William Benedict

William Benedict

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.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
    Birthday
    4/16/1917
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Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
0
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
6.5
Rogue's Gallery
Rogue's Gallery
6
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
7.3
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6
Scattergood Baines
Scattergood Baines
6
Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling
0
The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves
0
Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble
6.2
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation
7.5
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
7
What Am I Bid?
What Am I Bid?
0
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie
6.1
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself
4
Crazy Over Horses
Crazy Over Horses
5.5
The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster
6.3
Time Out for Rhythm
Time Out for Rhythm
6.2
Great Guns
Great Guns
5.8
Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys
7.3
Captain January
Captain January
6.7
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter
0
Young People
Young People
4.6
Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me
4.3
Ghost Chasers
Ghost Chasers
6.7
Ramona
Ramona
5.1
That I May Live
That I May Live
6.5
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
7.3
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
7.2
Tramp Trouble
0
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
6.2
$10 Raise
$10 Raise
8
Way Down East
Way Down East
3
Flying Fists
Flying Fists
5
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss
6.5
College Scandal
College Scandal
5.2
Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed
6.6
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
6.5
King of the Newsboys
King of the Newsboys
6
Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home
6
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
5.7
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
6.9
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
5.7
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
5
Hollywood Hobbies
Hollywood Hobbies
5.6
Wildcat
Wildcat
6
The Pilgrim Lady
The Pilgrim Lady
5
Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives
1
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
0
They Wanted to Marry
They Wanted to Marry
5
Born Again
Born Again
0
Computercide
Computercide
6
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
6
The Adventures of Nick Carter
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1
M'Liss
M'Liss
5
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
6.5
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
6.9
Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers
5.8
Mr. Hex
Mr. Hex
6.7
Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny
5.7
Cop on the Beat
Cop on the Beat
4.1
I Met My Love Again
I Met My Love Again
5.5
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble
6
Docks of New York
Docks of New York
6
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
4.8
The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair
6.2
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney
6.4
The Killing
The Killing
7.7
Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer
4.5
The Sting
The Sting
8
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
6.3
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
7
Rhythm in the Clouds
Rhythm in the Clouds
5
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose
4.2
Million Dollar Kid
Million Dollar Kid
6.4
Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader
3.5
That's My Baby!
That's My Baby!
5
I Won't Play
I Won't Play
6.1
People Are Funny
People Are Funny
5.2
In Fast Company
In Fast Company
6.3
Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell
6
Spook Busters
Spook Busters
4.7
Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos
6.5
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
4
Let's Go Navy!
Let's Go Navy!
7
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York
5.8
Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy!
7
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
7.3
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
6.4
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless
5.2
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
6.8
Smuggler's Cove
Smuggler's Cove
4.7
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
5.7
Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster
4.4
Little Tough Guys in Society
Little Tough Guys in Society
6
They Live in Fear
They Live in Fear
0
The Whistler
The Whistler
5.9
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
4.4
Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
0
All by Myself
All by Myself
0
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee
6.5
Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder
5.5
Junior G-Men of the Air
Junior G-Men of the Air
6
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Jim Hanvey, Detective
5.9
The Hucksters
The Hucksters
6.9
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
7
And One Was Beautiful
And One Was Beautiful
6.2
Master Minds
Master Minds
5.8
Blonde Dynamite
Blonde Dynamite
5
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners
5.9
The Mad Doctor
The Mad Doctor
6
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
0
Block Busters
Block Busters
0
Bowery Champs
Bowery Champs
7
Come Out Fighting
Come Out Fighting
7
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River
7
Second Chorus
Second Chorus
5.8
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby!
5
Live Wires
Live Wires
5.5
News Hounds
News Hounds
6.3
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
5.5
Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools
5
Angels in Disguise
Angels in Disguise
5.8
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
0
Gay Blades
Gay Blades
0
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
6.1
Give Us Wings
Give Us Wings
6
Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
7
Tim Tyler's Luck
Tim Tyler's Luck
0
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
6
Home in Wyomin'
Home in Wyomin'
8
One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow
5.5
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend
7.5
Riders of the Pony Express
Riders of the Pony Express
6
In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne
4.1
Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay
5
Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West
2
The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster
5.6
Say It in French
Say It in French
0
Your Uncle Dudley
Your Uncle Dudley
1
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
5.7
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
4
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
6.2
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
5.3
On the Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side
6
The Lottery
The Lottery
6.7
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
6.3
Janie
Janie
5.5
Night Wind
Night Wind
0
Jinx Money
Jinx Money
4.7
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel
6.2
Fun on a Weekend
Fun on a Weekend
7
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
5.8
Whispering Footsteps
Whispering Footsteps
5.3
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
6.3
Big Daddy
Big Daddy
0
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
6.6
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen
6
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe
6.4
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers
6.5
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
6.6
Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood and Vine
4.4
Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion
8
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
6.7
Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl
0
The Dirt Gang
The Dirt Gang
3
Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom
4
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die
5.8
Dear Heart
Dear Heart
6.6
Blues Busters
Blues Busters
5.5
Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy
3
Secret Service Investigator
Secret Service Investigator
6
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
6
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
5.6
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.1
Mobs, Inc.
Mobs, Inc.
4
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.2
Can This Be Dixie?
Can This Be Dixie?
0
Bad Boy
Bad Boy
5
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.1
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
5.5
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