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William Bendix

William Bendix

Acting · Born 1906-01-14 (died at 58) · New York City, New York, USA

65 movies · 22 TV shows

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

Wagon Train
IMDb6.6

Wagon Train

1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
IMDb6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
What's My Line?
IMDb7.0

What's My Line?

1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
IMDb6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
The Ford Television Theatre
IMDb7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
The Untouchables
IMDb8.0

The Untouchables

1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
IMDb7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957
Burke's Law
IMDb6.3

Burke's Law

1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour
IMDb6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
IMDb6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Mister Ed
IMDb6.8

Mister Ed

1961
The Steve Allen Show
IMDb6.2

The Steve Allen Show

1956
Lights Out
IMDb6.0

Lights Out

1949
The 20th Century Fox Hour
IMDb6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
The Life Of Riley
IMDb6.7

The Life Of Riley

1953
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
IMDb6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
IMDb6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
Riverboat
IMDb6.5

Riverboat

1959
Screen Director's Playhouse
IMDb7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
Lifeboat
IMDb7.4

Lifeboat

1944
Detective Story
IMDb7.0

Detective Story

1951
Overland Trail
IMDb6.3

Overland Trail

1960
Guadalcanal Diary
IMDb5.6

Guadalcanal Diary

1943
General Electric Theater
IMDb6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
Woman of the Year
IMDb7.0

Woman of the Year

1942
Who Done It?
IMDb7.0

Who Done It?

1942
The Glass Key
IMDb6.7

The Glass Key

1942
They Drive by Night
IMDb6.9

They Drive by Night

1940
The Blue Dahlia
IMDb6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946
Blackbeard, the Pirate
IMDb5.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952
The Movie Orgy
IMDb6.8

The Movie Orgy

1968
Boys' Night Out
IMDb5.9

Boys' Night Out

1962
Macao
IMDb6.3

Macao

1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
IMDb7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Streets of Laredo
IMDb6.0

Streets of Laredo

1949
Dangerous Mission
IMDb6.0

Dangerous Mission

1954
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
IMDb6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949
The Dark Corner
IMDb6.6

The Dark Corner

1946
Young Fury
IMDb5.6

Young Fury

1964
Law of the Lawless
IMDb6.5

Law of the Lawless

1964
For Love or Money
IMDb6.1

For Love or Money

1963
Gambling House
IMDb6.2

Gambling House

1950
Cover Up
IMDb6.6

Cover Up

1949
Variety Girl
IMDb6.5

Variety Girl

1947
Greenwich Village
IMDb6.7

Greenwich Village

1944
Submarine Command
IMDb5.8

Submarine Command

1951
The Big Steal
IMDb6.6

The Big Steal

1949
Wake Island
IMDb5.9

Wake Island

1942
The Deep Six
IMDb5.7

The Deep Six

1958
A Bell for Adano
IMDb6.0

A Bell for Adano

1945
Battle Stations
IMDb6.1

Battle Stations

1956
Where There's Life
IMDb6.4

Where There's Life

1947
The Crystal Ball
IMDb6.1

The Crystal Ball

1943
Two Years Before the Mast
IMDb6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
The Young and the Brave
IMDb6.3

The Young and the Brave

1963
Star Spangled Rhythm
IMDb6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
A Girl in Every Port
IMDb5.2

A Girl in Every Port

1952
Calcutta
IMDb6.4

Calcutta

1946
China
IMDb6.9

China

1943
It's in the Bag!
IMDb6.3

It's in the Bag!

1945
Crashout
IMDb6.7

Crashout

1955
The Time Element
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The Time Element

The Time of Your Life
IMDb6.1

The Time of Your Life

1948
The Web
IMDb7.1

The Web

1947
Johnny Holiday
IMDb7.5

Johnny Holiday

1949
Abroad with Two Yanks
IMDb6.7

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944
Don Juan Quilligan
IMDb7.0

Don Juan Quilligan

1945
Race Street
IMDb6.0

Race Street

1948
Kill the Umpire
IMDb6.9

Kill the Umpire

1950
Sentimental Journey
IMDb6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946
Brooklyn Orchid
IMDb6.7

Brooklyn Orchid

1942
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
IMDb6.7

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942
10,000 Kids and a Cop
IMDb7.0

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948
The Ransom of Red Chief
IMDb9.0

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
IMDb7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991
The Rough and the Smooth
IMDb6.3

The Rough and the Smooth

1959
Idol on Parade
IMDb7.0

Idol on Parade

1959
I'll Be Yours
IMDb6.2

I'll Be Yours

1947
Blaze of Noon
IMDb5.7

Blaze of Noon

1947
White Tie and Tails
IMDb7.3

White Tie and Tails

1946
The Babe Ruth Story
IMDb6.1

The Babe Ruth Story

1948
The Life of Riley
IMDb8.0

The Life of Riley

1949
The Hairy Ape
IMDb6.3

The Hairy Ape

1944
Taxi, Mister
IMDb4.2

Taxi, Mister

1943