William Bendix

William Bendix

Date of Birth:

Jan 14, 1906

Place of Birth:

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).

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filmography:

The Crystal Ball The Crystal Ball

1943

Greenwich Village Greenwich Village

1944

Young Fury Young Fury

1964

Abroad with Two Yanks Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

Law of the Lawless Law of the Lawless

1964

The Life of Riley The Life of Riley

1949

Hostages Hostages

1943

Johnny Holiday Johnny Holiday

1949

Taxi, Mister Taxi, Mister

1943

Variety Girl Variety Girl

1947

The Hairy Ape The Hairy Ape

1944

Streets of Laredo Streets of Laredo

1949

A Bell for Adano A Bell for Adano

1945

The McGuerins from Brooklyn The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

China China

1943

Don Juan Quilligan Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Blaze of Noon Blaze of Noon

1947

10,000 Kids and a Cop 10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

Battle Stations Battle Stations

1956

The Young and the Brave The Young and the Brave

1963

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

Johnny Nobody Johnny Nobody

1961

High Air High Air

1956

The Ransom of Red Chief The Ransom of Red Chief

1959

It's in the Bag! It's in the Bag!

1945

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Sentimental Journey Sentimental Journey

1946

For Love or Money For Love or Money

1963

The Rough and the Smooth The Rough and the Smooth

1959

Two Years Before the Mast Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Skirmish on the Home Front Skirmish on the Home Front

1944

Idol on Parade Idol on Parade

1959

Dangerous Mission Dangerous Mission

1954

Kill the Umpire Kill the Umpire

1950

The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story

1948

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

The Web The Web

1947

Guadalcanal Diary Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Wake Island Wake Island

1942

The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia

1946

Cover Up Cover Up

1949

Boys' Night Out Boys' Night Out

1962

Lifeboat Lifeboat

1944

Woman of the Year Woman of the Year

1942

Detective Story Detective Story

1951

The Dark Corner The Dark Corner

1946

Macao Macao

1952

Crashout Crashout

1955

Calcutta Calcutta

1946

Gambling House Gambling House

1950

Where There's Life Where There's Life

1947

Star Spangled Rhythm Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

The Deep Six The Deep Six

1958

Blackbeard, the Pirate Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

I'll Be Yours I'll Be Yours

1947

Submarine Command Submarine Command

1951

White Tie and Tails White Tie and Tails

1946

Brooklyn Orchid Brooklyn Orchid

1942

The Time of Your Life The Time of Your Life

1948

Who Done It? Who Done It?

1942

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1942

The Big Steal The Big Steal

1949

Los Angeles Plays Itself Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

A Girl in Every Port A Girl in Every Port

1952

Race Street Race Street

1948

The Movie Orgy The Movie Orgy

1968

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