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William Bendix

William Bendix

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).

Born

Jan 14, 1906

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Dec 14, 1964

Known For

Acting

Movies

66 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.9

movie

Known For

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

as Gus Smith
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Buzz Wanchek
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Jeff
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

as Capt. Vincent Blake
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 • as Det. Lou Brody
★ 7.1
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • as Corp. Taxi Potts
★ 5.6
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 • as Gus Smith
★ 7.4
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • as Sergeant Borth
★ 6.0
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1963 • as Joe Fogel
★ 6.1
Young Fury
Young Fury
1964 • as Blacksmith
★ 5.6
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as Pinkie Peters
★ 7.0
Battle Stations
Battle Stations
1956 • as Buck Fitzpatrick
★ 6.1
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
1949 • as Wahoo Jones
★ 6.0
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 • as Danny O'Mara
★ 6.7
Cover Up
Cover Up
1949 • as Larry Best
★ 6.4
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 • as First Mate Amazeen
★ 6.5
The Time Element
The Time Element
• as Peter Jenson
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade
1959 • as Sergeant Major Lush
★ 7.0
Macao
Macao
1952 • as Lawrence C. Trumble
★ 6.3
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948 • as Cop
★ 7.0
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 • as Slattery
★ 5.7
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 • as Sir Sagramore
★ 6.2
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 • as Buzz Wanchek
★ 6.7
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
1964 • as Sheriff Ed Tanner
★ 6.5
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942 • as Jeff
★ 6.7
The Web
The Web
1947 • as Lt. Damico
★ 7.1
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
1945 • as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
★ 7.0
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 • as Ben Worley
★ 5.9
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 • as Biff Koraski
★ 6.7
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 • as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
★ 6.9
Where There's Life
Where There's Life
1947 • as Victor O'Brien
★ 6.4
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 • as Fred Foss
★ 6.6
China
China
1943 • as Johnny Sparrow
★ 6.9
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
1948 • as Nick
★ 6.1
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
1946 • as Donnelly - Uncle Don
★ 6.4
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
★ 6.9
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 • as William Bendix
★ 6.5
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 • as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
★ 6.1
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission
1954 • as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
★ 6.0
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 6.7
Crashout
Crashout
1955 • as Van Morgan Duff
★ 6.6
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
1951 • as CPO Boyer
★ 5.8
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 • as Reg Barker
★ 6.3
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Big Steal
The Big Steal
1949 • as Capt. Vincent Blake
★ 6.6
The Deep Six
The Deep Six
1958 • as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
★ 5.7
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Barney Runson
★ 6.0
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port
1952 • as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
★ 4.8
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails
1946 • as Larry Lundie
★ 7.8
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 • as Bill Driscoll
★ 9.0
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942 • as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
★ 5.8
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 • as Herman
★ 6.2
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
1944 • as Hank Smith
★ 6.3
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball
1943 • as Biff Carter
★ 6.1
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody
1961 • as James Ronald Mulcahy
★ 6.6
Gambling House
Gambling House
1950 • as Joe Farrow
★ 6.2
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!
1945 • as William Bendix
★ 6.3
movie
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944 • as Herb Miller
★ 10.0
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave
1963 • as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
★ 6.3
Calcutta
Calcutta
1946 • as Pedro Blake
★ 6.4
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 4.2
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours
1947 • as Wechsberg
★ 6.2
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 • as Timothy McGuerin
★ 6.7
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 • as Porkie Scott
★ 5.7
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday
1949 • as Sgt. Walker
★ 7.5
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
1949 • as Chester A. Riley
★ 8.0
Hostages
Hostages
1943 • as Underground leader
★ 7.0
High Air
High Air
1956 • as Joe Redman