William Bendix

Acting

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 92

Movies (66)

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
1964
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
1964
Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money
1963
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
1963
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out
1962
Slattery
Johnny Nobody
1961
James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth
1959
Reg Barker
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959
Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
1959
Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six
1958
'Frenchy' Shapiro
High Air
1956
Joe Redman
Battle Stations
1956
Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout
1955
Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
1954
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
Ben Worley
Macao
1952
Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
1952
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
1951
CPO Boyer
Detective Story
1951
Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House
1950
Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire
1950
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday
1949
Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal
1949
Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo
1949
Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley
1949
Chester A. Riley
Cover Up
1949
Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
Cop

Shows (26)

Burke's Law
1963
Fred Hopke
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Mister Ed
1961
Bill Parker
Overland Trail
1960
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Untouchables
1959
Wally Legenza
Riverboat
1959
Vance Muldoon
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Lux Show
1957
Self
Wagon Train
1957
Capt. Matthew Cobb
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Captain George Devlin
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Joe Redman
General Electric Theater
1953
George Harris
The Life Of Riley
1953
Chester A. Riley
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Carl Ledbetter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
USAF Crew Chief
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Window Washer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self
Truth or Consequences
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
Lights Out
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Genteman Suitor
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self