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).
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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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For Love or Money | Joe Fogel | 1963-08-07 |
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The Young and the Brave | Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) | 1963-08-01 |
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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 Ransom of Red Chief | Bill Driscoll | 1959-08-16 |
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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 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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Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | 1951-11-01 |
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Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | 1951-10-24 |
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Gambling House | Joe Farrow | 1950-12-27 |
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Kill the Umpire | Bill 'Two Call' Johnson | 1950-04-27 |
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Cover Up | Larry Best | 1949-02-25 |
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The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1949-04-16 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | 1949-04-18 |
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Streets of Laredo | Wahoo Jones | 1949-05-27 |
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Johnny Holiday | Sgt. Walker | 1949-11-18 |
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The Big Steal | Capt. Vincent Blake | 1949-07-01 |
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10,000 Kids and a Cop | Cop | 1948-10-01 |
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The Babe Ruth Story | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | 1948-09-16 |
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Race Street | Barney Runson | 1948-09-11 |
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The Time of Your Life | Nick | 1948-09-03 |
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Where There's Life | Victor O'Brien | 1947-11-21 |
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Blaze of Noon | Porkie Scott | 1947-05-02 |
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I'll Be Yours | Wechsberg | 1947-02-02 |
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The Web | Lt. Damico | 1947-06-04 |
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Variety Girl | William Bendix | 1947-08-29 |
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Two Years Before the Mast | First Mate Amazeen | 1946-11-22 |
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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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The Dark Corner | Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss | 1946-04-09 |
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The Blue Dahlia | Buzz Wanchek | 1946-04-16 |
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Sentimental Journey | Donnelly - Uncle Don | 1946-03-06 |
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A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Borth | 1945-06-21 |
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Don Juan Quilligan | Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan | 1945-06-01 |
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It's in the Bag! | William Bendix | 1945-04-21 |
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Lifeboat | Gus Smith | 1944-01-28 |
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The Hairy Ape | Hank Smith | 1944-07-02 |
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Skirmish on the Home Front | Herb Miller | 1944-05-11 |
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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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Hostages | Underground leader | 1943-08-11 |
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Guadalcanal Diary | Corp. Taxi Potts | 1943-10-27 |
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China | Johnny Sparrow | 1943-04-21 |
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Taxi, Mister | Tim McGuerin | 1943-04-16 |
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The Crystal Ball | Biff Carter | 1943-01-22 |
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The Glass Key | Jeff | 1942-09-08 |
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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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Who Done It? | Detective Sgt. Brannigan | 1942-10-30 |
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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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Brooklyn Orchid | Timothy McGuerin | 1942-01-31 |
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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 |
