William Bendix
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jan 14 1906• Died Dec 14 1964
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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).
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William Bendix's Credits
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Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
The Philco Television Playhouse
Genteman Suitor
The Untouchables
Wally Legenza
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
What's My Line?
Self
Mister Ed
Bill Parker
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
Carl Ledbetter
Lights Out
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Captain George Devlin
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Life Of Riley
Chester A. Riley
Screen Director's Playhouse
Joe Redman
Lux Video Theatre
Window Washer
Riverboat
Vance Muldoon
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
Vacation Playhouse
The Lux Show
Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief
General Electric Theater
George Harris
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
Variety Girl
William Bendix
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Borth
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
Overland Trail
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Web
Lt. Damico
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
The Time of Your Life
Nick
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien
Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott
Streets of Laredo
Wahoo Jones
The Dark Corner
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
China
Johnny Sparrow
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble
Truth or Consequences
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Race Street
Barney Runson
The Glass Key
Jeff
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley
Cover Up
Larry Best
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara
It's in the Bag!
William Bendix
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Calcutta
Pedro Blake
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski
The Babe Ruth Story
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
The Time Element
Peter Jenson
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg
Sentimental Journey
Donnelly - Uncle Don
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop
Hostages
Underground leader
The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
Skirmish on the Home Front
Herb Miller
High Air
Joe Redman
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
A Luz vem do Alto
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