
William Benedict
- Date of Birth: 1917-04-16
- Date of Death: 1999-11-25
- Place of Birth: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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 ser... 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.

Young People
Drama • 1940 August

Goldie and the Boxer
Action, Drama, TV Movie • 1979 December

Navy Log
War & Politics, Drama • 1955 September

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Western • 1951 April

Aerial Gunner
War, Drama • 1943 March

Bride of the Monster
Horror, Science Fiction • 1955 May

Do You Love Me
Music, Romance • 1946 May

Jesse James at Bay
Comedy, Music, Western • 1941 October

Ghosts on the Loose
Comedy, Mystery, Horror • 1943 July

In Old Cheyenne
Adventure, Action, Western • 1941 April