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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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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sting (1973) | Roulette Dealer | 7.7 | |
| 2 | The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) | Newsboy | - | - |
| 3 | Hello, Dolly! (1969) | News Vendor (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
| 4 | Funny Girl (1968) | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 5 | Frankie and Johnny (1966) | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 6 | The Hallelujah Trail (1965) | Simpson | 6 | |
| 7 | Dear Heart (1965) | Stu | - | - |
| 8 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | 4.7 | |
| 9 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | Trapper (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 10 | The Killing (1956) | American Airlines Clerk | 7.7 | |
| 11 | Bride of the Monster (1955) | Newsboy | 7.3 | |
| 12 | The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) | Newsboy (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 13 | Do You Love Me (1946) | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) | - | - |
| 14 | Road to Utopia (1946) | Newsboy #2 (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 15 | Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 16 | Follow the Boys (1944) | Joe (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 17 | The Whistler (1944) | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 5 | |
| 18 | The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) | Greene (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 19 | Ghosts on the Loose (1943) | Benny | - | - |
| 20 | Whispering Footsteps (1943) | Jerry Murphy | 4 | |
| 21 | The Talk of the Town (1942) | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 22 | The Glass Key (1942) | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 23 | Dressed to Kill (1941) | Singing Telegram Boy | 8 | |
| 24 | Great Guns (1941) | Recruit at Corral | 5 | |
| 25 | The Great McGinty (1940) | Farm Boy (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 26 | Melody Ranch (1940) | Slim | 5 | |
| 27 | The Mad Doctor (1940) | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | - | - |
| 28 | Walking Down Broadway (1938) | Eddie | 5 | |
| 29 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | David's Caddy (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 30 | The Last Gangster (1937) | Freddy the Office Boy | 5 | |
| 31 | After the Thin Man (1936) | Newsboy (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 32 | Libeled Lady (1936) | Joe | 6 | |
| 33 | Captain January (1936) | Telegram Delivery Boy | - | - |
| 34 | Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) | Breck | 6 |
