William Bendix

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 14, 1906

died

December 14, 1964

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Уильям Бендикс · ویلیام بندیکس

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946as First Mate Amazeen
The Blue Dahlia
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946as Buzz Wanchek
Detective Story
7.0

Detective Story

1951as Det. Lou Brody
The Glass Key
6.6

The Glass Key

1942as Jeff
Lifeboat
7.4

Lifeboat

1944as Gus Smith
Macao
6.3

Macao

1952as Lawrence C. Trumble
The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968as Self (archive footage)
China
6.9

China

1943as Johnny Sparrow
Boys' Night Out
5.9

Boys' Night Out

1962as Slattery
They Drive by Night
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
6.7

The Dark Corner

1946as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Woman of the Year
6.9

Woman of the Year

1942as Pinkie Peters
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949as Sir Sagramore
Wake Island
5.9

Wake Island

1942as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
The Web
7.1

The Web

1947as Lt. Damico
The Big Steal
6.6

The Big Steal

1949as Capt. Vincent Blake
Young Fury
5.6

Young Fury

1964as Blacksmith
A Girl in Every Port
5.2

A Girl in Every Port

1952as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Sentimental Journey
6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946as Donnelly - Uncle Don
Blackbeard, the Pirate
5.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952as Ben Worley
Submarine Command
5.8

Submarine Command

1951as CPO Boyer
Guadalcanal Diary
5.6

Guadalcanal Diary

1943as Corp. Taxi Potts
The Deep Six
5.7

The Deep Six

1958as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
Who Done It?
6.9

Who Done It?

1942as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Variety Girl
6.5

Variety Girl

1947as William Bendix
Crashout
6.7

Crashout

1955as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
6.1

Dangerous Mission

1954as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Race Street
6.0

Race Street

1948as Barney Runson
Blaze of Noon
5.7

Blaze of Noon

1947as Porkie Scott
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991as Self (archive footage)
Streets of Laredo
6.0

Streets of Laredo

1949as Wahoo Jones
For Love or Money
6.1

For Love or Money

1963as Joe Fogel
A Bell for Adano
6.0

A Bell for Adano

1945as Sgt. Borth
It's in the Bag!
6.3

It's in the Bag!

1945as William Bendix
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942as Herman
Calcutta
6.4

Calcutta

1946as Pedro Blake
Law of the Lawless
6.5

Law of the Lawless

1964as Sheriff Ed Tanner
Kill the Umpire
6.9

Kill the Umpire

1950as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Greenwich Village
6.7

Greenwich Village

1944as Danny O'Mara
Battle Stations
6.1

Battle Stations

1956as Buck Fitzpatrick
The Time of Your Life
6.1

The Time of Your Life

1948as Nick
Idol on Parade
7.0

Idol on Parade

1959as Sergeant Major Lush
The Babe Ruth Story
6.1

The Babe Ruth Story

1948as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Gambling House
6.2

Gambling House

1950as Joe Farrow
Johnny Nobody
6.6

Johnny Nobody

1961as James Ronald Mulcahy
White Tie and Tails
7.3

White Tie and Tails

1946as Larry Lundie
Where There's Life
6.4

Where There's Life

1947as Victor O'Brien
The Crystal Ball
6.1

The Crystal Ball

1943as Biff Carter
The Ransom of Red Chief
9.0

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959as Bill Driscoll
Cover Up
6.6

Cover Up

1949as Larry Best