William Bendix
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 14, 1906 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfBuzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Young FuryBlacksmith | |
| 1964 | Law of the LawlessSheriff Ed Tanner | |
| 1963 | For Love or MoneyJoe Fogel | |
| 1963 | The Young and the BraveSgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawFred Hopke | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawHarrison Weems | |
| 1962 | Boys' Night OutSlattery | |
| 1961 | Johnny NobodyJames Ronald Mulcahy | |
| 1961 | Mister EdBill Parker | |
| 1960 | Overland TrailFrederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly | |
| 1959 | The Rough and the SmoothReg Barker | |
| 1959 | Idol on ParadeSergeant Major Lush | |
| 1959 | The Ransom of Red ChiefBill Driscoll | |
| 1959 | RiverboatVance Muldoon | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesWally Legenza | |
| 1958 | The Deep Six'Frenchy' Shapiro | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainCapt. Matthew Cobb | |
| 1957 | The Lux ShowSelf | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | Battle StationsBuck Fitzpatrick | |
| 1956 | High AirJoe Redman | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSelf | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1955 | CrashoutVan Morgan Duff | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's PlayhouseJoe Redman | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourCaptain George Devlin | |
| 1954 | Dangerous MissionChief Ranger Joe Parker | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterGeorge Harris | |
| 1953 | The Life Of RileyChester A. Riley | |
| 1952 | MacaoLawrence C. Trumble | |
| 1952 | A Girl in Every PortTimothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | |
| 1952 | Blackbeard, the PirateBen Worley | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreCarl Ledbetter | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreMack Pomeroy | |
| 1951 | Detective StoryDet. Lou Brody | |
| 1951 | Submarine CommandCPO Boyer | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsUSAF Crew Chief | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBull Mitchell | |
| 1950 | Gambling HouseJoe Farrow | |
| 1950 | Kill the UmpireBill 'Two Call' Johnson | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreWindow Washer | |
| 1950 | Truth or Consequences | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsMr. Minihan - an unlucky man | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreLarry Beat | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Panelist | |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtSir Sagramore | |
| 1949 | Cover UpLarry Best | |
| 1949 | The Big StealCapt. Vincent Blake | |
| 1949 | Streets of LaredoWahoo Jones | |
| 1949 | Johnny HolidaySgt. Walker | |
| 1949 | The Life of RileyChester A. Riley | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth StoryGeorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth | |
| 1948 | Race StreetBarney Runson | |
| 1948 | The Time of Your LifeNick | |
| 1948 | 10,000 Kids and a CopCop | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseGenteman Suitor | |
| 1947 | The WebLt. Damico | |
| 1947 | Where There's LifeVictor O'Brien | |
| 1947 | I'll Be YoursWechsberg | |
| 1947 | Variety GirlWilliam Bendix | |
| 1947 | Blaze of NoonPorkie Scott | |
| 1946 | The Dark CornerStauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss | |
| 1946 | CalcuttaPedro Blake | |
| 1946 | The Blue DahliaBuzz Wanchek | |
| 1946 | White Tie and TailsLarry Lundie | |
| 1946 | Sentimental JourneyDonnelly - Uncle Don | |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the MastFirst Mate Amazeen | |
| 1945 | A Bell for AdanoSgt. Borth | |
| 1945 | Don Juan QuilliganPatrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan | |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag!William Bendix | |
| 1944 | LifeboatGus Smith | |
| 1944 | The Hairy ApeHank Smith | |
| 1944 | Greenwich VillageDanny O'Mara | |
| 1944 | Abroad with Two YanksBiff Koraski | |
| 1944 | Skirmish on the Home FrontHerb Miller | |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal DiaryCorp. Taxi Potts | |
| 1943 | ChinaJohnny Sparrow | |
| 1943 | Taxi, MisterTim McGuerin | |
| 1943 | The Crystal BallBiff Carter | |
| 1943 | HostagesUnderground leader | |
| 1942 | Woman of the YearPinkie Peters | |
| 1942 | Wake IslandPvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall | |
| 1942 | The Glass KeyJeff | |
| 1942 | Who Done It?Detective Sgt. Brannigan | |
| 1942 | Brooklyn OrchidTimothy McGuerin | |
| 1942 | Star Spangled RhythmHerman | |
| 1942 | The McGuerins from BrooklynTim McGuerin | |
| 1940 | They Drive by NightDriver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) | |
| - | The Time ElementPeter Jenson |
| 1959 | A Luz vem do AltoWriter |