William Bendix
Acting
1906-01-14 · 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(98)
movieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage) · 1991 · 7.5
movieThe Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage) · 1968 · 6.6
movieYoung Fury
as Blacksmith · 1964 · 5.6
movieLaw of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed Tanner · 1964 · 6.5
tvBurke's Law
as Fred Hopke · 1963 · 6.3
tvBurke's Law
as Harrison Weems · 1963 · 6.3
movieFor Love or Money
as Joe Fogel · 1963 · 6.1
movieThe Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) · 1963 · 6.3
tvVacation Playhouse
as · 1963 · 8.0
movieBoys' Night Out
as Slattery · 1962 · 5.9
movieJohnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy · 1961 · 6.6
tvMister Ed
as Bill Parker · 1961 · 6.8
tvOverland Trail
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly · 1960 · 6.3
tvThe Untouchables
as Wally Legenza · 1959 · 8.0
movieThe Rough and the Smooth
as Reg Barker · 1959 · 6.3
tvRiverboat
as Vance Muldoon · 1959 · 6.5
movieThe Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll · 1959 · 9.0
movieIdol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush · 1959 · 7.0
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as · 1958 · 6.3
movieThe Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro · 1958 · 5.7
tvThe Lux Show
as Self · 1957 · 6.0
tvWagon Train
as Capt. Matthew Cobb · 1957 · 6.6
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 1957 · 7.5
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1956 · 6.4