William Benedict
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020
as Himself
Bonanza: The Next Generation
1988
as Gus Morton
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Bobby Joe
Computercide
1982
as Elderly Man
Hill Street Blues
1981
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Old Man
Born Again
1978
as Leon Jaworski
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Vic
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Telegraph Office Manager
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Man on Bus
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Emmett Winston, Esq.
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Lennie
The Dead Don't Die
1975
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Ellery Queen
1975
Matt Helm
1975
as Scavenger
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Reverend Lyman
The Sting
1973
as Roulette Dealer
The Secret Sharer
1973
as Mr. Burns
Police Story
1973
as Prescott
Police Story
1973
as Bellman
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Newsboy
The Dirt Gang
1972
as Station Attendant
Call Her Mom
1972
as Mr. Feigelbaum
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Hyperventilating Victim
All in the Family
1971
as Jimmy McNab
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
The Immortal
1970
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as News Vendor (uncredited)
The Lottery
1969
as Joe Summers
Big Daddy
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict)
The Brady Bunch
1969
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Card Player
Rogue's Gallery
1968
as Jocko (as William Benedict)
Funny Girl
1968
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
1968
as Deliveryman
Land of the Giants
1968
as Villager Peabody
Adam-12
1968
as Bill White
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Uncle Whitmore
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Pet Shop Owner
What Am I Bid?
1967
as Clem (as Bill Benedict)
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Hondo
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Telegrapher
Frankie and Johnny
1966
as Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Denver
The Monkees
1966
as Skywriter
Felony Squad
1966
The Monkees
1966
as Old Man
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Simpson
Dear Heart
1965
as Stu
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Cleaning Man
Branded
1965
Honey West
1965
as Farley
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Willie
Lover Come Back
1961
as Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited)
Route 66
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Conklin
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Rifleman
1958
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
The Killing
1956
as American Airlines Clerk
Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Telegraph Boy
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Bride of the Monster
1955
as Newsboy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Gus
Navy Log
1955
Lassie
1954
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Albert
I'm the Law
1953
Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Ghost Chasers
1951
as Whitey
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Whitey
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Whitey
Dragnet
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Degnan
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Triple Trouble
1950
as Whitey, Bowery Boy
Lucky Losers
1950
as Whitey
Blonde Dynamite
1950
as Whitey
Blues Busters
1950
as Whitey (as William Benedict)
Master Minds
1949
as Whitey
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Whitey
Fighting Fools
1949
as Whitey
Angels in Disguise
1949
as Whitey
Riders of the Pony Express
1949
as Eddie Lund
Angels' Alley
1948
as Whitey
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Whitey
Trouble Makers
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Night Wind
1948
as Irv Bennett
Jinx Money
1948
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Counterman
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Bellboy
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Whitey
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Whitey
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
The Hucksters
1947
as Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited)
News Hounds
1947
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Do You Love Me
1946
as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Mr. Hex
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Without Reservations
1946
as Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited)
People Are Funny
1946
as NBC Usher
Spook Busters
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
In Fast Company
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Whitey
Live Wires
1946
as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Gay Blades
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Stinky
Road to Utopia
1946
as Newsboy #2 (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Pesky (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Skinny
Docks of New York
1945
as Skinny
Come Out Fighting
1945
as Skinny
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Joe the Newsboy
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Skinny
I Won't Play
1944
as Florida
That's My Baby!
1944
as Office boy
Follow the Leader
1944
as Spider O'Brien
They Live in Fear
1944
as Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)
The Whistler
1944
as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Block Busters
1944
as Butch
Bowery Champs
1944
as Skinny
Janie
1944
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
1944
as Joe (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
1943
as Sammy (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Butch
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Zombie Parker
The Powers Girl
1943
as Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Greene (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Benny
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell
All by Myself
1943
as Telegraph Messenger
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943
as Pinky
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Busboy (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Jerry Murphy
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Abel
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Bellboy
I Live on Danger
1942
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Wildcat
1942
as Bud Smithers
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Theatre Usher
Perils of Nyoka
1942
as Red Davis
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Whitey
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Usher (uncredited)
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Telegraph Messenger
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Soda Jerk
On the Sunny Side
1942
as Messenger
A Night to Remember
1942
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942
as Farr's Receptionist (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Barker (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Messenger (uncredited)
Tuxedo Junction
1941
as Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict)
Scattergood Baines
1941
as Lafe Hopper (uncredited)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
as Ice Cream Man
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Telegram Delivery Boy
Great Guns
1941
as Recruit at Corral
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
as Messenger (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Singing Telegram Boy
Second Chorus
1941
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
In Old Cheyenne
1941
as Train Vendor
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Young Davis
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Jig
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Office Boy
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Singing Telegraph Boy
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
Cadet Girl
1941
as Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Whitey Murphy
The Great McGinty
1940
as Farm Boy (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Boy (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
1940
as Happy (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
1940
as Eddie
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Lem (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Dan Withers
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Delivery Man
Lucky Partners
1940
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Mickey Barnes (Uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Elevator Boy
Melody Ranch
1940
as Slim
Give Us Wings
1940
as Link (as Billy Benedict)
Grand Ole Opry
1940
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
1940
as (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Office Boy
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Tour Guide
Code of the Streets
1939
as Trouble
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as David's Caddy (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Delivery Boy
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Sylvester
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Squimpy
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Trouble
Young Fugitives
1938
as Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict)
I Met My Love Again
1938
as Billy (uncredited)
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Trouble
Say It in French
1938
as Midget Car Driver
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Eddie
There's Always a Woman
1938
as Bellboy
The Last Gangster
1937
as Freddy the Office Boy
That I May Live
1937
as Kurt Plivens
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Young Bindlestiff
Flying Fists
1937
as Monk, Tall Kid
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Freckles
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Bellboy
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Spud
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Captain January
1936
as Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Ramona
1936
as Joseph Hyar
After the Thin Man
1936
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1936
as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
as The Gawker
M'Liss
1936
as Archer Morpher
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Wilbur
The Witness Chair
1936
as Benny Ryan
Libeled Lady
1936
as Johnny
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited)
$10 Raise
1935
as Jimmy
Way Down East
1935
as Amos
College Scandal
1935
as 'Penny' Parker
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Caddie
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
as Willie (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Breck
Your Uncle Dudley
1935
as Cyril Church
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Flash
Bad Boy
1935
as Grocery Clerk
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight