Birthday:
Jan 14, 1906
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
William Bendix
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | 1951 |
| Woman of the Year | Pinkie Peters | 1942 |
| The Dark Corner | Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss | 1946 |
| Macao | Lawrence C. Trumble | 1952 |
| Calcutta | Pedro Blake | 1946 |
| Crashout | Van Morgan Duff | 1955 |
| Lifeboat | Gus Smith | 1944 |
| Boys' Night Out | Slattery | 1962 |
| The Web | Lt. Damico | 1947 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | 1949 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | 1948 |
| Guadalcanal Diary | Corp. Taxi Potts | 1943 |
| Wake Island | Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall | 1942 |
| Cover Up | Larry Best | 1949 |
| The Blue Dahlia | Buzz Wanchek | 1946 |
| Gambling House | Joe Farrow | 1950 |
| Where There's Life | Victor O'Brien | 1947 |
| The Glass Key | Jeff | 1942 |
| Who Done It? | Detective Sgt. Brannigan | 1942 |
| The Big Steal | Capt. Vincent Blake | 1949 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Race Street | Barney Runson | 1948 |
| A Girl in Every Port | Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | 1952 |
| The Time of Your Life | Nick | 1948 |
| Brooklyn Orchid | Timothy McGuerin | 1942 |
| The Deep Six | 'Frenchy' Shapiro | 1958 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Herman | 1942 |
| Blackbeard, the Pirate | Ben Worley | 1952 |
| I'll Be Yours | Wechsberg | 1947 |
| White Tie and Tails | Larry Lundie | 1946 |
| Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | 1951 |
| Kill the Umpire | Bill 'Two Call' Johnson | 1950 |
| Dangerous Mission | Chief Ranger Joe Parker | 1954 |
| The Hairy Ape | Hank Smith | 1944 |
| Variety Girl | William Bendix | 1947 |
| Streets of Laredo | Wahoo Jones | 1949 |
| A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Borth | 1945 |
| China | Johnny Sparrow | 1943 |
| The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Tim McGuerin | 1942 |
| Taxi, Mister | Tim McGuerin | 1943 |
| Johnny Holiday | Sgt. Walker | 1949 |
| Young Fury | Blacksmith | 1964 |
| Greenwich Village | Danny O'Mara | 1944 |
| The Crystal Ball | Biff Carter | 1943 |
| Abroad with Two Yanks | Biff Koraski | 1944 |
| Law of the Lawless | Sheriff Ed Tanner | 1964 |
| Hostages | Underground leader | 1943 |
| The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1949 |
| Don Juan Quilligan | Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan | 1945 |
| Blaze of Noon | Porkie Scott | 1947 |
| For Love or Money | Joe Fogel | 1963 |
| Sentimental Journey | Donnelly - Uncle Don | 1946 |
| The Rough and the Smooth | Reg Barker | 1959 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | First Mate Amazeen | 1946 |
| Idol on Parade | Sergeant Major Lush | 1959 |
| Skirmish on the Home Front | Herb Miller | 1944 |
| Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 1991 |
| It's in the Bag! | William Bendix | 1945 |
| The Young and the Brave | Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) | 1963 |
| Battle Stations | Buck Fitzpatrick | 1956 |
| 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Cop | 1948 |
| They Drive by Night | Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Johnny Nobody | James Ronald Mulcahy | 1961 |
| The Ransom of Red Chief | Bill Driscoll | 1959 |
| High Air | Joe Redman | 1956 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Burke's Law | Fred Hopke | 1963 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| General Electric Theater | George Harris | 1953 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Window Washer | 1950 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | USAF Crew Chief | 1951 |
| Truth or Consequences | 1950 | |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Genteman Suitor | 1948 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Riverboat | Vance Muldoon | 1959 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man | 1950 |
| The Steve Allen Show | Self | 1956 |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 | |
| Lights Out | 1949 | |
| Overland Trail | Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly | 1960 |
| Wagon Train | Capt. Matthew Cobb | 1957 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Larry Beat | 1950 |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Bull Mitchell | 1951 |
| Burke's Law | Harrison Weems | 1963 |
| The Lux Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Life Of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1953 |
| Screen Director's Playhouse | Joe Redman | 1955 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Carl Ledbetter | 1952 |
| Mister Ed | Bill Parker | 1961 |
| The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Untouchables | Wally Legenza | 1959 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | 1950 |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | Captain George Devlin | 1955 |
