William Benedict

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

234

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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Brady Bunch

    The Brady Bunch

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Branded

    Branded

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Ox-Bow Incident

    The Ox-Bow Incident

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • The Killing

    The Killing

  • Moonlight in Vermont

    Moonlight in Vermont

  • Story of G.I. Joe

    Story of G.I. Joe

  • Smuggler's Cove

    Smuggler's Cove

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • The Mad Doctor

    The Mad Doctor

  • The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

    The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Perils of Nyoka

    Perils of Nyoka

  • Million Dollar Kid

    Million Dollar Kid

  • I Met My Love Again

    I Met My Love Again

  • Code of the Streets

    Code of the Streets

  • Crazy Over Horses

    Crazy Over Horses

  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

  • The Sting

    The Sting

  • Captain January

    Captain January

  • Mobs, Inc.

    Mobs, Inc.

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • News Hounds

    News Hounds

  • Junior G-Men of the Air

    Junior G-Men of the Air

  • Spook Busters

    Spook Busters

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Rhythm on the River

    Rhythm on the River

  • Laughing at Trouble

    Laughing at Trouble

  • Hold That Baby!

    Hold That Baby!

  • Great Guns

    Great Guns

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • Whispering Footsteps

    Whispering Footsteps

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • Confessions of Boston Blackie

    Confessions of Boston Blackie

  • Stage to Chino

    Stage to Chino

  • Steamboat Round the Bend

    Steamboat Round the Bend

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Fighting Fools

    Fighting Fools

  • Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

  • Blues Busters

    Blues Busters

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • The Dead Don't Die

    The Dead Don't Die

  • Flying Fists

    Flying Fists

  • Secret Service Investigator

    Secret Service Investigator

  • The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

  • Bowery Buckaroos

    Bowery Buckaroos

  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

  • The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

  • Legion of the Lawless

    Legion of the Lawless

  • Angels in Disguise

    Angels in Disguise

  • The Pilgrim Lady

    The Pilgrim Lady

  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    Adventures of the Flying Cadets

  • Jim Hanvey, Detective

    Jim Hanvey, Detective

  • King of the Newsboys

    King of the Newsboys

  • The Dirt Gang

    The Dirt Gang

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Bowery Battalion

    Bowery Battalion

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • In Old Cheyenne

    In Old Cheyenne

  • Frankie and Johnny

    Frankie and Johnny

  • Fun on a Weekend

    Fun on a Weekend

  • Jinx Money

    Jinx Money

  • Give Us Wings

    Give Us Wings

  • Get Hep to Love

    Get Hep to Love

  • Heart of the Golden West

    Heart of the Golden West

  • Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

  • Cadet Girl

    Cadet Girl

  • People Are Funny

    People Are Funny

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • They Live in Fear

    They Live in Fear

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel

    Adventures of Captain Marvel

  • Tuxedo Junction

    Tuxedo Junction

  • My Little Chickadee

    My Little Chickadee

  • Your Uncle Dudley

    Your Uncle Dudley

  • Newsboys' Home

    Newsboys' Home

  • Walking Down Broadway

    Walking Down Broadway

  • Mr. Hex

    Mr. Hex

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • Hold That Co-ed

    Hold That Co-ed

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Tim Tyler's Luck

    Tim Tyler's Luck

  • Do You Love Me

    Do You Love Me

  • Ghost Chasers

    Ghost Chasers

  • Computercide

    Computercide

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Little Tough Guys in Society

    Little Tough Guys in Society

  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

  • Scattergood Baines

    Scattergood Baines

  • That I May Live

    That I May Live

  • Clancy Street Boys

    Clancy Street Boys

  • College Scandal

    College Scandal

  • Show Them No Mercy!

    Show Them No Mercy!

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • Can This Be Dixie?

    Can This Be Dixie?

  • Hollywood and Vine

    Hollywood and Vine

  • Bringing Up Baby

    Bringing Up Baby

  • I'm the Law

    I'm the Law

  • Tramp Trouble

    Tramp Trouble

  • In Fast Company

    In Fast Company

  • The Over the Hill Gang

    The Over the Hill Gang

  • Come Out Fighting

    Come Out Fighting

  • The Secret Sharer

    The Secret Sharer

  • Live Wires

    Live Wires

  • Born Again

    Born Again

  • Lucky Losers

    Lucky Losers

  • Master Minds

    Master Minds

  • Night Wind

    Night Wind

  • Janie

    Janie

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Bowery Champs

    Bowery Champs

  • Block Busters

    Block Busters

  • Ghosts on the Loose

    Ghosts on the Loose

  • Bonanza: The Next Generation

    Bonanza: The Next Generation

  • The Magnetic Monster

    The Magnetic Monster

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • Goldie and the Boxer

    Goldie and the Boxer

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

  • $10 Raise

    $10 Raise

  • On the Sunny Side

    On the Sunny Side

  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

  • The Adventures of Nick Carter

    The Adventures of Nick Carter

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • Bad Boy

    Bad Boy

  • Home in Wyomin'

    Home in Wyomin'

  • One More Tomorrow

    One More Tomorrow

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Lucky Partners

    Lucky Partners

  • The Lottery

    The Lottery

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Mr. Muggs Steps Out

    Mr. Muggs Steps Out

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Call Her Mom

    Call Her Mom

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • Brenda Starr, Reporter

    Brenda Starr, Reporter

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • Bride of the Monster

    Bride of the Monster

  • All by Myself

    All by Myself

  • Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

  • Young People

    Young People

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Blonde Dynamite

    Blonde Dynamite

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Young Fugitives

    Young Fugitives

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Bowery Boy

    Bowery Boy

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • Docks of New York

    Docks of New York

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • That's My Baby!

    That's My Baby!

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • Way Down East

    Way Down East

  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

  • Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Time Out for Rhythm

    Time Out for Rhythm

  • Mr. Muggs Rides Again

    Mr. Muggs Rides Again

  • They Wanted to Marry

    They Wanted to Marry

  • I Won't Play

    I Won't Play

  • Rings on Her Fingers

    Rings on Her Fingers

  • Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

  • The Gentleman Misbehaves

    The Gentleman Misbehaves

  • The Witness Chair

    The Witness Chair

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Gay Blades

    Gay Blades

  • What Am I Bid?

    What Am I Bid?

  • Say It in French

    Say It in French

  • Trouble Makers

    Trouble Makers

  • Aerial Gunner

    Aerial Gunner

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • Angels' Alley

    Angels' Alley

  • Hard Boiled Mahoney

    Hard Boiled Mahoney

  • Riders of the Pony Express

    Riders of the Pony Express