William Bendix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 14, 1906
- Died
- Dec 14, 1964 (aged 58)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 92
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
Lifeboat
1944Movie
Gus Smith
The Blue Dahlia
1946Movie
Buzz Wanchek
Detective Story
1951Movie
Det. Lou Brody
Woman of the Year
1942Movie
Pinkie Peters
The Untouchables
1959TV
Wally Legenza
They Drive by Night
1940Movie
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Filmography
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968Movie
Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
1964Movie
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
1964Movie
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Burke's Law
1963TV
Fred Hopke, Harrison Weems
For Love or Money
1963Movie
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
1963Movie
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Vacation Playhouse
1963TV
Boys' Night Out
1962Movie
Slattery
Johnny Nobody
1961Movie
James Ronald Mulcahy
Mister Ed
1961TV
Bill Parker
Overland Trail
1960TV
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Untouchables
1959TV
Wally Legenza
The Rough and the Smooth
1959Movie
Reg Barker
Riverboat
1959TV
Vance Muldoon
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959Movie
Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
1959Movie
Sergeant Major Lush
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958TV
The Deep Six
1958Movie
'Frenchy' Shapiro
The Lux Show
1957TV
Self
Wagon Train
1957TV
Capt. Matthew Cobb
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956TV
Self
High Air
1956Movie
Joe Redman
The Steve Allen Show
1956TV
Self, Self - Guest
Battle Stations
1956Movie
Buck Fitzpatrick
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955TV
Joe Redman
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Captain George Devlin
Crashout
1955Movie
Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
1954Movie
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
General Electric Theater
1953TV
George Harris
The Life Of Riley
1953TV
Chester A. Riley
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952Movie
Ben Worley
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Carl Ledbetter, Mack Pomeroy
Macao
1952Movie
Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
1952Movie
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
1951Movie
CPO Boyer
Detective Story
1951Movie
Det. Lou Brody
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
USAF Crew Chief, Bull Mitchell
Gambling House
1950Movie
Joe Farrow
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Window Washer, Larry Beat
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
Truth or Consequences
1950TV
Kill the Umpire
1950Movie
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
Johnny Holiday
1949Movie
Sgt. Walker
Lights Out
1949TV
The Big Steal
1949Movie
Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo
1949Movie
Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949Movie
Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley
1949Movie
Chester A. Riley
Cover Up
1949Movie
Larry Best
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Genteman Suitor
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948Movie
Cop
The Babe Ruth Story
1948Movie
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street
1948Movie
Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life
1948Movie
Nick
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Where There's Life
1947Movie
Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl
1947Movie
William Bendix
The Web
1947Movie
Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon
1947Movie
Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours
1947Movie
Wechsberg
Calcutta
1946Movie
Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast
1946Movie
First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails
1946Movie
Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia
1946Movie
Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner
1946Movie
Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey
1946Movie
Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano
1945Movie
Sergeant Borth
Don Juan Quilligan
1945Movie
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!
1945Movie
William Bendix
Greenwich Village
1944Movie
Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944Movie
Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape
1944Movie
Hank Smith
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944Movie
Herb Miller
Lifeboat
1944Movie
Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary
1943Movie
Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages
1943Movie
Underground leader
China
1943Movie
Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
1943Movie
Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
1943Movie
Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942Movie
Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?
1942Movie
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
1942Movie
Jeff
Wake Island
1942Movie
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942Movie
Herman
Woman of the Year
1942Movie
Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid
1942Movie
Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night
1940Movie
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Time Element
Movie
Peter Jenson