William Benedict: movies and TV shows
William Benedict has 237 credits in the archive: 186 films and 51 TV series, from 1935 to 2020. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 2020 · busiest year: 1942 (16 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 103 |
| 1988 | Bonanza: The Next Generation | Gus Morton | Film | 7.7 | 71 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Bobby Joe | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 1982 | Computercide | Elderly Man | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 64 | |
| 1979 | Goldie and the Boxer | Old Man | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1978 | Born Again | Leon Jaworski | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Vic | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Emmett Winston, Esq. | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 59 | |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Telegraph Office Manager | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Man on Bus | Film | 4.4 | 59 |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | TV | 7.5 | 58 | |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Scavenger | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 1975 | The Dead Don't Die | Hotel Desk Clerk | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat | Lennie | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Reverend Lyman | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1973 | Police Story | Prescott | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1973 | Police Story | Bellman | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1973 | The Sting | Roulette Dealer | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1973 | The Secret Sharer | Mr. Burns | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | TV | 7.9 | 55 | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Newsboy | Film | 3.8 | 55 |
| 1972 | Call Her Mom | Mr. Feigelbaum | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1972 | The Dirt Gang | Station Attendant | Film | 3.4 | 55 |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Jimmy McNab | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | Telegrapher (uncredited) | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1970 | The Immortal | TV | 7.4 | 53 | |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | TV | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Card Player | TV | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! | News Vendor (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1969 | Big Daddy | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | The Over the Hill Gang | Joe, the Telegrapher (as Bill Benedict) | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1969 | The Lottery | Joe Summers | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Bill White | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Deliveryman | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Villager Peabody | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Uncle Whitmore | TV | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Pet Shop Owner | TV | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery | Jocko (as William Benedict) | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 50 | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Telegrapher | TV | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1967 | Hondo | TV | 6.9 | 50 | |
| 1967 | What Am I Bid? | Clem (as Bill Benedict) | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Denver | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Skywriter | TV | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Old Man | TV | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | TV | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1966 | Frankie and Johnny | Bum Sleeping on Bench (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Cleaning Man | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1965 | Honey West | Farley | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | Branded | TV | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | Simpson | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Stu | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | TV | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Willie | TV | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Musician Exiting Elevator (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 43 | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Joe | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Conklin | TV | 8.5 | 42 |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | TV | 6.6 | 42 | |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Trapper (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | TV | 7.1 | 41 | |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Wagon Train Member (uncredited) | TV | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | TV | 5.3 | 39 | |
| 1956 | The Killing | American Airlines Clerk | Film | 7.6 | 39 |
| 1956 | Mobs, Inc. | Telegraph Boy | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Gus | TV | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1955 | Navy Log | TV | 5.2 | 38 | |
| 1955 | Bride of the Monster | Newsboy | Film | 4.4 | 38 |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1953 | I'm the Law | TV | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Albert | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | TV | 7.4 | 34 | |
| 1951 | Dragnet | TV | 6.5 | 34 | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 34 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Degnan | TV | 8.8 | 34 |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Whitey | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1951 | Bowery Battalion | Whitey | Film | 8.5 | 34 |
| 1951 | Ghost Chasers | Whitey | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1951 | Crazy Over Horses | Whitey (as William Benedict) | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Whitey, Bowery Boy | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1950 | Blonde Dynamite | Whitey | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1950 | Lucky Losers | Whitey | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1950 | Blues Busters | Whitey (as William Benedict) | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1949 | Angels in Disguise | Whitey | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1949 | Hold That Baby! | Whitey | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1949 | Fighting Fools | Whitey | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1949 | Master Minds | Whitey | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1949 | Riders of the Pony Express | Eddie Lund | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1948 | Angels' Alley | Whitey | Film | 5.2 | 31 |
| 1948 | Secret Service Investigator | Counterman | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1948 | Smuggler's Cove | Whitey | Film | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1948 | Night Wind | Irv Bennett | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1947 | The Hucksters | Bellboy at Blue Penguin Inn (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1947 | The Pilgrim Lady | Bellboy | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled Mahoney | Whitey | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1947 | News Hounds | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1947 | Bowery Buckaroos | Whitey | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Telegraph Delivery Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1946 | Live Wires | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1946 | People Are Funny | NBC Usher | Film | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1946 | In Fast Company | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Newsboy #2 (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me | Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 29 |
| 1946 | The Gentleman Misbehaves | Bellboy (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1946 | Mr. Hex | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow | Stinky | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Whitey | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1946 | Spook Busters | Whitey (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe | Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1945 | Brenda Starr, Reporter | Pesky (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1945 | Docks of New York | Skinny | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine | Joe the Newsboy | Film | 4.4 | 28 |
| 1945 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Skinny | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1945 | Come Out Fighting | Skinny | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1944 | The Whistler | The Deafmute (Uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Joe (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader | Spider O'Brien | Film | 3.8 | 27 |
| 1944 | Janie | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1944 | Block Busters | Butch | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1944 | Million Dollar Kid | Skinny | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1944 | Bowery Champs | Skinny | Film | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! | Office boy | Film | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1944 | They Live in Fear | Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1944 | I Won't Play | Florida | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Greene (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 26 |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Busboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell | Film | 5.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Sammy (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Powers Agency Office Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose | Benny | Film | 4.2 | 26 |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Jerry Murphy | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 1943 | All by Myself | Telegraph Messenger | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Pinky | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Zombie Parker | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1943 | Moonlight in Vermont | Abel | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1943 | Clancy Street Boys | Butch | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | Film | 6.8 | 25 | |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Farr's Receptionist (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1942 | Junior G-Men of the Air | Whitey | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | On the Sunny Side | Messenger | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Telegraph Messenger | Film | 4.2 | 25 |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Messenger (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Theatre Usher | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Barker (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 25 |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Bellboy | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1942 | Perils of Nyoka | Red Davis | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Soda Jerk | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger | Bellboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 25 |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' | Usher (uncredited) | Film | 8.5 | 25 |
| 1942 | Wildcat | Bud Smithers | Film | 5.7 | 25 |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Whitey Murphy | Film | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1941 | Great Guns | Recruit at Corral | Film | 5.9 | 24 |
| 1941 | Dressed to Kill | Singing Telegram Boy | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Office Boy | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1941 | Second Chorus | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | Jig | Film | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Singing Telegraph Boy | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne | Train Vendor | Film | 4.6 | 24 |
| 1941 | Time Out for Rhythm | Messenger (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 24 |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Ice Cream Man | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1941 | Cadet Girl | Soldier at Camp Show (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself | Telegram Delivery Boy | Film | 5.4 | 24 |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Young Davis | Film | 4.8 | 24 |
| 1941 | Tuxedo Junction | Thomas 'Piecrust' Murphy (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1941 | Scattergood Baines | Lafe Hopper (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1940 | Young People | Boy (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 23 |
| 1940 | Bowery Boy | (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 23 |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Delivery Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Dan Withers | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1940 | The Great McGinty | Farm Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Delivery Man | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee | Lem (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1940 | Give Us Wings | Link (as Billy Benedict) | Film | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Slim | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River | Elevator Boy | Film | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Mickey Barnes (Uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1940 | Grand Ole Opry | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1940 | Legion of the Lawless | Eddie | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino | Happy (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 23 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Tour Guide | Film | 5.6 | 22 |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Trouble | Film | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Office Boy | Film | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | David's Caddy (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 21 |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys | Squimpy | Film | 4.8 | 21 |
| 1938 | There's Always a Woman | Bellboy | Film | 6.0 | 21 |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Delivery Boy | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1938 | Young Fugitives | Jud (as William 'Billy' Benedict) | Film | 3.7 | 21 |
| 1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Eddie | Film | 6.8 | 21 |
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again | Billy (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 21 |
| 1938 | Newsboys' Home | Trouble | Film | 8.0 | 21 |
| 1938 | Say It in French | Midget Car Driver | Film | 7.5 | 21 |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Trouble | Film | 7.3 | 21 |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed | Sylvester | Film | 6.7 | 21 |
| 1937 | Tramp Trouble | Young Bindlestiff | Film | 8.0 | 20 |
| 1937 | Flying Fists | Monk, Tall Kid | Film | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Freddy the Office Boy | Film | 6.4 | 20 |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Copy Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck | Spud | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Freckles | Film | 5.8 | 20 |
| 1937 | That I May Live | Kurt Plivens | Film | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1937 | Rhythm in the Clouds | Bellboy | Film | 7.5 | 20 |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Johnny | Film | 7.3 | 19 |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 19 |
| 1936 | Crack-Up | Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 19 |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Henry - Copyboy (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1936 | Captain January | Telegram Delivery Boy (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 19 |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair | Benny Ryan | Film | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1936 | Laughing at Trouble | Wilbur | Film | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | The Gawker | Film | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1936 | Ramona | Joseph Hyar | Film | 5.8 | 19 |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Archer Morpher | Film | 6.0 | 19 |
| 1936 | Can This Be Dixie? | Shenandoah Peachtree (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1935 | Way Down East | Amos | Film | 4.3 | 18 |
| 1935 | Your Uncle Dudley | Cyril Church | Film | 5.5 | 18 |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight | Film | 6.2 | 18 |
| 1935 | College Scandal | 'Penny' Parker | Film | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Breck | Film | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Flash | Film | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Caddie | Film | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Willie (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1935 | $10 Raise | Jimmy | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Grocery Clerk | Film | 7.5 | 18 |