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Acting

William Benedict

Career: Active from 1935 to 1982, with a break from 1952 to 1966, busiest in 1944 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 8
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Adventures of Captain Marvel
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 110 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Benedict Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.4
Psychological
3.6, average 5.5
Melancholy
3.1, average 4.7
Social Commentary
3.5, average 4.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Fast-Paced 4
Classic Comedy 3
Situational Humor 3
Underdog Story 3
Classic Hollywood 2
Nostalgic Charm 2
Innocent Fun 2
Nostalgic 2
Physical Humor 2
Crime Thriller 2
Old Hollywood 2
1940s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

231

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 71

Bonanza: The Next Generation

51

as Gus Morton

Highway to Heaven

73

TV show · as Bobby Joe

Computercide

as Elderly Man

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

1970s

23 titles · average score 63

The Incredible Hulk

73

TV show · as Vic

Charlie's Angels

44

TV show · as Emmett Winston, Esq.

Quincy, M.E.

74

TV show

Ellery Queen

79

TV show

Little House on the Prairie

82

TV show · as Reverend Lyman

The Sting

86

as Roulette Dealer

Police Story

72

TV show · as Bellman / Prescott

The Secret Sharer

as Mr. Burns

Emergency!

78

TV show · as Hyperventilating Victim

The Streets of San Francisco

48

TV show

All in the Family

82

TV show · as Jimmy McNab

Alias Smith and Jones

48

TV show · as Telegrapher (uncredited)

1960s

30 titles · average score 65

The Lottery

70

as Joe Summers

The Brady Bunch

75

TV show

Adam-12

74

TV show · as Bill White

Here's Lucy

68

TV show · as Deliveryman

Ironside

45

TV show

Mannix

71

TV show

Mission: Impossible

79

TV show · as Denver

The Monkees

76

TV show · as Old Man / Skywriter

I Dream of Jeannie

72

TV show · as Cleaning Man

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

76

TV show

Petticoat Junction

43

TV show · as Willie

Route 66

48

TV show

1950s

26 titles · average score 67

The Twilight Zone

91

TV show · as Conklin

Dennis the Menace

45

TV show

The Rifleman

77

TV show

Wagon Train

71

TV show · as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

The Killing

86

as American Airlines Clerk

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Gus

Lassie

64

TV show

Dragnet

46

TV show

The Red Skelton Show

77

TV show

Ghost Chasers

64

as Whitey

Triple Trouble

66

as Whitey, Bowery Boy

Lucky Losers

64

as Whitey

1940s

105 titles · average score 62

Live Wires

58

as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)

Do You Love Me

55

as Singing Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Docks of New York

73

as Skinny

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

66

as Skinny

Come Out Fighting

69

as Skinny

Bowery Champs

67

as Skinny

The Whistler

52

as The Deafmute (Uncredited)

Aerial Gunner

41

as Jackson 'Sleepy' Laswell

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

70

as Pinky

Adventures of Captain Marvel

60

TV show · as Whitey Murphy

Adventures of Captain Marvel

85

as Whitey Murphy

Bowery Boy

as (uncredited)

1930s

43 titles · average score 64

Hollywood Hobbies

57

as Tour Guide

Bringing Up Baby

86

as David's Caddy (uncredited)

The Last Gangster

63

as Freddy the Office Boy

as Young Bindlestiff

Flying Fists

as Monk, Tall Kid

The Witness Chair

63

as Benny Ryan

Libeled Lady

79

as Johnny

After the Thin Man

81

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Crack-Up

60

as Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild

70

as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

3 Kids and a Queen

as Flash

Your Uncle Dudley

as Cyril Church