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William Bendix

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 14, 1906 (Died at 58)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1940 – 1964
Known Credits90 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

William Bendix

Also known as:Уильям Бендиксویلیام بندیکس
Total Works

90

66 movies • 24 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Lifeboat
7.4
Lifeboat
1944•movie
as Gus Smith
The Blue Dahlia
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946•movie
as Buzz Wanchek
Detective Story
7.0
Detective Story
1951•movie
as Det. Lou Brody
Woman of the Year
7.0
Woman of the Year
1942•movie
as Pinkie Peters

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 90 titles featuring William Bendix

Lifeboat
7.4
Lifeboat
1944•movie

as Gus Smith

The Blue Dahlia
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946•movie

as Buzz Wanchek

Detective Story
7.0
Detective Story
1951•movie

as Det. Lou Brody

Woman of the Year
7.0
Woman of the Year
1942•movie

as Pinkie Peters

The Untouchables
8.0
1 eps
The Untouchables
1959•series

as Wally Legenza

They Drive by Night
6.9

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

The Glass Key
6.7
The Glass Key
1942•movie

as Jeff

The Big Steal
6.6
The Big Steal
1949•movie

as Capt. Vincent Blake

The Dark Corner
6.6
The Dark Corner
1946•movie

as Fred Foss

Mister Ed
6.8
1 eps
Mister Ed
1961•series

as Bill Parker

Macao
6.3
Macao
1952•movie

as Lawrence C. Trumble

Blackbeard, the Pirate
5.9

as Ben Worley

The Web
7.1
The Web
1947•movie

as Lt. Damico

Who Done It?
7.0
Who Done It?
1942•movie

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2
Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Capt. Matthew Cobb

Boys' Night Out
5.7
Boys' Night Out
1962•movie

as Slattery

Wake Island
5.8
Wake Island
1942•movie

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

What's My Line?
7.0
5 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Cover Up
6.4
Cover Up
1949•movie

as Larry Best

Crashout
6.7
Crashout
1955•movie

as Van Morgan Duff

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Guadalcanal Diary
5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
1943•movie

as Corp. Taxi Potts

Calcutta
6.4
Calcutta
1946•movie

as Pedro Blake

Race Street
6.0
Race Street
1948•movie

as Barney Runson

The Movie Orgy
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Time of Your Life
6.1

as Nick

Submarine Command
5.8
Submarine Command
1951•movie

as CPO Boyer

Dangerous Mission
6.0
Dangerous Mission
1954•movie

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Gambling House
6.2
Gambling House
1950•movie

as Joe Farrow

China
6.9
China
1943•movie

as Johnny Sparrow

The Crystal Ball
6.1
The Crystal Ball
1943•movie

as Biff Carter

Streets of Laredo
6.0
Streets of Laredo
1949•movie

as Wahoo Jones

A Bell for Adano
6.0
A Bell for Adano
1945•movie

as Sergeant Borth

Johnny Nobody
6.6
Johnny Nobody
1961•movie

as James Ronald Mulcahy

The Deep Six
5.7
The Deep Six
1958•movie

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

Young Fury
5.6
Young Fury
1964•movie

as Blacksmith

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Variety Girl
6.5
Variety Girl
1947•movie

as William Bendix

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Fred Hopke

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

as Herman

The Rough and the Smooth
6.3

as Reg Barker

Law of the Lawless
6.5
Law of the Lawless
1964•movie

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

as First Mate Amazeen

The Young and the Brave
6.3

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Captain George Devlin

The Babe Ruth Story
6.1

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

For Love or Money
6.1
For Love or Money
1963•movie

as Joe Fogel

Battle Stations
6.1
Battle Stations
1956•movie

as Buck Fitzpatrick

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps

as Genteman Suitor

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps

as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

Where There's Life
6.4
Where There's Life
1947•movie

as Victor O'Brien

Kill the Umpire
6.9
Kill the Umpire
1950•movie

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

The Hairy Ape
6.3
The Hairy Ape
1944•movie

as Hank Smith

Idol on Parade
7.0
Idol on Parade
1959•movie

as Sergeant Major Lush

It's in the Bag!
6.3
It's in the Bag!
1945•movie

as William Bendix

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Window Washer

A Girl in Every Port
4.8

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Taxi, Mister
4.2
Taxi, Mister
1943•movie

as Tim McGuerin

Greenwich Village
6.7
Greenwich Village
1944•movie

as Danny O'Mara

Sentimental Journey
6.4

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as George Harris

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
1 eps
Riverboat
6.5
1 eps
Riverboat
1959•series

as Vance Muldoon

The Steve Allen Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

I'll Be Yours
6.2
I'll Be Yours
1947•movie

as Wechsberg

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as USAF Crew Chief

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
1 eps

as Self

Lights Out
6.0
1 eps
Lights Out
1949•series
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Joe Redman

White Tie and Tails
7.8

as Larry Lundie

Overland Trail
6.2
17 eps
Overland Trail
1960•series

as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Carl Ledbetter

Brooklyn Orchid
6.7
Brooklyn Orchid
1942•movie

as Timothy McGuerin

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
6.7

as Tim McGuerin

Abroad with Two Yanks
6.7

as Biff Koraski

Hostages
7.0
Hostages
1943•movie

as Underground leader

Blaze of Noon
5.7
Blaze of Noon
1947•movie

as Porkie Scott

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Life Of Riley
6.7
219 eps
The Life Of Riley
1953•series

as Chester A. Riley

Johnny Holiday
7.5
Johnny Holiday
1949•movie

as Sgt. Walker

The Life of Riley
8.0
The Life of Riley
1949•movie

as Chester A. Riley

Don Juan Quilligan
7.0
Don Juan Quilligan
1945•movie

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

10,000 Kids and a Cop
7.0

as Cop

The Ransom of Red Chief
9.0

as Bill Driscoll

8.0
1 eps
Vacation Playhouse
1963•series
A Luz vem do Alto
9.0
A Luz vem do Alto
1959•movie

Role: Writer

High Air
High Air
1956•movie

as Joe Redman

The Time Element

as Peter Jenson