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 (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).
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)
The Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
(1963)
For Love or Money
as Joe Fogel
(1962)
Boys' Night Out
as Slattery
(1961)
Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy
(1959)
The Rough and the Smooth
as Reg Barker
(1959)
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll
(1959)
Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush
(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)
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
(1952)
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
(1952)
A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
(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)
Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. Walker
(1949)
Streets of Laredo
as Wahoo Jones
(1949)
Cover Up
as Larry Best
(1949)
The Life of Riley
as Chester A. Riley
(1948)
Race Street
as Barney Runson
(1948)
The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
(1948)
The Time of Your Life
as Nick
(1948)
10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Cop
(1947)
I'll Be Yours
as Wechsberg
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
as Porkie Scott
(1947)
The Web
as Lt. Damico
(1947)
Where There's Life
as Victor O'Brien
(1947)
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
(1946)
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
(1946)
Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
(1946)
The Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
(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)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as William Bendix
(1944)
Abroad with Two Yanks
as Biff Koraski
(1944)
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
(1944)
The Hairy Ape
as Hank Smith
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Danny O'Mara
(1944)
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Herb Miller
(1943)
The Crystal Ball
as Biff Carter
(1943)
China
as Johnny Sparrow
(1943)
Hostages
as Underground leader
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerin
(1943)
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
(1942)
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
(1942)
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
(1942)
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
(1942)
The Glass Key
as Jeff
(1942)
Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerin
(1942)
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Tim McGuerin
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Herman
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Crew
(1959)
A Luz vem do Alto
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