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William Bendix

William Bendix

ActingBorn: January 14, 1906in New York City, New York, USADied: December 14, 1964

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).

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Young Fury

Young Fury

as Blacksmith

Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Fred Hopke

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Harrison Weems

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

as Joe Fogel

The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Vacation Playhouse

as Unknown

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

as Slattery

Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

as James Ronald Mulcahy

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as Bill Parker

Overland Trail

Overland Trail

as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Wally Legenza

The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth

as Reg Barker

Riverboat

Riverboat

as Vance Muldoon

The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

as Bill Driscoll

Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

as Sergeant Major Lush

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as Unknown

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

The Lux Show

as Self

Wagon Train

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Wagon Train

as Capt. Matthew Cobb

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

High Air

as Joe Redman

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

Battle Stations

Battle Stations

as Buck Fitzpatrick

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Joe Redman

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Captain George Devlin

Crashout

Crashout

as Van Morgan Duff

Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as George Harris

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

as Ben Worley

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as Carl Ledbetter

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as Mack Pomeroy

Macao

Macao

as Lawrence C. Trumble

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

as CPO Boyer

Detective Story

Detective Story

as Det. Lou Brody

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as USAF Crew Chief

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bull Mitchell

Gambling House

Gambling House

as Joe Farrow

Lux Video Theatre

as Window Washer

Lux Video Theatre

as Larry Beat

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Truth or Consequences

as Unknown

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

What's My Line?

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What's My Line?

as Self

What's My Line?

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

Johnny Holiday

Johnny Holiday

as Sgt. Walker

Lights Out

Lights Out

as Unknown

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

as Capt. Vincent Blake

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

as Wahoo Jones

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Sir Sagramore

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

Cover Up

Cover Up

as Larry Best

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Genteman Suitor

10,000 Kids and a Cop

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948Documentary

as Cop

The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Race Street

Race Street

as Barney Runson

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

as Nick

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

as Victor O'Brien

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

as William Bendix

The Web

The Web

as Lt. Damico

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

as Porkie Scott

I'll Be Yours

I'll Be Yours

as Wechsberg

Calcutta

Calcutta

as Pedro Blake

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

as First Mate Amazeen

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

as Larry Lundie

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

as Buzz Wanchek

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

as Fred Foss

Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

as Sgt. Borth

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

as William Bendix

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

as Danny O'Mara

Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

as Biff Koraski

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

as Hank Smith

Skirmish on the Home Front

as Herb Miller

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

as Gus Smith

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

as Corp. Taxi Potts

Hostages

Hostages

as Underground leader

China

China

as Johnny Sparrow

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

as Tim McGuerin

The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball

as Biff Carter

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

as Tim McGuerin

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

as Jeff

Wake Island

Wake Island

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Herman

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

as Pinkie Peters

Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

as Timothy McGuerin

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

The Time Element

The Time Element

as Peter Jenson