryan (1936)
La Pequeña Vigía
Telegram Delivery Boy (1936)
The Country Doctor
The Gawker (1936)
Your Uncle Dudley
Cyril Church (1935)
Guerra sin cuartel
Willie (uncredited) (1935)
Bad Boy
Grocery Clerk (1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
Flash (1935)
Barco a la deriva
Breck (1935)
Doubting Thomas
Caddie (1935)
Contrastes
Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight (1935)
College Scandal
'Penny' Parker (1935)
$10 Raise
Jimmy (1935)
I Dream of Jeannie
Cleaning Man