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William Bendix

Actor

William Bendix

Born January 14, 1906 in New York City, New York, USADied December 14, 196463 films

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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Lifeboat posterFirst watchLifeboat19447.4as Gus SmithDuring World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.View film

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Detective Story poster7.0Detective Story1951Woman of the Year poster7.0Woman of the Year1942The Blue Dahlia poster6.7The Blue Dahlia1946They Drive by Night poster6.9They Drive by Night1940The Glass Key poster6.7The Glass Key1942The Big Steal poster6.6The Big Steal1949The Dark Corner poster6.6The Dark Corner1946Macao poster6.3Macao1952

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Time ElementPeter Jenson
  2. 1964Young FuryBlacksmith
  3. 1964Law of the LawlessSheriff Ed Tanner
  4. 1963For Love or MoneyJoe Fogel
  5. 1963The Young and the BraveSgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
  6. 1962Boys' Night OutSlattery
  7. 1961Johnny NobodyJames Ronald Mulcahy
  8. 1959The Rough and the SmoothReg Barker
  9. 1959The Ransom of Red ChiefBill Driscoll
  10. 1959Idol on ParadeSergeant Major Lush
  11. 1958The Deep Six'Frenchy' Shapiro
  12. 1956High AirJoe Redman
  13. 1956Battle StationsBuck Fitzpatrick
  14. 1955CrashoutVan Morgan Duff
  15. 1954Dangerous MissionChief Ranger Joe Parker
  16. 1952Blackbeard, the PirateBen Worley
  17. 1952MacaoLawrence C. Trumble
  18. 1952A Girl in Every PortTimothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
  19. 1951Submarine CommandCPO Boyer
  20. 1951Detective StoryDet. Lou Brody
  21. 1950Gambling HouseJoe Farrow
  22. 1950Kill the UmpireBill 'Two Call' Johnson
  23. 1949Johnny HolidaySgt. Walker
  24. 1949The Big StealCapt. Vincent Blake
  25. 1949Streets of LaredoWahoo Jones
  26. 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtSir Sagramore
  27. 1949The Life of RileyChester A. Riley
  28. 1949Cover UpLarry Best
  29. 1948The Babe Ruth StoryGeorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth
  30. 1948Race StreetBarney Runson
  31. 1948The Time of Your LifeNick
  32. 1947Where There's LifeVictor O'Brien
  33. 1947Variety GirlWilliam Bendix
  34. 1947The WebLt. Damico
  35. 1947Blaze of NoonPorkie Scott
  36. 1947I'll Be YoursWechsberg
  37. 1946CalcuttaPedro Blake
  38. 1946Two Years Before the MastFirst Mate Amazeen
  39. 1946White Tie and TailsLarry Lundie
  40. 1946The Blue DahliaBuzz Wanchek
  41. 1946The Dark CornerFred Foss
  42. 1946Sentimental JourneyDonnelly - Uncle Don
  43. 1945A Bell for AdanoSergeant Borth
  44. 1945Don Juan QuilliganPatrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
  45. 1945It's in the Bag!William Bendix
  46. 1944Greenwich VillageDanny O'Mara
  47. 1944Abroad with Two YanksBiff Koraski
  48. 1944The Hairy ApeHank Smith
  49. 1944Skirmish on the Home FrontHerb Miller
  50. 1944LifeboatGus Smith
  51. 1943Guadalcanal DiaryCorp. Taxi Potts
  52. 1943HostagesUnderground leader
  53. 1943ChinaJohnny Sparrow
  54. 1943Taxi, MisterTim McGuerin
  55. 1943The Crystal BallBiff Carter
  56. 1942The McGuerins from BrooklynTim McGuerin
  57. 1942Who Done It?Detective Sgt. Brannigan
  58. 1942The Glass KeyJeff
  59. 1942Wake IslandPvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
  60. 1942Star Spangled RhythmHerman
  61. 1942Woman of the YearPinkie Peters
  62. 1942Brooklyn OrchidTimothy McGuerin
  63. 1940They Drive by NightDriver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)