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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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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Young Fury | Blacksmith | 1964-11-01 |
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Law of the Lawless | Sheriff Ed Tanner | 1964-05-13 |
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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 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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Blackbeard, the Pirate | Ben Worley | 1952-12-24 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | 1952-02-13 |
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Macao | Lawrence C. Trumble | 1952-04-11 |
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Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | 1951-11-01 |
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Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | 1951-10-19 |
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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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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | 1949-04-18 |
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The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1949-04-16 |
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Cover Up | Larry Best | 1949-02-25 |
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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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Race Street | Barney Runson | 1948-09-11 |
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The Time of Your Life | Nick | 1948-09-03 |
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The Babe Ruth Story | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | 1948-09-16 |
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Blaze of Noon | Porkie Scott | 1947-05-02 |
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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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Where There's Life | Victor O'Brien | 1947-11-21 |
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Variety Girl | William Bendix | 1947-08-29 |
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White Tie and Tails | Larry Lundie | 1946-08-30 |
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Calcutta | Pedro Blake | 1946-12-20 |
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The Blue Dahlia | Buzz Wanchek | 1946-04-16 |
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Two Years Before the Mast | First Mate Amazeen | 1946-11-22 |
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Sentimental Journey | Donnelly - Uncle Don | 1946-03-06 |
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The Dark Corner | Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss | 1946-04-09 |
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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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A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Borth | 1945-06-21 |
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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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Skirmish on the Home Front | Herb Miller | 1944-05-11 |
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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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Taxi, Mister | Tim McGuerin | 1943-04-16 |
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China | Johnny Sparrow | 1943-04-21 |
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The Crystal Ball | Biff Carter | 1943-01-22 |
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Guadalcanal Diary | Corp. Taxi Potts | 1943-10-27 |
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Brooklyn Orchid | Timothy McGuerin | 1942-01-31 |
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Star Spangled Rhythm | Herman | 1942-03-05 |
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Woman of the Year | Pinkie Peters | 1942-02-05 |
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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 |
