William Bendix
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-01-14
Day of Death
1964-12-14 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
William Bendix
Biography
William Bendix 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
Acting
The Time Element
as Peter Jenson
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
(1991)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1964)
Law of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
(1964)
Young Fury
as Blacksmith
(1963)
For Love or Money
as Joe Fogel
(1963)
The Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
(1962)
Boys' Night Out
as Slattery
(1961)
Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy
(1959)
The Rough and the Smooth
as Reg Barker
(1959)
Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush
(1959)
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll
(1958)
The Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
(1956)
Battle Stations
as Buck Fitzpatrick
(1956)
High Air
as Joe Redman
(1955)
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
(1954)
Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
(1952)
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
(1952)
A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
(1952)
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
(1951)
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
(1951)
Submarine Command
as CPO Boyer
(1950)
Kill the Umpire
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
(1950)
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
(1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
(1949)
The Big Steal
as Capt. Vincent Blake
(1949)
Streets of Laredo
as Wahoo Jones
(1949)
Cover Up
as Larry Best
(1949)
The Life of Riley
as Chester A. Riley
(1949)
Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. Walker
(1948)
The Time of Your Life
as Nick
(1948)
The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
(1948)
Race Street
as Barney Runson
(1948)
10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Cop
(1947)
Where There's Life
as Victor O'Brien
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
as Porkie Scott
(1947)
The Web
as Lt. Damico
(1947)
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
(1947)
I'll Be Yours
as Wechsberg
(1946)
The Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
(1946)
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
(1946)
Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
(1946)
Two Years Before the Mast
as First Mate Amazeen
(1946)
White Tie and Tails
as Larry Lundie
(1945)
A Bell for Adano
as Sgt. Borth
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as William Bendix
(1945)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
(1944)
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
(1944)
Abroad with Two Yanks
as Biff Koraski
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Danny O'Mara
(1944)
The Hairy Ape
as Hank Smith
(1944)
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Herb Miller
(1943)
The Crystal Ball
as Biff Carter
(1943)
China
as Johnny Sparrow
(1943)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerin
(1943)
Hostages
as Underground leader
(1942)
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
(1942)
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Jeff
(1942)
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Tim McGuerin
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Herman
(1942)
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
(1942)
Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerin
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Crew
(1959)
A Luz vem do Alto
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