William Bendix
Actor
Born January 14, 1906 in 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).
Filmography
The Time Element
Peter Jenson
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
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
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
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
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
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
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
Sgt. 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
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages
Underground leader
China
Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
Jeff
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)