William Benedict

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

233

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-04-16

Day of death

1999-11-25 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Haskell, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Known For

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • The Brady Bunch

    The Brady Bunch

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Branded

    Branded

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Ox-Bow Incident

    The Ox-Bow Incident

  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Ghost Chasers

    Ghost Chasers

  • Captain January

    Captain January

  • Blues Busters

    Blues Busters

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Newsboys' Home

    Newsboys' Home

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Block Busters

    Block Busters

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Bowery Boy

    Bowery Boy

  • Bowery Battalion

    Bowery Battalion

  • Lucky Losers

    Lucky Losers

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Born Again

    Born Again

  • Spook Busters

    Spook Busters

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Young People

    Young People

  • Janie

    Janie

  • Cadet Girl

    Cadet Girl

  • Mobs, Inc.

    Mobs, Inc.

  • Night Wind

    Night Wind

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

  • Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • $10 Raise

    $10 Raise

  • Scattergood Baines

    Scattergood Baines

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • Mr. Hex

    Mr. Hex

  • Master Minds

    Master Minds

  • Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

  • Jinx Money

    Jinx Money

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Live Wires

    Live Wires

  • Story of G.I. Joe

    Story of G.I. Joe

  • Tramp Trouble

    Tramp Trouble

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • Bowery Buckaroos

    Bowery Buckaroos

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • The Killing

    The Killing

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

  • Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

  • Bowery Champs

    Bowery Champs

  • Frankie and Johnny

    Frankie and Johnny

  • The Lottery

    The Lottery

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

  • Whispering Footsteps

    Whispering Footsteps

  • Bringing Up Baby

    Bringing Up Baby

  • Confessions of Boston Blackie

    Confessions of Boston Blackie

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Blonde Dynamite

    Blonde Dynamite

  • Little Tough Guys in Society

    Little Tough Guys in Society

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Million Dollar Kid

    Million Dollar Kid

  • I Met My Love Again

    I Met My Love Again

  • The Magnetic Monster

    The Magnetic Monster

  • Lucky Partners

    Lucky Partners

  • Gay Blades

    Gay Blades

  • The Over the Hill Gang

    The Over the Hill Gang

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • Steamboat Round the Bend

    Steamboat Round the Bend

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel

    Adventures of Captain Marvel

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

  • The Secret Sharer

    The Secret Sharer

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Mr. Muggs Steps Out

    Mr. Muggs Steps Out

  • Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

  • Angels in Disguise

    Angels in Disguise

  • Flying Fists

    Flying Fists

  • Hold That Baby!

    Hold That Baby!

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • King of the Newsboys

    King of the Newsboys

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • Smuggler's Cove

    Smuggler's Cove

  • Jim Hanvey, Detective

    Jim Hanvey, Detective

  • Laughing at Trouble

    Laughing at Trouble

  • The Adventures of Nick Carter

    The Adventures of Nick Carter

  • Your Uncle Dudley

    Your Uncle Dudley

  • Junior G-Men of the Air

    Junior G-Men of the Air

  • My Little Chickadee

    My Little Chickadee

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • Heart of the Golden West

    Heart of the Golden West

  • Tim Tyler's Luck

    Tim Tyler's Luck

  • Moonlight in Vermont

    Moonlight in Vermont

  • Rhythm on the River

    Rhythm on the River

  • Clancy Street Boys

    Clancy Street Boys

  • Hollywood and Vine

    Hollywood and Vine

  • The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

    The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

  • Do You Love Me

    Do You Love Me

  • Bride of the Monster

    Bride of the Monster

  • Hold That Co-ed

    Hold That Co-ed

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • Docks of New York

    Docks of New York

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Crazy Over Horses

    Crazy Over Horses

  • Tuxedo Junction

    Tuxedo Junction

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Perils of Nyoka

    Perils of Nyoka

  • Walking Down Broadway

    Walking Down Broadway

  • People Are Funny

    People Are Funny

  • After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

  • Give Us Wings

    Give Us Wings

  • Code of the Streets

    Code of the Streets

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • One More Tomorrow

    One More Tomorrow

  • They Live in Fear

    They Live in Fear

  • Fun on a Weekend

    Fun on a Weekend

  • The Pilgrim Lady

    The Pilgrim Lady

  • I'm the Law

    I'm the Law

  • Way Down East

    Way Down East

  • All by Myself

    All by Myself

  • Mr. Muggs Rides Again

    Mr. Muggs Rides Again

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • On the Sunny Side

    On the Sunny Side

  • That's My Baby!

    That's My Baby!

  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    Adventures of the Flying Cadets

  • In Old Cheyenne

    In Old Cheyenne

  • Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • College Scandal

    College Scandal

  • The Dirt Gang

    The Dirt Gang

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • In Fast Company

    In Fast Company

  • Secret Service Investigator

    Secret Service Investigator

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • Come Out Fighting

    Come Out Fighting

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • Brenda Starr, Reporter

    Brenda Starr, Reporter

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • I Won't Play

    I Won't Play

  • Show Them No Mercy!

    Show Them No Mercy!

  • Time Out for Rhythm

    Time Out for Rhythm

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Call Her Mom

    Call Her Mom

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • Rings on Her Fingers

    Rings on Her Fingers

  • The Mad Doctor

    The Mad Doctor

  • The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

  • That I May Live

    That I May Live

  • They Wanted to Marry

    They Wanted to Marry

  • Hard Boiled Mahoney

    Hard Boiled Mahoney

  • Goldie and the Boxer

    Goldie and the Boxer

  • News Hounds

    News Hounds

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Aerial Gunner

    Aerial Gunner

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • Bonanza: The Next Generation

    Bonanza: The Next Generation

  • Fighting Fools

    Fighting Fools

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • The Gentleman Misbehaves

    The Gentleman Misbehaves

  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • What Am I Bid?

    What Am I Bid?

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Young Fugitives

    Young Fugitives

  • Say It in French

    Say It in French

  • The Witness Chair

    The Witness Chair

  • Ghosts on the Loose

    Ghosts on the Loose

  • Angels' Alley

    Angels' Alley

  • Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

  • Trouble Makers

    Trouble Makers

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Home in Wyomin'

    Home in Wyomin'

  • Computercide

    Computercide

  • Riders of the Pony Express

    Riders of the Pony Express

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies