William Bendix

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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

70

Birth Date

1906-01-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Lifeboat
• 

  Cover Up
• 

  Abroad with Two Yanks
• 

  The Hairy Ape
• 

  The Time Element
• 

  The Ransom of Red Chief

Credits

• actors (69 credits)

  • The Time Element

    Peter Jenson

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Movie Orgy

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Young Fury

    Blacksmith

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Law of the Lawless

    Sheriff Ed Tanner

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • For Love or Money

    Joe Fogel

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Young and the Brave

    Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Burke's Law

    - Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) ... Harrison Weems actor actors
    1963
  • Boys' Night Out

    Slattery

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Johnny Nobody

    James Ronald Mulcahy

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Rough and the Smooth

    Reg Barker

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    Bill Driscoll

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Idol on Parade

    Sergeant Major Lush

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Untouchables

    - The Tri-State Gang (1959) ... Wally Legenza actor actors
    1959
  • The Deep Six

    'Frenchy' Shapiro

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Wagon Train

    - Around the Horn (1958) ... Capt. Matthew Cobb actor actors
    1957
  • High Air

    Joe Redman

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Battle Stations

    Buck Fitzpatrick

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Crashout

    Van Morgan Duff

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Dangerous Mission

    Chief Ranger Joe Parker

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Blackbeard, the Pirate

    Ben Worley

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Macao

    Lawrence C. Trumble

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • A Girl in Every Port

    Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Submarine Command

    CPO Boyer

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Detective Story

    Det. Lou Brody

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Kill the Umpire

    Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    - The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan (1956) ... Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man actor actors
    1950
  • Johnny Holiday

    Sgt. Walker

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Big Steal

    Capt. Vincent Blake

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Streets of Laredo

    Wahoo Jones

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    Sir Sagramore

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Cover Up

    Larry Best

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop

    Cop

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Babe Ruth Story

    George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Race Street

    Barney Runson

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Time of Your Life

    Nick

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Where There's Life

    Victor O'Brien

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Variety Girl

    William Bendix

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Web

    Lt. Damico

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Blaze of Noon

    Porkie Scott

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • I'll Be Yours

    Wechsberg

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Calcutta

    Pedro Blake

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Two Years Before the Mast

    First Mate Amazeen

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • White Tie and Tails

    Larry Lundie

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Blue Dahlia

    Buzz Wanchek

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Dark Corner

    Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Sentimental Journey

    Donnelly - Uncle Don

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • A Bell for Adano

    Sgt. Borth

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Don Juan Quilligan

    Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • It's in the Bag!

    William Bendix

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Greenwich Village

    Danny O'Mara

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Abroad with Two Yanks

    Biff Koraski

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Hairy Ape

    Hank Smith

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Skirmish on the Home Front

    Herb Miller

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Lifeboat

    Gus Smith

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Guadalcanal Diary

    Corp. Taxi Potts

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hostages

    Underground leader

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • China

    Johnny Sparrow

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Taxi, Mister

    Tim McGuerin

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Crystal Ball

    Biff Carter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The McGuerins from Brooklyn

    Tim McGuerin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Who Done It?

    Detective Sgt. Brannigan

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Glass Key

    Jeff

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Wake Island

    Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Herman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Woman of the Year

    Pinkie Peters

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Brooklyn Orchid

    Timothy McGuerin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • They Drive by Night

    Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940

• writing (1 credits)

  • A Luz vem do Alto

    writer

    writing
    1959