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

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Slattery

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

as Fred Foss

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

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

as Wahoo Jones

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Sergeant Borth

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1942

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Sir Sagramore

Macao

Macao

1952

as Lawrence C. Trumble

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963

as Joe Fogel

Young Fury

Young Fury

1964

as Blacksmith

Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Cover Up

Cover Up

1949

as Larry Best

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as William Bendix