William Bendix
Known for
Acting
Life
1906 – 1964 (aged 58)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
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Biography
William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, best remembered in movies for the title role in the movie The Babe Ruth Story and for portraying clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in radio and television's The Life of Riley. He also received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Wake Island (1942).
Known For
Lifeboat
28 Jan 1944
The Blue Dahlia
16 Apr 1946
Detective Story
19 Oct 1951
Woman of the Year
05 Feb 1942
They Drive by Night
26 Jul 1940
The Untouchables
15 Oct 1959
The Glass Key
08 Sep 1942
The Big Steal
01 Jul 1949
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Filmography
1964
- Young Furyas Blacksmith
- Law of the Lawlessas Sheriff Ed Tanner
1963
- Burke's Lawas Harrison Weems1 episode
- For Love or Moneyas Joe Fogel
- The Young and the Braveas Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- Vacation Playhouse1 episode
1962
- Boys' Night Outas Slattery
1961
- Johnny Nobodyas James Ronald Mulcahy
- Mister Edas Bill Parker1 episode
1960
- Overland Trailas Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly17 episodes
1959
- The Untouchablesas Wally Legenza1 episode
- The Rough and the Smoothas Reg Barker
- Riverboatas Vance Muldoon1 episode
- The Ransom of Red Chiefas Bill Driscoll
- Idol on Paradeas Sergeant Major Lush
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 episode
- The Deep Sixas 'Frenchy' Shapiro
1957
- Wagon Trainas Capt. Matthew Cobb1 episode
1956
- High Airas Joe Redman
- Battle Stationsas Buck Fitzpatrick
1955
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Joe Redman1 episode
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Captain George Devlin1 episode
- Crashoutas Van Morgan Duff
1954
- Dangerous Missionas Chief Ranger Joe Parker
1953
- General Electric Theateras George Harris1 episode
- The Life Of Rileyas Chester A. Riley219 episodes
1952
- Blackbeard, the Pirateas Ben Worley
- The Ford Television Theatreas Mack Pomeroy1 episode
- Macaoas Lawrence C. Trumble
- A Girl in Every Portas Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
1951
- Submarine Commandas CPO Boyer
- Detective Storyas Det. Lou Brody
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Bull Mitchell1 episode
1950
- Gambling Houseas Joe Farrow
- Lux Video Theatreas Larry Beat1 episode
- Truth or Consequences1 episode
- Kill the Umpireas Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man1 episode
1949
- Johnny Holidayas Sgt. Walker
- Lights Out1 episode
- The Big Stealas Capt. Vincent Blake
- Streets of Laredoas Wahoo Jones
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courtas Sir Sagramore
- The Life of Rileyas Chester A. Riley
- Cover Upas Larry Best
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouseas Genteman Suitor1 episode
- 10,000 Kids and a Copas Cop
- The Babe Ruth Storyas George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
- Race Streetas Barney Runson
- The Time of Your Lifeas Nick
1947
- Where There's Lifeas Victor O'Brien
- Variety Girlas William Bendix
- The Webas Lt. Damico
- Blaze of Noonas Porkie Scott
- I'll Be Yoursas Wechsberg
1946
- Calcuttaas Pedro Blake
- Two Years Before the Mastas First Mate Amazeen
- White Tie and Tailsas Larry Lundie
- The Blue Dahliaas Buzz Wanchek
- The Dark Corneras Fred Foss
- Sentimental Journeyas Donnelly - Uncle Don
1945
- A Bell for Adanoas Sgt. Borth
- Don Juan Quilliganas Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
- It's in the Bag!as William Bendix
1944
- Greenwich Villageas Danny O'Mara
- Abroad with Two Yanksas Biff Koraski
- The Hairy Apeas Hank Smith
- Skirmish on the Home Frontas Herb Miller
- Lifeboatas Gus Smith
1943
- Guadalcanal Diaryas Corp. Taxi Potts
- Hostagesas Underground leader
- Chinaas Johnny Sparrow
- Taxi, Misteras Tim McGuerin
- The Crystal Ballas Biff Carter
1942
- The McGuerins from Brooklynas Tim McGuerin
- Who Done It?as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
- The Glass Keyas Jeff
- Wake Islandas Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- Star Spangled Rhythmas Herman
- Woman of the Yearas Pinkie Peters
- Brooklyn Orchidas Timothy McGuerin
1940
- They Drive by Nightas Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)