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William Benedict
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
Filmography 74
Bringing Up Baby
as David's Caddy (uncredited) 
Without Reservations
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) 
The Hanging Tree
as Trapper (uncredited) 
Bowery Bombshell
as Whitey 
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Greene (uncredited) 
Frankie and Johnny
+3
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) 
The Hallelujah Trail
+1
as Simpson 
The Talk of the Town
+1
as Western Union Boy (uncredited) 
Libeled Lady
+1
as Johnny 
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Whitey Murphy 
Let's Go Navy!
as Whitey 
Story of G.I. Joe
+2
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) 
Second Chorus
+2
as Ticket Taker (uncredited) 
The Glass Key
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) 
There's Always a Woman
+2
as Bellboy 
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Newsboy (uncredited) 
Bride of the Monster
+8
as Newsboy 
King of the Newsboys
as Squimpy 
The Magnetic Monster
+3
as Albert 
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Whitey Murphy 
I Live on Danger
as Bellboy (uncredited) 
Road to Utopia
+1
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited) 
Ghosts on the Loose
+5
as Benny 
Never Say Goodbye
as Messenger Boy (uncredited) 
I Met My Love Again
as Billy (uncredited) 
Lady in a Jam
as Barker (uncredited) 
Live Wires
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Captain January
+4
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited) 
Triple Trouble
as Whitey, Bowery Boy 
Flying Fists
as Monk, Tall Kid 
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight 
Rogue's Gallery
as Jocko (as William Benedict) 
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Copy Boy (uncredited) 
Docks of New York
as Skinny 
Heart of the Golden West
as Telegraph Messenger 
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Bellboy 
Jesse James at Bay
as Young Davis 
Angels' Alley
as Whitey 
Block Busters
as Butch 
Master Minds
as Whitey 
Dressed to Kill
as Singing Telegram Boy 
Mr. Hex
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Hold That Baby!
as Whitey 
My Little Chickadee
+1
as Lem (uncredited) 
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Zombie Parker 
People Are Funny
as NBC Usher 
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Pinky 
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Vendor 
Melody Ranch
as Slim 
Blonde Dynamite
as Whitey 
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Ice Cream Man 
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Whitey 
Fighting Fools
as Whitey 
Mr. District Attorney
as Office Boy 
Angels in Disguise
as Whitey 
Ghost Chasers
as Whitey 
Lucky Losers
as Whitey 
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Skinny 
Follow the Leader
as Spider O'Brien 
In Fast Company
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Come Out Fighting
as Skinny 
Clancy Street Boys
as Butch 
Home in Wyomin'
as Usher (uncredited) 
Trouble Makers
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Million Dollar Kid
+1
as Skinny 
Crazy Over Horses
as Whitey (as William Benedict) 
Bowery Battalion
as Whitey 
Smuggler's Cove
as Whitey 
Spook Busters
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Blues Busters
as Whitey (as William Benedict) 
Bowery Buckaroos
as Whitey 
News Hounds
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict) 
Bowery Champs
as Skinny 
Jinx Money
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)