William Bendix

1906-01-14 – 1964-12-14 (age 58) New York City, New York, USA

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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).

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William Bendix

William Bendix

William Bendix

Known For

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as First Mate Amazeen

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

as Gus Smith

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Buzz Wanchek

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Jeff

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Corp. Taxi Potts

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Slattery

Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Macao

Macao

1952

as Lawrence C. Trumble

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Sir Sagramore

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

The Web

The Web

1947

as Lt. Damico

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

as Ben Worley

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as William Bendix

China

China

1943

as Johnny Sparrow

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1942

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan