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William Bendix

William Bendix

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).

Born

Jan 14, 1906

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Dec 14, 1964

Known For

Acting

Movies

67 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

as Gus Smith
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Jeff
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

as Capt. Vincent Blake
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 • as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
★ 6.6
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 • as Gus Smith
★ 7.4
The Web
The Web
1947 • as Lt. Damico
★ 7.1
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 • as Det. Lou Brody
★ 7.0
Macao
Macao
1952 • as Lawrence C. Trumble
★ 6.2
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as Pinkie Peters
★ 6.9
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942 • as Jeff
★ 6.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
★ 7.6
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Big Steal
The Big Steal
1949 • as Capt. Vincent Blake
★ 6.6
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 • as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
★ 6.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 • as Ben Worley
★ 5.9
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 • as Buzz Wanchek
★ 6.7
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
1964 • as Sheriff Ed Tanner
★ 6.1
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 • as Corp. Taxi Potts
★ 5.4
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 • as Sir Sagramore
★ 6.2
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
1949 • as Wahoo Jones
★ 5.9
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 • as Slattery
★ 5.8
China
China
1943 • as Johnny Sparrow
★ 6.7
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942 • as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
★ 5.8
Calcutta
Calcutta
1946 • as Pedro Blake
★ 6.3
The Deep Six
The Deep Six
1958 • as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
★ 5.5
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1963 • as Joe Fogel
★ 5.7
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
1951 • as CPO Boyer
★ 5.6
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission
1954 • as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
★ 5.8
Cover Up
Cover Up
1949 • as Larry Best
★ 6.5
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
1946 • as Donnelly - Uncle Don
★ 6.4
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • as Sgt. Borth
★ 5.7
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 • as William Bendix
★ 6.1
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
1949 • as Chester A. Riley
★ 7.0
Battle Stations
Battle Stations
1956 • as Buck Fitzpatrick
★ 5.6
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 • as First Mate Amazeen
★ 6.1
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball
1943 • as Biff Carter
★ 5.9
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 • as Herman
★ 6.0
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port
1952 • as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
★ 4.8
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 • as Danny O'Mara
★ 6.0
Crashout
Crashout
1955 • as Van Morgan Duff
★ 6.6
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!
1945 • as William Bendix
★ 5.7
Young Fury
Young Fury
1964 • as Blacksmith
★ 5.3
Where There's Life
Where There's Life
1947 • as Victor O'Brien
★ 5.8
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
1944 • as Hank Smith
★ 5.7
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life
1948 • as Nick
★ 5.7
Gambling House
Gambling House
1950 • as Joe Farrow
★ 6.1
Hostages
Hostages
1943 • as Underground leader
★ 6.0
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Barney Runson
★ 5.8
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
★ 6.3
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody
1961 • as James Ronald Mulcahy
★ 6.6
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 • as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
★ 5.7
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 5.5
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave
1963 • as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
★ 5.9
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 • as Porkie Scott
★ 4.0
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 • as Biff Koraski
★ 6.0
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
1945 • as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
★ 6.0
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 • as Timothy McGuerin
★ 6.0
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948 • as Cop
★ 6.0
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 • as Reg Barker
★ 5.9
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails
1946 • as Larry Lundie
★ 7.0
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 • as Tim McGuerin
★ 3.6
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade
1959 • as Sergeant Major Lush
★ 7.0
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High Air
1956 • as Joe Redman
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 • as Bill Driscoll
★ 10.0
The Time Element
The Time Element
• as Peter Jenson
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday
1949 • as Sgt. Walker
★ 7.0
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours
1947 • as Wechsberg
★ 6.0
Skirmish on the Home Front
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944 • as Herb Miller