William Bendix
Acting
Born: January 14, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: December 14, 1964 (aged 58)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Lifeboat
1944
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Detective Story
1951
Woman of the Year
1942
They Drive by Night
1940
The Untouchables
1959
The Glass Key
1942
The Big Steal
1949
The Dark Corner
1946
Mister Ed
1961
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
Macao
1952
Photos (3)
Movies (62)
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Jeff
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
Cover Up
Larry Best
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley
The Dark Corner
Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey
Donnelly - Uncle Don
Streets of Laredo
Wahoo Jones
Variety Girl
William Bendix
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake
Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
The Web
Lt. Damico
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Borth
Calcutta
Pedro Blake
The Babe Ruth Story
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
China
Johnny Sparrow
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott
It's in the Bag!
William Bendix
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Race Street
Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life
Nick
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien
High Air
Joe Redman
The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith
Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski
Hostages
Underground leader
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie
The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley
The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker
TV Shows (19)
Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man · 1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
Genteman Suitor · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Wally Legenza · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Harrison Weems · 1 eps
Lights Out
1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Captain George Devlin · 1 eps
Mister Ed
Bill Parker · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Carl Ledbetter · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Mack Pomeroy · 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
Chester A. Riley · 219 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
Riverboat
Vance Muldoon · 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Joe Redman · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
George Harris · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bull Mitchell · 1 eps
Overland Trail
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly · 17 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 5 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
