1906-01-14 New York City, New York, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 1991-03-10 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Law of the Lawless | Sheriff Ed Tanner | 1964-05-13 |
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Young Fury | Blacksmith | 1964-11-01 |
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The Young and the Brave | Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) | 1963-08-01 |
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For Love or Money | Joe Fogel | 1963-08-07 |
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Boys' Night Out | Slattery | 1962-06-21 |
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Johnny Nobody | James Ronald Mulcahy | 1961-10-01 |
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The Rough and the Smooth | Reg Barker | 1959-10-02 |
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Idol on Parade | Sergeant Major Lush | 1959-03-24 |
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The Ransom of Red Chief | Bill Driscoll | 1959-08-16 |
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The Deep Six | 'Frenchy' Shapiro | 1958-01-15 |
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High Air | Joe Redman | 1956-09-12 |
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Battle Stations | Buck Fitzpatrick | 1956-02-01 |
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Crashout | Van Morgan Duff | 1955-03-01 |
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Dangerous Mission | Chief Ranger Joe Parker | 1954-03-06 |
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Macao | Lawrence C. Trumble | 1952-04-11 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | 1952-02-13 |
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Blackbeard, the Pirate | Ben Worley | 1952-12-24 |
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Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | 1951-10-24 |
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Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | 1951-11-01 |
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Kill the Umpire | Bill 'Two Call' Johnson | 1950-04-27 |
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Gambling House | Joe Farrow | 1950-12-27 |
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Streets of Laredo | Wahoo Jones | 1949-05-27 |
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Cover Up | Larry Best | 1949-02-25 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | 1949-04-18 |
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The Big Steal | Capt. Vincent Blake | 1949-07-01 |
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Johnny Holiday | Sgt. Walker | 1949-11-18 |
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The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1949-04-16 |
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Race Street | Barney Runson | 1948-09-11 |
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The Babe Ruth Story | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | 1948-09-16 |
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10,000 Kids and a Cop | Cop | 1948-10-01 |
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The Time of Your Life | Nick | 1948-09-03 |
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Blaze of Noon | Porkie Scott | 1947-05-02 |
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Where There's Life | Victor O'Brien | 1947-11-21 |
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The Web | Lt. Damico | 1947-06-04 |
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I'll Be Yours | Wechsberg | 1947-02-02 |
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Variety Girl | William Bendix | 1947-08-29 |
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The Dark Corner | Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss | 1946-04-09 |
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Sentimental Journey | Donnelly - Uncle Don | 1946-03-06 |
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The Blue Dahlia | Buzz Wanchek | 1946-04-16 |
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Calcutta | Pedro Blake | 1946-12-20 |
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White Tie and Tails | Larry Lundie | 1946-08-30 |
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Two Years Before the Mast | First Mate Amazeen | 1946-11-22 |
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Don Juan Quilligan | Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan | 1945-06-01 |
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A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Borth | 1945-06-21 |
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It's in the Bag! | William Bendix | 1945-04-21 |
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The Hairy Ape | Hank Smith | 1944-07-02 |
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Lifeboat | Gus Smith | 1944-01-28 |
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Greenwich Village | Danny O'Mara | 1944-09-27 |
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Abroad with Two Yanks | Biff Koraski | 1944-08-04 |
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Skirmish on the Home Front | Herb Miller | 1944-05-11 |
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The Crystal Ball | Biff Carter | 1943-01-22 |
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China | Johnny Sparrow | 1943-04-21 |
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Hostages | Underground leader | 1943-08-11 |
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Guadalcanal Diary | Corp. Taxi Potts | 1943-10-27 |
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Taxi, Mister | Tim McGuerin | 1943-04-16 |
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Brooklyn Orchid | Timothy McGuerin | 1942-01-31 |
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Woman of the Year | Pinkie Peters | 1942-02-05 |
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Star Spangled Rhythm | Herman | 1942-03-05 |
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The Glass Key | Jeff | 1942-09-08 |
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Wake Island | Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall | 1942-08-11 |
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The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Tim McGuerin | 1942-12-31 |
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Who Done It? | Detective Sgt. Brannigan | 1942-10-30 |
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They Drive by Night | Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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The Time Element | Peter Jenson |
