
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.

David's Caddy (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby

Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Tuxedo Junction

Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild

Jocko (as William Benedict)
Rogue's Gallery

Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town

Bellboy
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines

Sammy (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling

Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves

Whitey, Bowery Boy
Triple Trouble

Gus Morton
Bonanza: The Next Generation

Farm Boy (uncredited)
The Great McGinty

Clem (as Bill Benedict)
What Am I Bid?

Ice Cream Man
Confessions of Boston Blackie

Telegram Delivery Boy
The Man Who Lost Himself

Whitey (as William Benedict)
Crazy Over Horses

Butch
Clancy Street Boys

Recruit at Corral
Great Guns

Freddy the Office Boy
The Last Gangster

Messenger (uncredited)
Time Out for Rhythm

Telegram Delivery Boy
Captain January

Pesky (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter

Boy (uncredited)
Young People

Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Do You Love Me

Whitey
Ghost Chasers

Joseph Hyar
Ramona

Kurt Plivens
That I May Live

Newsboy (uncredited)
After the Thin Man

Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Funny Girl

Young Bindlestiff
Tramp Trouble

Office Boy
Pack Up Your Troubles

Jimmy
$10 Raise

Amos
Way Down East

Monk, Tall Kid
Flying Fists

Delivery Boy
Hold That Kiss

'Penny' Parker
College Scandal

Sylvester
Hold That Co-ed

Zombie Parker
Adventures of the Flying Cadets

Squimpy
King of the Newsboys

Trouble
Newsboys' Home

Bellboy (uncredited)
I Live on Danger

Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Lover Come Back

Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
Crack-Up

Skinny
Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Tour Guide
Hollywood Hobbies

Bud Smithers
Wildcat

Bellboy
The Pilgrim Lady

Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
Young Fugitives

Theatre Usher
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Freckles
They Wanted to Marry

Leon Jaworski
Born Again

Elderly Man
Computercide

The Gawker
The Country Doctor

Newsboy
The Adventures of Nick Carter

Archer Morpher
M'Liss

Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
The Powers Girl

News Vendor (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!

Whitey
Lucky Losers

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Mr. Hex

Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Frankie and Johnny

Lennie
Cop on the Beat

Billy (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again

Wilbur
Laughing at Trouble

Skinny
Docks of New York

Happy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino

Benny Ryan
The Witness Chair

Whitey
Hard Boiled Mahoney

American Airlines Clerk
The Killing

Old Man
Goldie and the Boxer

Roulette Dealer
The Sting

Greene (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident

Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Without Reservations

Skinny
Million Dollar Kid

NBC Usher
People Are Funny

Florida
I Won't Play

Benny
Ghosts on the Loose

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Spook Busters

Caddie
Doubting Thomas

Office boy
That's My Baby!

Whitey
Angels' Alley

Bellboy
Rhythm in the Clouds

Telegraph Office Manager
Sherlock Holmes in New York

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
In Fast Company

Whitey
Bowery Bombshell

Whitey
Let's Go Navy!

Spider O'Brien
Follow the Leader

Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos

Willie (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!

Joe
Libeled Lady

Singing Telegram Boy
Dressed to Kill

Eddie
Legion of the Lawless

Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies

Whitey
Smuggler's Cove

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Trouble Makers

Newsboy
Bride of the Monster

Trouble
Little Tough Guys in Society

Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
They Live in Fear

The Deafmute (Uncredited)
The Whistler

Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
Aerial Gunner

Red Davis
Perils of Nyoka

Telegraph Messenger
All by Myself

Lem (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee

Dan Withers
Adventures of Red Ryder

Whitey
Junior G-Men of the Air

Copy Boy (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective

Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
The Hucksters

Trouble
Code of the Streets

Delivery Man
And One Was Beautiful

Whitey
Blonde Dynamite

Whitey
Master Minds

Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lucky Partners

Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
The Mad Doctor

Pinky
Mr. Muggs Steps Out

Butch
Block Busters

Skinny
Come Out Fighting

Skinny
Bowery Champs

Elevator Boy
Rhythm on the River

Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Second Chorus

Whitey
Hold That Baby!

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Live Wires

Slim
Melody Ranch

Whitey
Fighting Fools

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
News Hounds

Whitey
Angels in Disguise

Busboy (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Himself
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

Newsboy (uncredited)
Gay Blades

Link (as Billy Benedict)
Give Us Wings

Spud
Tim Tyler's Luck

Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye

Newsboy (uncredited)
Grand Ole Opry

Usher (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin'

Simpson
The Hallelujah Trail

Stinky
One More Tomorrow

Breck
Steamboat Round the Bend

Eddie Lund
Riders of the Pony Express

Train Vendor
In Old Cheyenne

Young Davis
Jesse James at Bay

Telegraph Messenger
Heart of the Golden West

Albert
The Magnetic Monster

Midget Car Driver
Say It in French

Cyril Church
Your Uncle Dudley

Eddie
Walking Down Broadway

Soda Jerk
Get Hep to Love

Jig
The Great Mr. Nobody

Office Boy
Mr. District Attorney

Messenger
On the Sunny Side

Joe Summers
The Lottery

Singing Telegraph Boy
She Knew All the Answers

Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Janie

Irv Bennett
Night Wind

Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Jinx Money

Whitey Murphy
Adventures of Captain Marvel

Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend

Bellboy
There's Always a Woman

Jerry Murphy
Whispering Footsteps

Messenger Boy (uncredited)
A Night to Remember

Big Daddy

Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Glass Key

Flash
3 Kids and a Queen

Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe

Rings on Her Fingers

Second Newsboy (uncredited)
Road to Utopia

Joe the Newsboy
Hollywood and Vine

Whitey
Bowery Battalion

Trapper (uncredited)
The Hanging Tree

Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Cadet Girl

Station Attendant
The Dirt Gang

Mr. Feigelbaum
Call Her Mom

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Dead Don't Die

Stu
Dear Heart

Whitey (as William Benedict)
Blues Busters

(uncredited)
Bowery Boy

Counterman
Secret Service Investigator

Abel
Moonlight in Vermont

Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
The Over the Hill Gang

Man on Bus
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Telegraph Boy
Mobs, Inc.

Newsboy (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn

Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
Can This Be Dixie?

Grocery Clerk
Bad Boy

Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight
The Farmer Takes a Wife

Barker (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam

Messenger (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Mr. Burns
The Secret Sharer

Joe (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
186
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-04-16
Place of Birth
Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
William 'Billy' Benedict