William Benedict

William Benedict

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: April 16, 1917

Deathday: November 25, 1999

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Known For

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby

1938-02-18

Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction

1941-11-25

Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild

1936-11-12

Rogue's Gallery
Rogue's Gallery

1968-01-01

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town

1942-08-20

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942-03-27

Scattergood Baines
Scattergood Baines

1941-02-21

Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling

1943-08-27

The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946-02-28

Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble

1950-08-13

Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988-03-22

The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty

1940-08-01

What Am I Bid?
What Am I Bid?

1967-01-01

Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941-12-08

The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself

1941-03-21

Crazy Over Horses
Crazy Over Horses

1951-09-09

The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster

1937-11-12

Time Out for Rhythm
Time Out for Rhythm

1941-06-05

Great Guns
Great Guns

1941-10-10

Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys

1943-04-23

Captain January
Captain January

1936-04-17

Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945-01-26

Young People
Young People

1940-08-30

Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me

1946-05-17

Ghost Chasers
Ghost Chasers

1951-04-29

Ramona
Ramona

1936-09-25

That I May Live
That I May Live

1937-09-13

After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man

1936-12-25

Funny Girl
Funny Girl

1968-09-19

Tramp Trouble
Tramp Trouble

1937-08-07

Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles

1939-10-24

$10 Raise
$10 Raise

1935-05-04

Way Down East
Way Down East

1935-10-25

Flying Fists
Flying Fists

1937-07-01

Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss

1938-05-13

College Scandal
College Scandal

1935-06-21

Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed

1938-09-16

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943-09-07

King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys

1938-03-18

Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home

1938-12-24

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger

1942-06-16

Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back

1961-12-20

Crack-Up
Crack-Up

1936-12-14

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945-07-15

Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies

1939-05-03

Wildcat
Wildcat

1942-09-03

The Pilgrim Lady
The Pilgrim Lady

1947-01-22

Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives

1938-06-30

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

1942-10-01

They Wanted to Marry
They Wanted to Marry

1937-02-05

Born Again
Born Again

1978-10-01

Computercide
Computercide

1982-08-01

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1936-03-12

The Adventures of Nick Carter
The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972-02-20

M'Liss
M'Liss

1936-07-27

The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl

1943-01-15

Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!

1969-12-12

Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers

1950-05-14

Mr. Hex
Mr. Hex

1946-11-09

Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny

1966-03-31

Cop on the Beat
Cop on the Beat

1975-05-06

I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again

1938-01-14

Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble

1936-12-11

Docks of New York
Docks of New York

1945-02-24

Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino

1940-07-26

The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair

1936-04-23

Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947-05-10

The Killing
The Killing

1956-06-06

Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer

1979-12-30

The Sting
The Sting

1973-12-25

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident

1942-12-03

Without Reservations
Without Reservations

1946-05-13

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas

1935-07-10

Rhythm in the Clouds
Rhythm in the Clouds

1937-06-21

Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose

1943-07-30

Million Dollar Kid
Million Dollar Kid

1944-02-28

Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader

1944-06-03

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

1944-09-14

I Won't Play
I Won't Play

1944-11-11

People Are Funny
People Are Funny

1946-01-11

In Fast Company
In Fast Company

1946-06-22

Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell

1946-07-20

Spook Busters
Spook Busters

1946-08-24

Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos

1947-11-22

Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley

1948-03-07

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

1951-07-29

Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976-10-18

Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy!

1935-12-06

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady

1936-10-09

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill

1941-08-08

Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless

1940-01-05

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies

1947-10-11

Smuggler's Cove
Smuggler's Cove

1948-10-10

Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers

1948-12-10

Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster

1955-05-11

Little Tough Guys in Society
Little Tough Guys in Society

1938-11-01

They Live in Fear
They Live in Fear

1944-10-06

The Whistler
The Whistler

1944-03-30

Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner

1943-03-20

Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka

1942-06-27

All by Myself
All by Myself

1943-06-11

My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee

1940-02-09

Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder

1940-06-28

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

1942-06-30

Jim Hanvey, Detective
Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937-04-05

The Hucksters
The Hucksters

1947-07-17

Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets

1939-04-13

And One Was Beautiful
And One Was Beautiful

1940-04-05

Master Minds
Master Minds

1949-11-27

Blonde Dynamite
Blonde Dynamite

1950-02-12

Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners

1940-08-02

The Mad Doctor
The Mad Doctor

1940-12-20

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943-10-29

Block Busters
Block Busters

1944-07-22

Bowery Champs
Bowery Champs

1944-11-25

Come Out Fighting
Come Out Fighting

1945-09-29

Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River

1940-08-28

Second Chorus
Second Chorus

1941-01-03

Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby!

1949-06-06

Live Wires
Live Wires

1946-01-12

News Hounds
News Hounds

1947-08-13

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch

1940-09-15

Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools

1949-03-17

Angels in Disguise
Angels in Disguise

1949-09-25

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943-09-25

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

2020-01-01

Gay Blades
Gay Blades

1946-01-25

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye

1946-11-09

Give Us Wings
Give Us Wings

1940-12-20

Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry

1940-06-25

Tim Tyler's Luck
Tim Tyler's Luck

1937-12-27

The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail

1965-06-23

Home in Wyomin'
Home in Wyomin'

1942-04-29

One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow

1946-05-24

Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend

1935-09-06

Riders of the Pony Express
Riders of the Pony Express

1949-05-13

In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne

1941-04-04

Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay

1941-10-17

Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West

1942-11-16

The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster

1953-02-18

Say It in French
Say It in French

1938-11-25

Your Uncle Dudley
Your Uncle Dudley

1935-12-13

Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway

1938-03-11

Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love

1942-10-02

Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney

1941-03-27

The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody

1941-02-15

On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side

1942-02-13

The Lottery
The Lottery

1969-01-02

She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers

1941-05-13

Janie
Janie

1944-09-02

Night Wind
Night Wind

1948-09-01

Jinx Money
Jinx Money

1948-06-27

Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941-03-28

Fun on a Weekend
Fun on a Weekend

1947-05-15

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

1938-04-20

Whispering Footsteps
Whispering Footsteps

1943-12-30

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

1942-12-10

Big Daddy
Big Daddy

1969-06-11

The Glass Key
The Glass Key

1942-09-08

3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen

1935-10-21

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

1945-07-13

Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers

1942-03-20

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia

1946-02-27

Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood and Vine

1945-04-25

Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion

1951-01-24

The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree

1959-02-19

Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl

1941-11-28

The Dirt Gang
The Dirt Gang

1972-11-01

Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom

1972-02-15

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

1975-01-14

Dear Heart
Dear Heart

1965-03-07

Blues Busters
Blues Busters

1950-10-29

Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy

1940-12-28

Secret Service Investigator
Secret Service Investigator

1948-05-31

Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont

1943-12-24

The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang

1969-07-06

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

1976-07-26

Mobs, Inc.
Mobs, Inc.

1956-03-21

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn

1946-03-21

Can This Be Dixie?
Can This Be Dixie?

1936-11-13

Bad Boy
Bad Boy

1935-10-25

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935-07-05

Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam

1942-06-19