William 'Billy' Benedict

Age: 82 (passed away Nov. 25th, 1999)
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Birth Place: Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Born: Apr. 16th, 1917

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William 'Billy' Benedict's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
I Married Joan	Flower Deli&hellip
The Blue Knight	Toby
Hondo	Willie
Ark II	Malcolm
Nancy	Telephone Man
Our Man Higgins	Commodore

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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) and went onto the Fox payroll as a "featured player." After leaving Fox, he played some of his larger parts in serials and in the East Side Kids/Bowery Boys features in which he was a regular. During his half-century-plus career, Benedict has had roles in practically every type of movie; there's only one thing that the ex-hoofer might have enjoyed doing in a movie, but never had the chance: "Strange as it seems, I've never once danced in a picture!"

TRIVIA:

After leaving the Bowery Boys series, Benedict worked predominantly as an assistant in making miniature sets.
Married for the first time in 1969, while working on "Hello, Dolly" - to a girl named Dolly.
Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "They Fought in the Creature Features" (McFarland & Co., 1994).

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