William Bendix

William Bendix

b. 1906 — d. 1964 (aged 58) New York City, New York, United States

Actor Soundtrack Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Lifeboat

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

The Web

Macao

Filmography

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia

Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

Sheriff Ed Tanner

Young Fury

Joe - Blacksmith

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

Sgt. Peter L. Kane (Escaped POW)

Rockabye the Infantry

Sergeant Mahoney

Johnny Nobody

James Ronald Mulcahy

The Phony American

The Phony American

Sergeant Harrigan, USAF

Overland Trail

Portrait of a Sinner

Portrait of a Sinner

Idol on Parade

The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

A Luz Vem do Alto

A Luz Vem do Alto

The Deep Six

'Frenchy' Shapiro

Battle Stations

Battle Stations

Buck Fitzpatrick

Screen Snapshots, Series 35, No. 7: Hollywood, City of Stars

Screen Snapshots, Series 35, No. 7: Hollywood, City of Stars

Screen Snapshots, Series 36, No. 1: Hollywood Stars at a Party

Crashout

Van Morgan Duff

Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

Macao

Lawrence C. Trumble

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Detective Story

Detective Story

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Gambling House

The Big Steal

Capt. Vincent Blake

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Cover Up

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

Reuben 'Wahoo' Jones

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

Chester A. Riley

Johnny Holiday

Two Knights from Brooklyn

Two Knights from Brooklyn

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

Nick (Saloon Owner Who Loves Horses)

The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Race Street

10, 000 Kids and a Cop

10, 000 Kids and a Cop

Neighborhood Policeman

Screen Snapshots, Series 28, No. 4: Hollywood's Santa Claus Lane

The Web

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

I'll Be Yours

Blaze of Noon

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

Stauffer aka Fred Foss

Calcutta

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

First Mate Amazeen

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

Donnelly - Uncle Don

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

Rough But Hopeful

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

Lifeboat

The Hairy Ape

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

Cpl. Taxi Potts

The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball

China

Hostages

Underground Leader Karol Vokosch a.k.a. Janoshik

Taxi, Mister

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

'Pinkie' Peters

The Glass Key

Who Done It?

Detective Brannigan

Wake Island

Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall

Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

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