William Bendix

Known for: Acting

Born: 1906-01-14 – 1964-12-14 (aged 58)

From: 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).

Filmography (92)

MOVIE★ 7.5
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Young Fury
1964
as Blacksmith
MOVIE★ 6.5
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
TV★ 6.3
Burke's Law
1963
as Fred Hopke
MOVIE★ 6.1
For Love or Money
1963
as Joe Fogel
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Young and the Brave
1963
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
TV★ 8.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
MOVIE★ 5.9
Boys' Night Out
1962
as Slattery
MOVIE★ 6.6
Johnny Nobody
1961
as James Ronald Mulcahy
TV★ 6.7
Mister Ed
1961
as Bill Parker
TV★ 6.3
Overland Trail
1960
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
TV★ 8.0
The Untouchables
1959
as Wally Legenza
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Rough and the Smooth
1959
as Reg Barker
TV★ 6.5
Riverboat
1959
as Vance Muldoon
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959
as Bill Driscoll
MOVIE★ 7.0
Idol on Parade
1959
as Sergeant Major Lush
TV★ 6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Deep Six
1958
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
TV★ 6.0
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TV★ 6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE
High Air
1956
as Joe Redman
TV★ 6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Battle Stations
1956
as Buck Fitzpatrick
TV★ 7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Joe Redman
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Captain George Devlin
MOVIE★ 6.7
Crashout
1955
as Van Morgan Duff
MOVIE★ 6.1
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as George Harris
TV★ 6.7
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Chester A. Riley
MOVIE★ 5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Ben Worley
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Carl Ledbetter
MOVIE★ 6.3
Macao
1952
as Lawrence C. Trumble
MOVIE★ 5.2
A Girl in Every Port
1952
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
MOVIE★ 5.8
Submarine Command
1951
as CPO Boyer
MOVIE★ 7.1
Detective Story
1951
as Det. Lou Brody
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as USAF Crew Chief
MOVIE★ 6.2
Gambling House
1950
as Joe Farrow
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Window Washer
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Truth or Consequences
1950
MOVIE★ 6.9
Kill the Umpire
1950
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
MOVIE★ 7.5
Johnny Holiday
1949
as Sgt. Walker
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Big Steal
1949
as Capt. Vincent Blake
MOVIE★ 6.0
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Wahoo Jones
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Sir Sagramore
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Life of Riley
1949
as Chester A. Riley
MOVIE★ 6.6
Cover Up
1949
as Larry Best
TV★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Genteman Suitor
MOVIE★ 7.0
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Cop
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
MOVIE★ 6.0
Race Street
1948
as Barney Runson
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Time of Your Life
1948
as Nick
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Where There's Life
1947
as Victor O'Brien
MOVIE★ 6.5
Variety Girl
1947
as William Bendix
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Web
1947
as Lt. Damico
MOVIE★ 5.7
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Porkie Scott
MOVIE★ 6.2
I'll Be Yours
1947
as Wechsberg
MOVIE★ 6.4
Calcutta
1946
as Pedro Blake
MOVIE★ 6.5
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
as First Mate Amazeen
MOVIE★ 7.3
White Tie and Tails
1946
as Larry Lundie
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Buzz Wanchek
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Dark Corner
1946
as Fred Foss
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Sgt. Borth
MOVIE★ 7.0
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
MOVIE★ 6.3
It's in the Bag!
1945
as William Bendix
MOVIE★ 6.7
Greenwich Village
1944
as Danny O'Mara
MOVIE★ 6.7
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Biff Koraski
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Hairy Ape
1944
as Hank Smith
MOVIE★ 10.0
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944
as Herb Miller
MOVIE★ 7.4
Lifeboat
1944
as Gus Smith
MOVIE★ 5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Corp. Taxi Potts
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hostages
1943
as Underground leader
MOVIE★ 6.9
China
1943
as Johnny Sparrow
MOVIE★ 4.2
Taxi, Mister
1943
as Tim McGuerin
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Crystal Ball
1943
as Biff Carter
MOVIE★ 6.7
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Tim McGuerin
MOVIE★ 6.9
Who Done It?
1942
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Glass Key
1942
as Jeff
MOVIE★ 5.9
Wake Island
1942
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
MOVIE★ 6.2
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Herman
MOVIE★ 6.9
Woman of the Year
1942
as Pinkie Peters
MOVIE★ 6.7
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Timothy McGuerin
MOVIE★ 6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
MOVIE
The Time Element
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as Peter Jenson