William Benedict

William Benedict

Date of Birth:

Apr 16, 1917

Place of Birth:

Haskell, Oklahoma, USA

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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.

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:

News Hounds News Hounds

1947

Angels in Disguise Angels in Disguise

1949

Fighting Fools Fighting Fools

1949

Melody Ranch Melody Ranch

1940

Hold That Baby! Hold That Baby!

1949

Live Wires Live Wires

1946

Come Out Fighting Come Out Fighting

1945

Rhythm on the River Rhythm on the River

1940

Bowery Champs Bowery Champs

1944

Second Chorus Second Chorus

1941

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

2020

The Hallelujah Trail The Hallelujah Trail

1965

Home in Wyomin' Home in Wyomin'

1942

Steamboat Round the Bend Steamboat Round the Bend

1935

One More Tomorrow One More Tomorrow

1946

Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry

1940

Give Us Wings Give Us Wings

1940

Gay Blades Gay Blades

1946

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye

1946

Tim Tyler's Luck Tim Tyler's Luck

1937

The Mad Doctor The Mad Doctor

1940

Block Busters Block Busters

1944

The Whistler The Whistler

1944

Aerial Gunner Aerial Gunner

1943

Perils of Nyoka Perils of Nyoka

1942

All by Myself All by Myself

1943

They Live in Fear They Live in Fear

1944

Little Tough Guys in Society Little Tough Guys in Society

1938

Merton of the Movies Merton of the Movies

1947

Smuggler's Cove Smuggler's Cove

1948

Trouble Makers Trouble Makers

1948

Bride of the Monster Bride of the Monster

1955

My Little Chickadee My Little Chickadee

1940

Adventures of Red Ryder Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

Master Minds Master Minds

1949

Blonde Dynamite Blonde Dynamite

1950

Lucky Partners Lucky Partners

1940

Mr. Muggs Steps Out Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943

And One Was Beautiful And One Was Beautiful

1940

Code of the Streets Code of the Streets

1939

Junior G-Men of the Air Junior G-Men of the Air

1942

Jim Hanvey, Detective Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937

The Hucksters The Hucksters

1947

Riders of the Pony Express Riders of the Pony Express

1949

In Old Cheyenne In Old Cheyenne

1941

The Hanging Tree The Hanging Tree

1959

Cadet Girl Cadet Girl

1941

The Dirt Gang The Dirt Gang

1972

Call Her Mom Call Her Mom

1972

Bowery Battalion Bowery Battalion

1951

Hollywood and Vine Hollywood and Vine

1945

3 Kids and a Queen 3 Kids and a Queen

1935

Story of G.I. Joe Story of G.I. Joe

1945

Rings on Her Fingers Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Road to Utopia Road to Utopia

1946

The Dead Don't Die The Dead Don't Die

1975

Dear Heart Dear Heart

1965

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Mobs, Inc. Mobs, Inc.

1956

The Kid from Brooklyn The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Can This Be Dixie? Can This Be Dixie?

1936

The Over the Hill Gang The Over the Hill Gang

1969

Moonlight in Vermont Moonlight in Vermont

1943

Blues Busters Blues Busters

1950

Bowery Boy Bowery Boy

1940

Secret Service Investigator Secret Service Investigator

1948

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1942

Big Daddy Big Daddy

1969

Walking Down Broadway Walking Down Broadway

1938

Get Hep to Love Get Hep to Love

1942

The Great Mr. Nobody The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Mr. District Attorney Mr. District Attorney

1941

Your Uncle Dudley Your Uncle Dudley

1935

Say It in French Say It in French

1938

Jesse James at Bay Jesse James at Bay

1941

Heart of the Golden West Heart of the Golden West

1942

The Magnetic Monster The Magnetic Monster

1953

On the Sunny Side On the Sunny Side

1942

The Lottery The Lottery

1969

Fun on a Weekend Fun on a Weekend

1947

There's Always a Woman There's Always a Woman

1938

Whispering Footsteps Whispering Footsteps

1943

A Night to Remember A Night to Remember

1942

Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

Jinx Money Jinx Money

1948

She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers

1941

Janie Janie

1944

Night Wind Night Wind

1948

Legion of the Lawless Legion of the Lawless

1940

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1941

Tramp Trouble Tramp Trouble

1937

Pack Up Your Troubles Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

$10 Raise $10 Raise

1935

Way Down East Way Down East

1935

Funny Girl Funny Girl

1968

After the Thin Man After the Thin Man

1936

Do You Love Me Do You Love Me

1946

Ghost Chasers Ghost Chasers

1951

Ramona Ramona

1936

That I May Live That I May Live

1937

Flying Fists Flying Fists

1937

Hold That Kiss Hold That Kiss

1938

I Live on Danger I Live on Danger

1942

Lover Come Back Lover Come Back

1961

Crack-Up Crack-Up

1936

Mr. Muggs Rides Again Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945

Newsboys' Home Newsboys' Home

1938

King of the Newsboys King of the Newsboys

1938

College Scandal College Scandal

1935

Hold That Co-ed Hold That Co-ed

1938

Adventures of the Flying Cadets Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943

Young People Young People

1940

Brenda Starr, Reporter Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945

Scattergood Baines Scattergood Baines

1941

Nobody's Darling Nobody's Darling

1943

The Gentleman Misbehaves The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

Triple Trouble Triple Trouble

1950

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

The Talk of the Town The Talk of the Town

1942

Tuxedo Junction Tuxedo Junction

1941

Theodora Goes Wild Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Rogue's Gallery Rogue's Gallery

1968

Bonanza: The Next Generation Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988

The Great McGinty The Great McGinty

1940

Great Guns Great Guns

1941

Time Out for Rhythm Time Out for Rhythm

1941

The Last Gangster The Last Gangster

1937

Captain January Captain January

1936

Clancy Street Boys Clancy Street Boys

1943

Crazy Over Horses Crazy Over Horses

1951

What Am I Bid? What Am I Bid?

1967

Confessions of Boston Blackie Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

Hollywood Hobbies Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Wildcat Wildcat

1942

Rhythm in the Clouds Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

Bowery Buckaroos Bowery Buckaroos

1947

Ghosts on the Loose Ghosts on the Loose

1943

I Won't Play I Won't Play

1944

In Fast Company In Fast Company

1946

Angels' Alley Angels' Alley

1948

Goldie and the Boxer Goldie and the Boxer

1979

The Sting The Sting

1973

The Ox-Bow Incident The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

Bowery Bombshell Bowery Bombshell

1946

Follow the Leader Follow the Leader

1944

Spook Busters Spook Busters

1946

Sherlock Holmes in New York Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

Show Them No Mercy! Show Them No Mercy!

1935

Libeled Lady Libeled Lady

1936

People Are Funny People Are Funny

1946

Let's Go Navy! Let's Go Navy!

1951

That's My Baby! That's My Baby!

1944

Doubting Thomas Doubting Thomas

1935

Million Dollar Kid Million Dollar Kid

1944

The Killing The Killing

1956

Hard Boiled Mahoney Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947

Computercide Computercide

1982

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

The Adventures of Nick Carter The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972

M'Liss M'Liss

1936

Born Again Born Again

1978

They Wanted to Marry They Wanted to Marry

1937

The Pilgrim Lady The Pilgrim Lady

1947

Young Fugitives Young Fugitives

1938

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

The Powers Girl The Powers Girl

1943

Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly!

1969

Laughing at Trouble Laughing at Trouble

1936

Docks of New York Docks of New York

1945

Stage to Chino Stage to Chino

1940

The Witness Chair The Witness Chair

1936

I Met My Love Again I Met My Love Again

1938

Cop on the Beat Cop on the Beat

1975

Lucky Losers Lucky Losers

1950

Mr. Hex Mr. Hex

1946

Frankie and Johnny Frankie and Johnny

1966

Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby

1938

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