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William Benedict

William Benedict

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Bringing Up Baby
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Bringing Up Baby

7.5(1.1K)
Bringing Up Baby
David's Caddy (uncredited)
Poster for Tuxedo Junction
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Tuxedo Junction

10.0(0.0K)
Tuxedo Junction
Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Poster for Theodora Goes Wild
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Theodora Goes Wild

6.6(0.1K)
Theodora Goes Wild
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Poster for Rogue's Gallery
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Rogue's Gallery

7.0(0.0K)
Rogue's Gallery
Jocko (as William Benedict)
Poster for The Talk of the Town
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The Talk of the Town

7.3(0.1K)
The Talk of the Town
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Poster for The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

6.5(0.0K)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Bellboy
Poster for Scattergood Baines
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Scattergood Baines

7.0(0.0K)
Scattergood Baines
Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Poster for Nobody's Darling
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Nobody's Darling

8.0(0.0K)
Nobody's Darling
Sammy (uncredited)
Poster for The Gentleman Misbehaves
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The Gentleman Misbehaves

8.0(0.0K)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
Bellboy (uncredited)
Poster for Triple Trouble
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Triple Trouble

7.0(0.0K)
Triple Trouble
Whitey, Bowery Boy

Gallery

William Benedict portrait
William Benedict portrait