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William Franklin Sater Benedict was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, After his father's death when Billy was three years old, his mother supported him and his two sisters. He took part in school theatricals, and on leaving school he made his way to Hollywood .
William 'Billy' Benedict. Actor: The Killing. William Benedict was active in the drama department of his Tulsa, Oklahoma, high school and, at the height of the Depression (1934), decided to relocate to California. At first, he wanted to be a dancer, but when he discovered that dancers were a dime-a-dozen in Hollywood, he concentrated on acting.
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- Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
William 'Billy' Benedict. Actor: The Killing. William Benedict was active in the drama department of his Tulsa, Oklahoma, high school and, at the height of the Depression (1934), decided to relocate to California. At first, he wanted to be a dancer, but when he discovered that dancers were a dime-a-dozen in Hollywood, he concentrated on acting. He made his film debut in Fox's $10 Raise (1935 ...
- April 16, 1917
- November 25, 1999
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Nov 25, 1999 · 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 ...
Nov 30, 1999 · William Benedict, a character actor best known for his appearances as Whitey in the Bowery Boys comedies, died on Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82. Born on April ...
Dec 2, 1999 · William Benedict, film and TV character actor remembered for his roles in the East Side Kids and Bowery Boys comedies of the 1940s and 1950s, died Nov. 25 from complications of heart surgery at ...
Nov 29, 1999 · William "Billy" Benedict, a character actor best remembered for his roles as Skinny in the East Side Kids serial and Whitey in the first 24 of the following Bowery Boys shorts, has died at the age ...
