1917-04-16 Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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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The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | Himself | 2020-01-01 |
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Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | 1988-03-22 |
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Computercide | Elderly Man | 1982-08-01 |
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Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | 1979-12-30 |
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Born Again | Leon Jaworski | 1978-10-01 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | 1976-07-26 |
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Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | 1976-10-18 |
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Cop on the Beat | Lennie | 1975-05-06 |
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The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1975-01-14 |
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The Secret Sharer | Mr. Burns | 1973-01-01 |
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The Sting | Roulette Dealer | 1973-12-25 |
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Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | 1972-02-15 |
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The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | 1972-02-20 |
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The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | 1972-11-01 |
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Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
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The Lottery | Joe Summers | 1969-01-02 |
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Big Daddy | 1969-06-11 | |
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The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | 1969-07-06 |
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Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1968-09-19 |
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Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | 1968-01-01 |
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What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) | 1967-01-01 |
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Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | 1966-03-31 |
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Dear Heart | Stu | 1965-03-07 |
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The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | 1965-06-23 |
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Lover Come Back | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | 1961-12-20 |
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The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) | 1959-02-19 |
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The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | 1956-06-06 |
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Mobs, Inc. | Telegraph Boy | 1956-03-21 |
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Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | 1955-05-11 |
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The Magnetic Monster | Albert | 1953-02-18 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | 1951-07-29 |
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Bowery Battalion | Whitey | 1951-01-24 |
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Ghost Chasers | Whitey | 1951-04-29 |
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Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1951-09-09 |
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Lucky Losers | Whitey | 1950-05-14 |
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Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy | 1950-08-13 |
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Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) | 1950-10-29 |
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Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | 1950-02-12 |
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Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund | 1949-05-13 |
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Angels in Disguise | Whitey | 1949-09-25 |
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Hold That Baby! | Whitey | 1949-06-06 |
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Fighting Fools | Whitey | 1949-03-17 |
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Master Minds | Whitey | 1949-11-27 |
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Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | 1948-05-31 |
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Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-06-27 |
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Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1948-12-10 |
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Angels' Alley | Whitey | 1948-03-07 |
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Night Wind | Irv Bennett | 1948-09-01 |
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Smuggler's Cove | Whitey | 1948-10-10 |
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Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
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Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | 1947-05-10 |
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Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | 1947-11-22 |
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The Pilgrim Lady | Bellboy | 1947-01-22 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
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The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) | 1947-07-17 |
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News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1947-08-13 |
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Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
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Without Reservations | Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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The Gentleman Misbehaves | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1946-02-28 |
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Gay Blades | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-01-25 |
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Road to Utopia | Second Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
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Live Wires | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-01-12 |
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Bowery Bombshell | Whitey | 1946-07-20 |
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In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-06-22 |
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People Are Funny | NBC Usher | 1946-01-11 |
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Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-08-24 |
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One More Tomorrow | Stinky | 1946-05-24 |
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The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
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Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1946-05-17 |
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Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | 1946-11-09 |
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Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) | 1945-07-13 |
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Brenda Starr, Reporter | Pesky (uncredited) | 1945-01-26 |
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Docks of New York | Skinny | 1945-02-24 |
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Come Out Fighting | Skinny | 1945-09-29 |
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Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy | 1945-04-25 |
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Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | 1945-07-15 |
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They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) | 1944-10-06 |
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The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
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That's My Baby! | Office boy | 1944-09-14 |
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Bowery Champs | Skinny | 1944-11-25 |
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Block Busters | Butch | 1944-07-22 |
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Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | 1944-09-02 |
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Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | 1944-02-28 |
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I Won't Play | Florida | 1944-11-11 |
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Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | 1944-06-03 |
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | 1943-10-29 |
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Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | 1943-12-30 |
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Clancy Street Boys | Butch | 1943-04-23 |
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All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | 1943-06-11 |
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Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | 1943-03-20 |
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The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
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Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | 1943-09-07 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
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Moonlight in Vermont | Abel | 1943-12-24 |
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The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene (uncredited) | 1943-03-11 |
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Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | 1943-07-30 |
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Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) | 1943-08-27 |
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Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
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The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | 1942-08-20 |
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | 1942-03-27 |
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I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1942-06-16 |
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On the Sunny Side | Messenger | 1942-02-13 |
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Lady in a Jam | Barker (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | 1942-10-01 |
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Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | 1942-06-30 |
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Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | 1942-10-02 |
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The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
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Wildcat | Bud Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
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Rings on Her Fingers | 1942-03-20 | |
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Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) | 1942-04-29 |
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Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | 1942-11-16 |
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A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
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Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | 1942-06-27 |
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Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1941-01-03 |
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Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | 1941-03-27 |
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Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | 1941-10-17 |
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In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | 1941-04-04 |
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Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | 1941-08-08 |
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The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1941-03-21 |
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Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | 1941-12-08 |
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Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
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Tuxedo Junction | Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) | 1941-11-25 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | 1941-02-15 |
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Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
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Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) | 1941-06-05 |
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Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | 1941-10-10 |
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She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | 1941-05-13 |
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Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | 1941-03-28 |
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The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-01 |
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Young People | Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
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Bowery Boy | (uncredited) | 1940-12-28 |
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Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | 1940-08-28 |
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Stage to Chino | Happy (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | 1940-04-05 |
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Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | 1940-01-05 |
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Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
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Melody Ranch | Slim | 1940-09-15 |
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Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | 1940-12-20 |
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My Little Chickadee | Lem (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
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Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | 1940-06-28 |
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Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
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The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
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Code of the Streets | Trouble | 1939-04-13 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | 1939-10-24 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | 1939-05-03 |
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Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
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I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | 1938-04-20 |
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Newsboys' Home | Trouble | 1938-12-24 |
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Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | 1938-06-30 |
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Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | 1938-11-01 |
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Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | 1938-11-25 |
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Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | 1938-03-11 |
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King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | 1938-03-18 |
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Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | 1938-09-16 |
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Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | 1938-05-13 |
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Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | 1937-06-21 |
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The Last Gangster | Freddy the Office Boy | 1937-11-12 |
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Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | 1937-07-01 |
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That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | 1937-09-13 |
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Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | 1937-12-27 |
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They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | 1937-02-05 |
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Tramp Trouble | Young Bindlestiff | 1937-08-07 |
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Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) | 1937-04-05 |
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Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) | 1936-12-14 |
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Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | 1936-12-11 |
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Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) | 1936-11-12 |
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Can This Be Dixie? | Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) | 1936-11-13 |
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Ramona | Joseph Hyar | 1936-09-25 |
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The Country Doctor | The Gawker | 1936-03-12 |
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M'Liss | Archer Morpher | 1936-07-27 |
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Libeled Lady | Joe | 1936-10-09 |
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After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
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Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy | 1936-04-17 |
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The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | 1936-04-23 |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight | 1935-07-05 |
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College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | 1935-06-21 |
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Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
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Way Down East | Amos | 1935-10-25 |
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Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk | 1935-10-25 |
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Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | 1935-09-06 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | 1935-10-21 |
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Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | 1935-12-13 |
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Doubting Thomas | Caddie | 1935-07-10 |
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$10 Raise | Jimmy | 1935-05-04 |
