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Aliases: William 'Billy' Benedict , Bill Benedict , Billy Benedict

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA

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Movie Involvements: 72

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Wagon Train
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6

Wagon Train

(1957) Wagon Train Member
Mission: Impossible
Average
8

Mission: Impossible

(1966) Denver
The Incredible Hulk
Average
7

The Incredible Hulk

(1977) Vic
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Gus
Land of the Giants
Average
7

Land of the Giants

(1968) Villager Peabody
Matt Helm
Average
7

Matt Helm

(1975) Scavenger
Adam-12
Average
7

Adam-12

(1968) Bill White
The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Conklin

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1988 Gus Morton
1984 N/A
1982 Elderly Man
1981 N/A
1979 Old Man
1978 Leon Jaworski
1977 Vic
1976 Telegraph Office Manager
N/A
Man on Bus
1975 Scavenger
N/A
Lennie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1974 N/A
1973 Roulette Dealer
N/A
Prescott
1972 Station Attendant
N/A
Newsboy
Mr. Feigelbaum
N/A
1971 Jimmy McNab
N/A
1970 N/A
1969 News Vendor (uncredited)
N/A
Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
N/A
Joe Summers
1968 Deliveryman
Uncle Whitmore
Pet Shop Owner
Villager Peabody
Bill White
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Jocko (as William Benedict)
1967 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Clem (as Bill Benedict)
1966 Denver
N/A
N/A
Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
1965 Cleaning Man
Farley
Simpson
Stu
N/A
1964 N/A
1963 Willie
1961 Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
1960 N/A
Joe
1959 N/A
Conklin
Trapper (uncredited)
1958 N/A
1957 Wagon Train Member
1956 N/A
American Airlines Clerk
Telegraph Boy
1955 N/A
Gus
Newsboy
1954 N/A
1953 Albert
N/A
1951 Degnan
N/A
Whitey (as William Benedict)
Whitey
Whitey
N/A
Whitey
1950 Whitey (as William Benedict)
Whitey, Bowery Boy
Whitey
Whitey
1949 Whitey
Whitey
Whitey
Eddie Lund
Whitey
1948 Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Whitey
Irv Bennett
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Counterman
Whitey
1947 Whitey
Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited)
Whitey
Bellboy
1946 Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Whitey
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Stinky
Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Newsboy
Bellboy (uncredited)
Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
NBC Usher
1945 Skinny
Skinny
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Joe the Newsboy
Skinny
Pesky (uncredited)
1944 Skinny
Florida
Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
Office boy
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Butch
Spider O'Brien
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Skinny
1943 Jerry Murphy
Abel
Pinky
Zombie Parker
Sammy (uncredited)
Benny
Telegraph Messenger
Butch
Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Greene (uncredited)
Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
1942 Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Telegraph Messenger
Soda Jerk
Theatre Usher
Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Bud Smithers
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Whitey
Red Davis
Bellboy (uncredited)
Usher (uncredited)
Bellboy
N/A
Messenger
1941 Ice Cream Man
Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Young Davis
Recruit at Corral
Singing Telegram Boy
Messenger (uncredited)
Singing Telegraph Boy
Train Vendor
Whitey Murphy
Office Boy
Telegram Delivery Boy
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Jig
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1940 (uncredited)
Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Link (as Billy Benedict)
Slim
Boy (uncredited)
Elevator Boy
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Farm Boy (uncredited)
Happy (uncredited)
Dan Withers
Newsboy (uncredited)
Delivery Man
Lem (uncredited)
Eddie
1939 Office Boy
Tour Guide
Trouble
1938 Trouble
Midget Car Driver
Trouble
Sylvester
Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Delivery Boy
Bellboy
Squimpy
Eddie
David's Caddy (uncredited)
Billy (uncredited)
1937 Spud
Freddy the Office Boy
Kurt Plivens
N/A
Monk, Tall Kid
Bellboy
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Freckles
1936 Newsboy (uncredited)
Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Wilbur
Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Joe
Joseph Hyar
Archer Morpher
Benny Ryan
Telegram Delivery Boy
The Gawker
1935 Cyril Church
Willie (uncredited)
Amos
Flash
Breck
Caddie
'Penny' Parker
Jimmy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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