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William Bendix
William Bendix

William Bendix

ActingBorn January 14, 1906Died December 14, 1964 (age 58)New York City, New York, USA

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).

Filmography

1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1964
Young Fury

as Blacksmith

Movie
1964
Law of the Lawless

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Fred Hopke

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Harrison Weems

TV
1963
For Love or Money

as Joe Fogel

Movie
1963
The Young and the Brave

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Movie
1962
Boys' Night Out

as Slattery

Movie
1961
Johnny Nobody

as James Ronald Mulcahy

Movie
1961
Mister Ed

as Bill Parker

TV
1960
Overland Trail

as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Wally Legenza

TV
1959Movie
1959
Riverboat

as Vance Muldoon

TV
1959
The Ransom of Red Chief

as Bill Driscoll

Movie
1959
Idol on Parade

as Sergeant Major Lush

Movie
1958
The Deep Six

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

Movie
1957TV
1957
Wagon Train

as Capt. Matthew Cobb

TV
1956
High Air

as Joe Redman

Movie
1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1956
Battle Stations

as Buck Fitzpatrick

Movie
1955TV
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Captain George Devlin

TV
1955
Crashout

as Van Morgan Duff

Movie
1954
Dangerous Mission

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as George Harris

TV
1953
The Life Of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

TV
1952Movie
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Macao

as Lawrence C. Trumble

Movie
1952
A Girl in Every Port

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Movie
1951
Submarine Command

as CPO Boyer

Movie
1951
Detective Story

as Det. Lou Brody

Movie
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as USAF Crew Chief

TV
1951TV
1950
Gambling House

as Joe Farrow

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Window Washer

TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Larry Beat

TV
1950
Kill the Umpire

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Movie
1950TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

TV
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

TV
1949
Johnny Holiday

as Sgt. Walker

Movie
1949
The Big Steal

as Capt. Vincent Blake

Movie
1949
Streets of Laredo

as Wahoo Jones

Movie
1949
The Life of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

Movie
1949
Cover Up

as Larry Best

Movie
1948TV
1948Movie
1948
The Babe Ruth Story

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Movie
1948
Race Street

as Barney Runson

Movie
1948Movie
1947
Where There's Life

as Victor O'Brien

Movie
1947
Variety Girl

as William Bendix

Movie
1947
The Web

as Lt. Damico

Movie
1947
Blaze of Noon

as Porkie Scott

Movie
1947
I'll Be Yours

as Wechsberg

Movie
1946
Calcutta

as Pedro Blake

Movie
1946
Two Years Before the Mast

as First Mate Amazeen

Movie
1946
White Tie and Tails

as Larry Lundie

Movie
1946
The Blue Dahlia

as Buzz Wanchek

Movie
1946
The Dark Corner

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

Movie
1946
Sentimental Journey

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

Movie
1945
A Bell for Adano

as Sgt. Borth

Movie
1945
Don Juan Quilligan

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

Movie
1945
It's in the Bag!

as William Bendix

Movie
1944
Greenwich Village

as Danny O'Mara

Movie
1944
Abroad with Two Yanks

as Biff Koraski

Movie
1944
The Hairy Ape

as Hank Smith

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Lifeboat

as Gus Smith

Movie
1943
Guadalcanal Diary

as Corp. Taxi Potts

Movie
1943
Hostages

as Underground leader

Movie
1943
China

as Johnny Sparrow

Movie
1943
Taxi, Mister

as Tim McGuerin

Movie
1943
The Crystal Ball

as Biff Carter

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Who Done It?

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Wake Island

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Woman of the Year

as Pinkie Peters

Movie
1942
Brooklyn Orchid

as Timothy McGuerin

Movie
1940
They Drive by Night

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Movie
The Time Element

as Peter Jenson

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 14, 1906
Day of DeathDecember 14, 1964
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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