William Bendix

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).

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Movies starring William Bendix (64)

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Self (Archive Footage)

Young Fury (1964)

Blacksmith

Law of the Lawless (1964)

Sheriff Ed Tanner

For Love or Money (1963)

Joe Fogel

The Young and the Brave (1963)

Sgt. Peter L. Kane (Escaped Pow)

Boys' Night Out (1962)

Slattery

Johnny Nobody (1961)

James Ronald Mulcahy

The Rough and the Smooth (1959)

Reg Barker

The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)

Bill Driscoll

Idol on Parade (1959)

Sergeant Major Lush

The Deep Six (1958)

'Frenchy' Shapiro

Battle Stations (1956)

Buck Fitzpatrick

Crashout (1955)

Van Morgan Duff

Dangerous Mission (1954)

Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)

Ben Worley

Macao (1952)

Lawrence C. Trumble

A Girl in Every Port (1952)

Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Submarine Command (1951)

Cpo Boyer

Detective Story (1951)

Det. Lou Brody

Gambling House (1950)

Joe Farrow

Kill the Umpire (1950)

Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Johnny Holiday (1949)

Sgt. Walker

The Big Steal (1949)

Capt. Vincent Blake

Streets of Laredo (1949)

Wahoo Jones

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

Sir Sagramore

The Life of Riley (1949)

Chester A. Riley

Cover Up (1949)

Larry Best

10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)

Cop

The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Race Street (1948)

Barney Runson

The Time of Your Life (1948)

Nick

Where There's Life (1947)

Victor O'brien

Variety Girl (1947)

William Bendix

The Web (1947)

Lt. Damico

Blaze of Noon (1947)

Porkie Scott

I'll Be Yours (1947)

Wechsberg

Calcutta (1946)

Pedro Blake

Two Years Before the Mast (1946)

First Mate Amazeen

White Tie and Tails (1946)

Larry Lundie

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

Buzz Wanchek

The Dark Corner (1946)

Fred Foss

Sentimental Journey (1946)

Donnelly - Uncle Don

A Bell for Adano (1945)

Sgt. Borth

Don Juan Quilligan (1945)

Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

It's in the Bag! (1945)

William Bendix

Greenwich Village (1944)

Danny O'mara

Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

Biff Koraski

The Hairy Ape (1944)

Hank Smith

Skirmish on the Home Front (1944)

Herb Miller

Lifeboat (1944)

Gus Smith

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

Corp. Taxi Potts

Hostages (1943)

Underground Leader

China (1943)

Johnny Sparrow

Taxi, Mister (1943)

Tim Mcguerin

The Crystal Ball (1943)

Biff Carter

The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

Tim Mcguerin

Who Done It? (1942)

Detective Sgt. Brannigan

The Glass Key (1942)

Jeff

Wake Island (1942)

Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Herman

Woman of the Year (1942)

Pinkie Peters

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

Timothy Mcguerin

They Drive by Night (1940)

Driver Watching Pinball Game (Uncredited)

Movies Made by William Bendix (1)

A Luz vem do Alto (1959)

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