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