William Bendix

William Bendix

🎂 14th January 1906 (120 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

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).

William Bendix

🎬 Movies Featuring William Bendix

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

as Self (archive footage)
Young Fury

Young Fury (1964)

as Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless (1964)

as Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money

For Love or Money (1963)

as Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave (1963)

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out (1962)

as Slattery
Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody (1961)

as James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth (1959)

as Reg Barker
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)

as Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade (1959)

as Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six

The Deep Six (1958)

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
No Image

High Air (1956)

as Joe Redman
Battle Stations

Battle Stations (1956)

as Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout

Crashout (1955)

as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission (1954)

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)

as Ben Worley
Macao

Macao (1952)

as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port (1952)

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command

Submarine Command (1951)

as CPO Boyer
Detective Story

Detective Story (1951)

as Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House

Gambling House (1950)

as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire (1950)

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday

Johnny Holiday (1949)

as Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal

The Big Steal (1949)

as Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo (1949)

as Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

as Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley (1949)

as Chester A. Riley
Cover Up

Cover Up (1949)

as Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop

10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)

as Cop
The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street

Race Street (1948)

as Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life (1948)

as Nick
Where There's Life

Where There's Life (1947)

as Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl

Variety Girl (1947)

as William Bendix
The Web

The Web (1947)

as Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon (1947)

as Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours

I'll Be Yours (1947)

as Wechsberg
Calcutta

Calcutta (1946)

as Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast (1946)

as First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails (1946)

as Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner (1946)

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey (1946)

as Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano (1945)

as Sgt. Borth
Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan (1945)

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag! (1945)

as William Bendix
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village (1944)

as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

as Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape (1944)

as Hank Smith
Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front (1944)

as Herb Miller
Lifeboat

Lifeboat (1944)

as Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

as Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages

Hostages (1943)

as Underground leader
China

China (1943)

as Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister (1943)

as Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball (1943)

as Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

as Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?

Who Done It? (1942)

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1942)

as Jeff
Wake Island

Wake Island (1942)

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

as Herman
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year (1942)

as Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

as Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night (1940)

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Time Element

The Time Element (N/A)

as Peter Jenson