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William Bendix

William Bendix

Acting
January 14, 1906 (58) — December 14, 1964
New York City, New York, USA
January 14, 1906 (58) — December 14, 1964
New York City, New York, USA

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