Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1906-01-14 00:00:00
Birth Place:New York City, New York, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1964-12-14 00:00:00
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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).
Filmography (40)
⭐ 6
Abroad with Two Yanks
Role: Biff Koraski1944
⭐ 3.6
Taxi, Mister
Role: Tim McGuerin1943
⭐ 6.5
Cover Up
Role: Larry Best1949
⭐ 6.7
Brooklyn Orchid
Role: Timothy McGuerin1942
⭐ 5.7
The Hairy Ape
Role: Hank Smith1944
The Time Element
Role: Peter Jenson2026
⭐ 7
Johnny Holiday
Role: Sgt. Walker1949
⭐ 5.7
The Babe Ruth Story
Role: George Herman 'Babe' Ruth1948
⭐ 5.5
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Role: Tim McGuerin1942
⭐ 7
Don Juan Quilligan
Role: Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan1945
⭐ 8
The Life of Riley
Role: Chester A. Riley1949
⭐ 6.9
Kill the Umpire
Role: Bill 'Two Call' Johnson1950
⭐ 6.6
Crashout
Role: Van Morgan Duff1955
⭐ 9
The Ransom of Red Chief
Role: Bill Driscoll1959
No Image
High Air
Role: Joe Redman1956
⭐ 9
A Luz vem do Alto
writer1959
⭐ 7
Idol on Parade
Role: Sergeant Major Lush1959
⭐ 7.4
Lifeboat
Role: Gus Smith1944
⭐ 5.9
The Young and the Brave
Role: Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)1963
⭐ 6
Race Street
Role: Barney Runson1948
⭐ 5.7
The Time of Your Life
Role: Nick1948
⭐ 6.1
Battle Stations
Role: Buck Fitzpatrick1956
⭐ 6.6
The Big Steal
Role: Capt. Vincent Blake1949
⭐ 6.8
China
Role: Johnny Sparrow1943
⭐ 4.8
A Girl in Every Port
Role: Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan1952
⭐ 7
Detective Story
Role: Det. Lou Brody1951
⭐ 6
Greenwich Village
Role: Danny O'Mara1944
⭐ 6
Hostages
Role: Underground leader1943
⭐ 5.9
The Rough and the Smooth
Role: Reg Barker1959
⭐ 6
I'll Be Yours
Role: Wechsberg1947
Skirmish on the Home Front
Role: Herb Miller1944
⭐ 6.5
Sentimental Journey
Role: Donnelly - Uncle Don1946
⭐ 5.6
Submarine Command
Role: CPO Boyer1951
⭐ 5.7
A Bell for Adano
Role: Sgt. Borth1945
⭐ 5.7
The Deep Six
Role: 'Frenchy' Shapiro1958
⭐ 6.7
The Blue Dahlia
Role: Buzz Wanchek1946
⭐ 5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
Role: Corp. Taxi Potts1943
⭐ 6.4
Where There's Life
Role: Victor O'Brien1947
⭐ 5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Role: Ben Worley1952
⭐ 7.3
White Tie and Tails
Role: Larry Lundie1946