

William Bendix
Actor · WriterWilliam 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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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

Idol on Parade
1959
Sergeant Major Lush

The Ransom of Red Chief
1959
Bill Driscoll

The Deep Six
1958
'Frenchy' Shapiro

Battle Stations
1956
Buck Fitzpatrick
- High Air
High Air
1956
Joe Redman

Crashout
1955
Van Morgan Duff

Dangerous Mission
1954
Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Macao
1952
Lawrence C. Trumble

A Girl in Every Port
1952
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
Ben Worley

Detective Story
1951
Det. Lou Brody

Submarine Command
1951
CPO Boyer

Gambling House
1950
Joe Farrow

Kill the Umpire
1950
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Sir Sagramore

Cover Up
1949
Larry Best

The Big Steal
1949
Capt. Vincent Blake

Streets of Laredo
1949
Wahoo Jones

Johnny Holiday
1949
Sgt. Walker

The Life of Riley
1949
Chester A. Riley

The Babe Ruth Story
1948
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Race Street
1948
Barney Runson

The Time of Your Life
1948
Nick

10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
Cop

The Web
1947
Lt. Damico

Where There's Life
1947
Victor O'Brien

I'll Be Yours
1947
Wechsberg

Variety Girl
1947
William Bendix

Blaze of Noon
1947
Porkie Scott

The Dark Corner
1946
Fred Foss

Calcutta
1946
Pedro Blake

The Blue Dahlia
1946
Buzz Wanchek

White Tie and Tails
1946
Larry Lundie

Sentimental Journey
1946
Donnelly - Uncle Don

Two Years Before the Mast
1946
First Mate Amazeen

A Bell for Adano
1945
Sgt. Borth

Don Juan Quilligan
1945
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

It's in the Bag!
1945
William Bendix

Lifeboat
1944
Gus Smith

The Hairy Ape
1944
Hank Smith

Greenwich Village
1944
Danny O'Mara

Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
Biff Koraski
- Skirmish on the Home Front
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944
Herb Miller

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
Corp. Taxi Potts

China
1943
Johnny Sparrow

Taxi, Mister
1943
Tim McGuerin

The Crystal Ball
1943
Biff Carter

Hostages
1943
Underground leader

Woman of the Year
1942
Pinkie Peters

Wake Island
1942
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

The Glass Key
1942
Jeff

Who Done It?
1942
Detective Sgt. Brannigan

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
Timothy McGuerin

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Herman

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
Tim McGuerin

They Drive by Night
1940
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

The Time Element
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