William Bendix

Born: 1906-01-14 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1964-12-14

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)

1968

The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)

1964

Law of the Lawless as Sheriff Ed Tanner
Young Fury as Blacksmith

1963

Burke's Law as Fred Hopke
Vacation Playhouse
For Love or Money as Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

1962

Boys' Night Out as Slattery

1961

Mister Ed as Bill Parker
Johnny Nobody as James Ronald Mulcahy

1960

Overland Trail as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

1959

The Untouchables as Wally Legenza
Riverboat as Vance Muldoon
The Rough and the Smooth as Reg Barker
Idol on Parade as Sergeant Major Lush
A Luz vem do Alto ... (Writer)
The Ransom of Red Chief as Bill Driscoll

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour as Captain George Devlin
Screen Director's Playhouse as Joe Redman
Crashout as Van Morgan Duff

1954

Dangerous Mission as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

1953

The Life Of Riley as Chester A. Riley
General Electric Theater as George Harris

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Carl Ledbetter
Macao as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Blackbeard, the Pirate as Ben Worley

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as USAF Crew Chief
Detective Story as Det. Lou Brody
Submarine Command as CPO Boyer

1950

What's My Line? as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
Lux Video Theatre as Window Washer
Truth or Consequences
Gambling House as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

1949

Lights Out
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Sir Sagramore
Streets of Laredo as Wahoo Jones
Cover Up as Larry Best
The Big Steal as Capt. Vincent Blake
The Life of Riley as Chester A. Riley
Johnny Holiday as Sgt. Walker

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse as Genteman Suitor
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
The Time of Your Life as Nick
The Babe Ruth Story as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
10,000 Kids and a Cop as Cop
Race Street as Barney Runson

1947

Where There's Life as Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl as William Bendix
The Web as Lt. Damico
I'll Be Yours as Wechsberg
Blaze of Noon as Porkie Scott

1946

Two Years Before the Mast as First Mate Amazeen
The Blue Dahlia as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner as Fred Foss
White Tie and Tails as Larry Lundie
Sentimental Journey as Donnelly - Uncle Don
Calcutta as Pedro Blake

1945

A Bell for Adano as Sergeant Borth
It's in the Bag! as William Bendix
Don Juan Quilligan as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

1944

Lifeboat as Gus Smith
Greenwich Village as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks as Biff Koraski
Skirmish on the Home Front as Herb Miller
The Hairy Ape as Hank Smith

1943

Guadalcanal Diary as Corp. Taxi Potts
China as Johnny Sparrow
The Crystal Ball as Biff Carter
Hostages as Underground leader
Taxi, Mister as Tim McGuerin

1942

Woman of the Year as Pinkie Peters
The Glass Key as Jeff
Who Done It? as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Wake Island as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
The McGuerins from Brooklyn as Tim McGuerin
Star Spangled Rhythm as Herman
Brooklyn Orchid as Timothy McGuerin

1940

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