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William Bendix

Acting
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).
Known For 92 titles
Detective Story (1951) subtitle poster
Detective Story
1951 Movie
as Det. Lou Brody
Subtitles The Movie Orgy (1968) subtitle poster
The Movie Orgy
1968 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Lifeboat (1944) subtitle poster
Lifeboat
1944 Movie
as Gus Smith
Subtitles The Blue Dahlia (1946) subtitle poster
The Blue Dahlia
1946 Movie
as Buzz Wanchek
Subtitles Macao (1952) subtitle poster
Macao
1952 Movie
as Lawrence C. Trumble
Subtitles General Electric Theater (1953) subtitle poster
General Electric Theater
1953 TV
as George Harris
Subtitles Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) subtitle poster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 TV
as USAF Crew Chief
Subtitles Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) subtitle poster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 TV
as Bull Mitchell
Subtitles Variety Girl (1947) subtitle poster
Variety Girl
1947 Movie
as William Bendix
Subtitles The Web (1947) subtitle poster
The Web
1947 Movie
as Lt. Damico
Subtitles Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) subtitle poster
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 Movie
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Subtitles Guadalcanal Diary (1943) subtitle poster
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 Movie
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Subtitles Submarine Command (1951) subtitle poster
Submarine Command
1951 Movie
as CPO Boyer
Subtitles Boys' Night Out (1962) subtitle poster
Boys' Night Out
1962 Movie
as Slattery
Subtitles Woman of the Year (1942) subtitle poster
Woman of the Year
1942 Movie
as Pinkie Peters
Subtitles Wake Island (1942) subtitle poster
Wake Island
1942 Movie
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Subtitles A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) subtitle poster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 Movie
as Sir Sagramore
Subtitles Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) subtitle poster
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 Movie
as Ben Worley
Subtitles Johnny Nobody (1961) subtitle poster
Johnny Nobody
1961 Movie
as James Ronald Mulcahy
Subtitles It's in the Bag! (1945) subtitle poster
It's in the Bag!
1945 Movie
as William Bendix
Subtitles They Drive by Night (1940) subtitle poster
They Drive by Night
1940 Movie
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Subtitles Dangerous Mission (1954) subtitle poster
Dangerous Mission
1954 Movie
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Subtitles A Bell for Adano (1945) subtitle poster
A Bell for Adano
1945 Movie
as Sgt. Borth
Subtitles Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) subtitle poster
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 Movie
as Herman
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