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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
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

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