William Bendix
January 14, 1906 (120 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
- 1991 · Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 · Young Fury as Blacksmith
- 1964 · Law of the Lawless as Sheriff Ed Tanner
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Fred Hopke
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Harrison Weems
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as
- 1962 · Boys' Night Out as Slattery
- 1961 · Johnny Nobody as James Ronald Mulcahy
- 1961 · Mister Ed as Bill Parker
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Wally Legenza
- 1959 · Riverboat as Vance Muldoon
- 1959 · Idol on Parade as Sergeant Major Lush
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Capt. Matthew Cobb
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- 1956 · Battle Stations as Buck Fitzpatrick
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Captain George Devlin
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Joe Redman
- 1954 · Dangerous Mission as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
- 1953 · The Life Of Riley as Chester A. Riley
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Carl Ledbetter
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Mack Pomeroy
- 1952 · Macao as Lawrence C. Trumble
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Window Washer
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Larry Beat
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · The Big Steal as Capt. Vincent Blake
- 1949 · Streets of Laredo as Wahoo Jones
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Genteman Suitor
- 1948 · Race Street as Barney Runson
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · Where There's Life as Victor O'Brien
- 1946 · Calcutta as Pedro Blake
- 1946 · The Dark Corner as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
- 1944 · Greenwich Village as Danny O'Mara
- 1943 · China as Johnny Sparrow
- 1943 · The Crystal Ball as Biff Carter
- 1942 · The Glass Key as Jeff
- 1942 · Wake Island as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- 1942 · Brooklyn Orchid as Timothy McGuerin
- Future · The Time Element as Peter Jenson
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1963 · For Love or Money as Joe Fogel
- 1963 · The Young and the Brave as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- 1960 · Overland Trail as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
- 1959 · The Rough and the Smooth as Reg Barker
- 1959 · The Ransom of Red Chief as Bill Driscoll
- 1958 · The Deep Six as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
- 1957 · The Lux Show as Self
- 1956 · High Air as Joe Redman
- 1955 · Crashout as Van Morgan Duff
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as George Harris
- 1952 · Blackbeard, the Pirate as Ben Worley
- 1952 · A Girl in Every Port as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
- 1951 · Submarine Command as CPO Boyer
- 1951 · Detective Story as Det. Lou Brody
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as USAF Crew Chief
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Bull Mitchell
- 1950 · Gambling House as Joe Farrow
- 1950 · Truth or Consequences as
- 1950 · Kill the Umpire as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
- 1949 · Johnny Holiday as Sgt. Walker
- 1949 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Sir Sagramore
- 1949 · The Life of Riley as Chester A. Riley
- 1949 · Cover Up as Larry Best
- 1948 · 10,000 Kids and a Cop as Cop
- 1948 · The Babe Ruth Story as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
- 1948 · The Time of Your Life as Nick
- 1947 · Variety Girl as William Bendix
- 1947 · The Web as Lt. Damico
- 1947 · Blaze of Noon as Porkie Scott
- 1947 · I'll Be Yours as Wechsberg
- 1946 · Two Years Before the Mast as First Mate Amazeen
- 1946 · White Tie and Tails as Larry Lundie
- 1946 · The Blue Dahlia as Buzz Wanchek
- 1946 · Sentimental Journey as Donnelly - Uncle Don
- 1945 · A Bell for Adano as Sgt. Borth
- 1945 · Don Juan Quilligan as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
- 1945 · It's in the Bag! as William Bendix
- 1944 · Abroad with Two Yanks as Biff Koraski
- 1944 · The Hairy Ape as Hank Smith
- 1944 · Skirmish on the Home Front as Herb Miller
- 1944 · Lifeboat as Gus Smith
- 1943 · Guadalcanal Diary as Corp. Taxi Potts
- 1943 · Hostages as Underground leader
- 1943 · Taxi, Mister as Tim McGuerin
- 1942 · The McGuerins from Brooklyn as Tim McGuerin
- 1942 · Who Done It? as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
- 1942 · Star Spangled Rhythm as Herman
- 1942 · Woman of the Year as Pinkie Peters
- 1940 · They Drive by Night as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)