William Bendix
- Acting
- January 14, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
- December 14, 1964
Biography
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
Filmography
- Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star · Self
- The Movie Orgy · Self
- Young Fury · Blacksmith
- Law of the Lawless · Sheriff Ed Tanner
- Burke's Law · Fred Hopke, Harrison Weems
- For Love or Money · Joe Fogel
- The Young and the Brave · Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- Vacation Playhouse
- Boys' Night Out · Slattery
- Johnny Nobody · James Ronald Mulcahy
- Mister Ed · Bill Parker
- Overland Trail · Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
- The Untouchables · Wally Legenza
- The Rough and the Smooth · Reg Barker
- Riverboat · Vance Muldoon
- The Ransom of Red Chief · Bill Driscoll
- A Luz vem do Alto · Writer
- Idol on Parade · Sergeant Major Lush
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- The Deep Six · 'Frenchy' Shapiro
- The Lux Show · Self
- Wagon Train · Capt. Matthew Cobb
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- High Air · Joe Redman
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- Battle Stations · Buck Fitzpatrick
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Joe Redman
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Captain George Devlin
- Crashout · Van Morgan Duff
- Dangerous Mission · Chief Ranger Joe Parker
- General Electric Theater · George Harris
- The Life Of Riley · Chester A. Riley
- Blackbeard, the Pirate · Ben Worley
- The Ford Television Theatre · Carl Ledbetter, Mack Pomeroy
- Macao · Lawrence C. Trumble
- A Girl in Every Port · Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
- Submarine Command · CPO Boyer
- Detective Story · Det. Lou Brody
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · USAF Crew Chief, Bull Mitchell
- Gambling House · Joe Farrow
- Lux Video Theatre · Window Washer, Larry Beat
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Self
- Truth or Consequences
- Kill the Umpire · Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
- What's My Line? · Self
- Robert Montgomery Presents · Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
- Johnny Holiday · Sgt. Walker
- Lights Out
- The Big Steal · Capt. Vincent Blake
- Streets of Laredo · Wahoo Jones
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · Sir Sagramore
- The Life of Riley · Chester A. Riley
- Cover Up · Larry Best
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Genteman Suitor
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop · Cop
- The Babe Ruth Story · George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
- Race Street · Barney Runson
- The Time of Your Life · Nick
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Where There's Life · Victor O'Brien
- Variety Girl · William Bendix
- The Web · Lt. Damico
- Blaze of Noon · Porkie Scott
- I'll Be Yours · Wechsberg
- Calcutta · Pedro Blake
- Two Years Before the Mast · First Mate Amazeen
- White Tie and Tails · Larry Lundie
- The Blue Dahlia · Buzz Wanchek
- The Dark Corner · Fred Foss
- Sentimental Journey · Donnelly - Uncle Don
- A Bell for Adano · Sergeant Borth
- Don Juan Quilligan · Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
- It's in the Bag! · William Bendix
- Greenwich Village · Danny O'Mara
- Abroad with Two Yanks · Biff Koraski
- The Hairy Ape · Hank Smith
- Skirmish on the Home Front · Herb Miller
- Lifeboat · Gus Smith
- Guadalcanal Diary · Corp. Taxi Potts