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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

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

as Gus Smith
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Buzz Wanchek
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Jeff
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

as Capt. Vincent Blake
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 • as Gus Smith
★ 7.4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • as Corp. Taxi Potts
★ 5.6
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 • as Buzz Wanchek
★ 6.7
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as Pinkie Peters
★ 7.0
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 • as Sir Sagramore
★ 6.2
Cover Up
Cover Up
1949 • as Larry Best
★ 6.6
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 • as Det. Lou Brody
★ 7.0
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
1949 • as Wahoo Jones
★ 6.0
Macao
Macao
1952 • as Lawrence C. Trumble
★ 6.3
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1963 • as Joe Fogel
★ 6.1
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 • as Slattery
★ 5.9
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 • as William Bendix
★ 6.5
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 • as Ben Worley
★ 5.9
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 • as Fred Foss
★ 6.6
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
1951 • as CPO Boyer
★ 5.8
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942 • as Jeff
★ 6.6
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942 • as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
★ 5.9
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • as Sgt. Borth
★ 6.0
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
1964 • as Sheriff Ed Tanner
★ 6.5
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission
1954 • as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
★ 6.0
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 • as Danny O'Mara
★ 6.7
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port
1952 • as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
★ 5.2
Battle Stations
Battle Stations
1956 • as Buck Fitzpatrick
★ 6.1
Gambling House
Gambling House
1950 • as Joe Farrow
★ 6.2
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 • as First Mate Amazeen
★ 6.5
China
China
1943 • as Johnny Sparrow
★ 6.9
The Web
The Web
1947 • as Lt. Damico
★ 7.1
Young Fury
Young Fury
1964 • as Blacksmith
★ 5.6
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 • as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
★ 7.0
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball
1943 • as Biff Carter
★ 6.1
Where There's Life
Where There's Life
1947 • as Victor O'Brien
★ 6.4
Calcutta
Calcutta
1946 • as Pedro Blake
★ 6.4
The Deep Six
The Deep Six
1958 • as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
★ 5.7
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 • as Herman
★ 6.2
Crashout
Crashout
1955 • as Van Morgan Duff
★ 6.7
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The Big Steal
The Big Steal
1949 • as Capt. Vincent Blake
★ 6.6
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
1946 • as Donnelly - Uncle Don
★ 6.4
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade
1959 • as Sergeant Major Lush
★ 7.0
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
★ 6.9
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
1948 • as Nick
★ 6.1
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
1944 • as Hank Smith
★ 6.3
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Barney Runson
★ 6.0
The Time Element
The Time Element
• as Peter Jenson
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 • as Porkie Scott
★ 5.7
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!
1945 • as William Bendix
★ 6.3
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 • as Biff Koraski
★ 6.7
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody
1961 • as James Ronald Mulcahy
★ 6.6
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
1945 • as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
★ 7.0
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave
1963 • as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
★ 6.3
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 • as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
★ 6.1
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 • as Reg Barker
★ 6.3
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 4.2
Hostages
Hostages
1943 • as Underground leader
★ 7.0
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 6.7
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 • as Timothy McGuerin
★ 6.7
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
1949 • as Chester A. Riley
★ 8.0
High Air
High Air
1956 • as Joe Redman
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948 • as Cop
★ 7.0
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails
1946 • as Larry Lundie
★ 7.3
movie
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944 • as Herb Miller
★ 10.0
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday
1949 • as Sgt. Walker
★ 7.5
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours
1947 • as Wechsberg
★ 6.2
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 • as Bill Driscoll
★ 9.0