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William Benedict was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing "Whitey" in Monogram Pictures' The Bowery Boys series.
Born
Monday, 16 April 1917
Died
Thursday, 25 November 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bowery Boys - Legends of Laughter | Self | 2022 |
| The Our Gang Story | Benny | 1994 |
| Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | 1988 |
| Highway to Heaven | Bobby Joe | 1984 |
| Father Murphy | Desk Clerk | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Old Man | 1981 |
| Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Junior | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Station Owner | 1979 |
| Born Again | Leon Jaworski | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bowery Boys - Legends of Laughter | Self | 2022 |
| The Our Gang Story | Benny | 1994 |
| Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | 1988 |
| Highway to Heaven | Bobby Joe | 1984 |
| Father Murphy | Desk Clerk | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Old Man | 1981 |
| Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Junior | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Station Owner | 1979 |
| Born Again | Leon Jaworski | 1978 |
| The Last Hurrah | Willie Degman | 1977 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Vic | 1977 |
| Man from Atlantis | Guard | 1977 |
| Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Gas Station Attendent | 1976 |
| Ark II | Malcolm | 1976 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Emmett Winston, Esq. | 1976 |
| The Blue Knight | Toby | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Cabbie | 1975 |
| The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1975 |
| Homebodies | Watchman | 1974 |
| Lucas Tanner | Guard | 1974 |
| The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Page in Hotel | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Reverend Lyman | 1974 |
| The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973 |
| Toma | Cab Driver | 1973 |
| Police Story | Bellman / Prescott / Wylie | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Mike Brown / Vincent Wage | 1973 |
| The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Dorsey Chandler | 1972 |
| Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972 |
| Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Hyperventilating Victim | 1972 |
| All in the Family | Jimmy McNab | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Telegrapher / Janitor | 1971 |
| The Young Rebels | Cobbler | 1970 |
| Nancy | Telephone Man | 1970 |
| Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor | 1969 |
| The Immortal | Poker Player | 1969 |
| The Brady Bunch | News Vendor (as William Benedict) | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Proprietor | 1969 |
| Bracken's World | Actor | 1969 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | Joe | 1969 |
| Then Came Bronson | Card Player No. 3 | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Bartender | 1968 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Pet Shop Owner / Uncle Whitmore | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Delivery Man | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Villager Peabody | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Bill White | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Delivery Boy | 1968 |
| Funny Girl | Western Union Boy | 1968 |
| Rogue's Gallery | Jocko | 1968 |
| Mannix | Manager / Night watchman / Popcorn Vendor / Projectionist | 1967 |
| Ironside | Special Delivery Man | 1967 |
| Hondo | Willie | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Telegrapher | 1967 |
| What Am I Bid? | Clem | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Denver / Gate Guard | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Counterman | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Clerk | 1966 |
| The Monkees | Old Man / Skywriter | 1966 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Pierre | 1966 |
| Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench | 1966 |
| The Loner | Liveryman | 1965 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Cleaning Man | 1965 |
| Honey West | Farley | 1965 |
| Camp Runamuck | Vendor | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | (as William Benedict) / (as Bill Benedict) | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Perkins | 1965 |
| Harlow | Bespectacled Hero in Movie | 1965 |
| The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson - Miner | 1965 |
| Zebra in the Kitchen | Toy Shop Proprietor | 1965 |
| Branded | Hogan | 1965 |
| Dear Heart | Stu | 1964 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1st Player | 1964 |
| Petticoat Junction | Willie Trankis | 1963 |
| Our Man Higgins | Commodore / The Commodore | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Musician in Elevator | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Mr. Wheelwright | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Marvin | 1960 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Milo / Drunk #2 | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Ticket Agent | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Joe | 1960 |
| Dennis the Menace | Crook | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Conklin | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Crewman | 1959 |
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Small Man in Horseshoe | 1959 |
| The Hanging Tree | Trapper | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | Joe Dominicus | 1959 |
| Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Bellhop | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Dave Prentice | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Happy | 1958 |
| Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | 1958 |
| Maverick | Hotel Desk Clerk / Porter in Denver | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Old Man | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Wagon Train Member | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Pringle | 1957 |
| Annette | Delivery Man | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Private First Class | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Punk | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Harry | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Preacher Luke | 1956 |
| The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Grizzled Union Veteran | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Bartender | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Chadwick | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Gus | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Benny | 1955 |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | Delivery Man | 1955 |
| Lassie | Truck Driver / Skeeter / Mr. Pike | 1954 |
| The Whistler | (as William Benedict) | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Deckhand / Tom | 1954 |
| The Magnetic Monster | Albert | 1953 |
| I'm the Law | Skinny | 1953 |
| I Married Joan | Telegram Messenger / Telegram Delivery / Messenger boy / Flower Delivery Boy / Delivery Boy | 1952 |
| Dragnet | (as William Benedict) | 1951 |
| Crazy Over Horses | Whitey | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1951 | |
| Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Messenger | 1951 |
| Ghost Chasers | Whitmore 'Whitey' Williams | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Clarence | 1951 |
| Bowery Battalion | Whitey | 1951 |
| Blues Busters | Whitey | 1950 |
| Dick Tracy | Heels Beals | 1950 |
| Triple Trouble | Whitey | 1950 |
| Lucky Losers | Whitey | 1950 |
| Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | 1950 |
| Master Minds | Whitey | 1949 |
| Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949 |
| Hold That Baby! | Whitey | 1949 |
| Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund | 1949 |
| Fighting Fools | Whitey | 1949 |
| Trouble Makers | Whitey | 1948 |
| Smugglers' Cove | Whitey | 1948 |
| Night Wind | Irv Bennett | 1948 |
| Jinx Money | Whitey | 1948 |
| Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948 |
| Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948 |
| Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | 1947 |
| Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant | 1947 |
| News Hounds | Whitey | 1947 |
| The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy | 1947 |
| Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | 1947 |
| The Pilgrim Lady | Bellboy | 1947 |
| Mr. Hex | Whitey | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy | 1946 |
| No Leave, No Love | Expectant Father on Hospital Phone | 1946 |
| Spook Busters | Whitey | 1946 |
| Bowery Bombshell | Whitey | 1946 |
| A Boy, a Girl and a Dog | Messenger Boy | 1946 |
| In Fast Company | Whitey | 1946 |
| One More Tomorrow | Stakey | 1946 |
| Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy | 1946 |
| Without Reservations | Western Union Telegraph Boy | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy #2 | 1946 |
| The Gentleman Misbehaves | Bellboy | 1946 |
| Gay Blades | Newsboy | 1946 |
| Live Wires | Whitey | 1946 |
| People Are Funny | NBC Usher | 1946 |
| Road to Utopia | Second Newsboy | 1945 |
| Come Out Fighting | Skinny | 1945 |
| Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | 1945 |
| Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey | 1945 |
| Hollywood and Vine | Joe - Newsboy | 1945 |
| Docks of New York | Skinny | 1945 |
| Brenda Starr, Reporter | Pesky [Ch 1,3,5-8,11,13] | 1945 |
| Youth on Trial | Soda Jerk | 1945 |
| Night Club Girl | Winnebago boy | 1945 |
| My Gal Loves Music | Bellboy | 1944 |
| Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944 |
| I Won't Play | Florida | 1944 |
| They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight | 1944 |
| The Merry Monahans | Messenger | 1944 |
| That's My Baby! | Office Boy | 1944 |
| Janie | Soda Jerk | 1944 |
| Patrick the Great | Joey | 1944 |
| Block Busters | Butch | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Bellboy | 1944 |
| Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944 |
| Follow the Boys | Joe | 1944 |
| The Whistler | The Deafmute | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Florist Delivery Boy | 1944 |
| Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944 |
| Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | 1943 |
| Moonlight in Vermont | Abel | 1943 |
| Minesweeper | Inoculations Corpsman | 1943 |
| Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy | 1943 |
| Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | 1943 |
| Nobody's Darling | Sammy | 1943 |
| Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943 |
| All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943 |
| Clancy Street Boys | Butch - Cherry Street Leader | 1943 |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Kylar | 1943 |
| Aerial Gunner | Pvt. Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943 |
| The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy | 1943 |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene | 1942 |
| Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942 |
| Valley of Hunted Men | Ranch Boy | 1942 |
| Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Usher in Opera House | 1942 |
| The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist | 1942 |
| Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942 |
| The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy | 1942 |
| Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Barker | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Nightclub Waiter | 1942 |
| Home in Wyomin' | Bellboy | 1942 |
| Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942 |
| The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942 |
| Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger | 1942 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | Newsboy | 1942 |
| On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942 |
| A Tragedy at Midnight | Newsboy | 1942 |
| Right to the Heart | Truck Driver | 1942 |
| Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | 1941 |
| Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show | 1941 |
| Tuxedo Junction | Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy | 1941 |
| Unholy Partners | Copyboy Wanting Paper | 1941 |
| Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941 |
| Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | 1941 |
| Dressed to Kill | Telegram Boy | 1941 |
| The Richest Man in Town | Young Man | 1941 |
| Citadel of Crime | Wes Rankins | 1941 |
| Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger | 1941 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941 |
| In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941 |
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | 'Whitey' Murphy | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941 |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | Messenger Boy | 1941 |
| Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941 |
| Second Chorus | Ticket Taker | 1941 |
| Give Us Wings | Link | 1940 |
| Melody Ranch | Slim | 1940 |
| The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes - Copy Boy | 1940 |
| Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | 1940 |
| Young People | Boy | 1940 |
| Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy | 1940 |
| The Great McGinty | Farm Boy | 1940 |
| Stage to Chino | Happy | 1940 |
| Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940 |
| Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy | 1940 |
| Prairie Law | Teenage Voter | 1940 |
| And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | 1940 |
| My Little Chickadee | Lem | 1940 |
| Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | 1940 |
| Call a Messenger | Trouble | 1939 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | 1939 |
| Timber Stampede | Tiny Tim - Printer's Devil | 1939 |
| Man of Conquest | Tommy | 1939 |
| Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | 1939 |
| Code of the Streets | Trouble | 1939 |
| Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938 |
| Say It in French | Red-Haired Boy | 1938 |
| Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938 |
| Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938 |
| Young Fugitives | Jud | 1938 |
| Hold That Kiss | Boy Delivering Suit | 1938 |
| There's Always a Woman | Bellhop | 1938 |
| King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938 |
| Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938 |
| Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy | 1938 |
| No Time to Marry | Farm Boy | 1938 |
| I Met My Love Again | Billy - Boy at Party | 1938 |
| Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | Freddy - Office Boy | 1937 |
| Tramp Trouble | Young Bindlestiff | 1937 |
| A Dangerous Adventure | Blister | 1937 |
| Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937 |
| Love in a Bungalow | Telegraph boy | 1937 |
| Rhythm in the Clouds | Clyde | 1937 |
| The Road Back | Boy Leader | 1937 |
| That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937 |
| Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy | 1937 |
| They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937 |
| After the Thin Man | Newsboy | 1936 |
| With Love and Kisses | Farm Boy | 1936 |
| Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy | 1936 |
| Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936 |
| Can This Be Dixie? | Shenandoah Peachtree | 1936 |
| Theodora Goes Wild | Henry | 1936 |
| Libeled Lady | Johnny | 1936 |
| Adventure in Manhattan | Office Boy | 1936 |
| Ramona | Joseph Hyar | 1936 |
| A Son Comes Home | Cabin Boy | 1936 |
| M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936 |
| Meet Nero Wolfe | Johnny - Barstow's Caddy | 1936 |
| Captain January | Bud - Telegram Delivery Boy | 1936 |
| The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | The Gawker | 1936 |
| Ladies Love Danger | Newsboy | 1936 |
| Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | 1935 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Willie | 1935 |
| Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk | 1935 |
| Way Down East | Amos | 1935 |
| 3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | 1935 |
| Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935 |
| Welcome Home | Bit | 1935 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight | 1935 |
| Silk Hat Kid | Uncle Sam | 1935 |
| Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935 |
| College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935 |
| $10 Raise | Jimmy | 1935 |
