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)
movieHigh Air
as Joe Redman · 1956 · 0.0
tvThe Steve Allen Show
as Self · 1956 · 6.2
tvThe Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest · 1956 · 6.2
movieBattle Stations
as Buck Fitzpatrick · 1956 · 6.1
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
as Joe Redman · 1955 · 7.0
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
as Captain George Devlin · 1955 · 6.0
movieCrashout
as Van Morgan Duff · 1955 · 6.7
movieDangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker · 1954 · 6.1
tvGeneral Electric Theater
as George Harris · 1953 · 6.8
tvThe Life Of Riley
as Chester A. Riley · 1953 · 6.7
movieBlackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley · 1952 · 5.9
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
as Carl Ledbetter · 1952 · 7.8
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
as Mack Pomeroy · 1952 · 7.8
movieMacao
as Lawrence C. Trumble · 1952 · 6.3
movieA Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan · 1952 · 5.2
movieSubmarine Command
as CPO Boyer · 1951 · 5.8
movieDetective Story
as Det. Lou Brody · 1951 · 7.0
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
as USAF Crew Chief · 1951 · 7.2
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bull Mitchell · 1951 · 7.2
movieGambling House
as Joe Farrow · 1950 · 6.2
tvLux Video Theatre
as Window Washer · 1950 · 6.7
tvLux Video Theatre
as Larry Beat · 1950 · 6.7
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950 · 6.9
tvTruth or Consequences
as · 1950 · 7.8