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William Bendix

William Bendix

Actor · Born 1906-01-14 · New York City, New York, USA

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Lifeboat (1944) — Gus Smith
  2. The Blue Dahlia (1946) — Buzz Wanchek
  3. Detective Story (1951) — Det. Lou Brody
  4. Woman of the Year (1942) — Pinkie Peters
  5. They Drive by Night (1940) — Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
  6. The Untouchables (1959) — Wally Legenza
  7. The Glass Key (1942) — Jeff
  8. The Big Steal (1949) — Capt. Vincent Blake
  9. The Dark Corner (1946) — Fred Foss
  10. Mister Ed (1961) — Bill Parker
  11. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) — Ben Worley
  12. Macao (1952) — Lawrence C. Trumble
  13. The Web (1947) — Lt. Damico
  14. Who Done It? (1942) — Detective Sgt. Brannigan
  15. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) — Sir Sagramore
  16. Wagon Train (1957) — Capt. Matthew Cobb
  17. Boys' Night Out (1962) — Slattery
  18. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  19. Wake Island (1942) — Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
  20. Cover Up (1949) — Larry Best
  21. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  22. Crashout (1955) — Van Morgan Duff
  23. Guadalcanal Diary (1943) — Corp. Taxi Potts
  24. Calcutta (1946) — Pedro Blake
  25. Race Street (1948) — Barney Runson
  26. The Movie Orgy (1968) — Self (archive footage)
  27. The Time of Your Life (1948) — Nick
  28. Submarine Command (1951) — CPO Boyer
  29. Dangerous Mission (1954) — Chief Ranger Joe Parker
  30. Gambling House (1950) — Joe Farrow
  31. China (1943) — Johnny Sparrow
  32. The Crystal Ball (1943) — Biff Carter
  33. Streets of Laredo (1949) — Wahoo Jones
  34. A Bell for Adano (1945) — Sgt. Borth
  35. Johnny Nobody (1961) — James Ronald Mulcahy
  36. The Deep Six (1958) — 'Frenchy' Shapiro
  37. Young Fury (1964) — Blacksmith
  38. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  39. Burke's Law (1963) — Fred Hopke
  40. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) — Herman