Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-01-14

Day of Death

1964-12-14 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Уильям Бендикс

ویلیام بندیکس

William Bendix

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

The Web

The Web

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

Acting

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Detective Story

1951

Detective Story

as

Det. Lou Brody

Woman of the Year

1942

Woman of the Year

as

Pinkie Peters

The Dark Corner

1946

The Dark Corner

as

Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

Macao

1952

Macao

as

Lawrence C. Trumble

Calcutta

1946

Calcutta

as

Pedro Blake

Crashout

1955

Crashout

as

Van Morgan Duff

Lifeboat

1944

Lifeboat

as

Gus Smith

Boys' Night Out

1962

Boys' Night Out

as

Slattery

The Web

1947

The Web

as

Lt. Damico

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as

Sir Sagramore

The Babe Ruth Story

1948

The Babe Ruth Story

as

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Guadalcanal Diary

as

Corp. Taxi Potts

Wake Island

1942

Wake Island

as

Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Cover Up

1949

Cover Up

as

Larry Best

The Blue Dahlia

1946

The Blue Dahlia

as

Buzz Wanchek

Gambling House

1950

Gambling House

as

Joe Farrow

Where There's Life

1947

Where There's Life

as

Victor O'Brien

The Glass Key

1942

The Glass Key

as

Jeff

Who Done It?

1942

Who Done It?

as

Detective Sgt. Brannigan

The Big Steal

1949

The Big Steal

as

Capt. Vincent Blake

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Race Street

1948

Race Street

as

Barney Runson

A Girl in Every Port

1952

A Girl in Every Port

as

Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

The Time of Your Life

1948

The Time of Your Life

as

Nick

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Brooklyn Orchid

as

Timothy McGuerin

The Deep Six

1958

The Deep Six

as

'Frenchy' Shapiro

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Herman

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Blackbeard, the Pirate

as

Ben Worley

I'll Be Yours

1947

I'll Be Yours

as

Wechsberg

White Tie and Tails

1946

White Tie and Tails

as

Larry Lundie

Submarine Command

1951

Submarine Command

as

CPO Boyer

Kill the Umpire

1950

Kill the Umpire

as

Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Dangerous Mission

1954

Dangerous Mission

as

Chief Ranger Joe Parker

The Hairy Ape

1944

The Hairy Ape

as

Hank Smith

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

William Bendix

Streets of Laredo

1949

Streets of Laredo

as

Wahoo Jones

A Bell for Adano

1945

A Bell for Adano

as

Sgt. Borth

China

1943

China

as

Johnny Sparrow

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

as

Tim McGuerin

Taxi, Mister

1943

Taxi, Mister

as

Tim McGuerin

Johnny Holiday

1949

Johnny Holiday

as

Sgt. Walker

Young Fury

1964

Young Fury

as

Blacksmith

Greenwich Village

1944

Greenwich Village

as

Danny O'Mara

The Crystal Ball

1943

The Crystal Ball

as

Biff Carter

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

as

Biff Koraski

Law of the Lawless

1964

Law of the Lawless

as

Sheriff Ed Tanner

Hostages

1943

Hostages

as

Underground leader

The Life of Riley

1949

The Life of Riley

as

Chester A. Riley

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Don Juan Quilligan

as

Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

Blaze of Noon

1947

Blaze of Noon

as

Porkie Scott

For Love or Money

1963

For Love or Money

as

Joe Fogel

Sentimental Journey

1946

Sentimental Journey

as

Donnelly - Uncle Don

The Rough and the Smooth

1959

The Rough and the Smooth

as

Reg Barker

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Two Years Before the Mast

as

First Mate Amazeen

Idol on Parade

1959

Idol on Parade

as

Sergeant Major Lush

Skirmish on the Home Front

1944

Skirmish on the Home Front

as

Herb Miller

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as

Self (archive footage)

It's in the Bag!

1945

It's in the Bag!

as

William Bendix

The Young and the Brave

1963

The Young and the Brave

as

Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Battle Stations

1956

Battle Stations

as

Buck Fitzpatrick

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as

Cop

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Johnny Nobody

1961

Johnny Nobody

as

James Ronald Mulcahy

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959

The Ransom of Red Chief

as

Bill Driscoll

High Air

1956

High Air

as

Joe Redman

The Time Element

The Time Element

as

Peter Jenson

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Fred Hopke

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

George Harris

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Window Washer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

USAF Crew Chief

Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Genteman Suitor

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Vance Muldoon

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

as

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Overland Trail

Overland Trail

as

Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Capt. Matthew Cobb

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Larry Beat

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Bull Mitchell

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Harrison Weems

The Lux Show

The Lux Show

as

Self

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Chester A. Riley

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Joe Redman

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Carl Ledbetter

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Bill Parker

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Wally Legenza

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Captain George Devlin

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Mack Pomeroy

Production

Crew

Directing