Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 14, 1906
Died
Dec 14, 1964
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
93 titles
William Bendix
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
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Vacation Playhouse
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
Mister Ed
Bill Parker
Overland Trail
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Untouchables
Wally Legenza
The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker
Riverboat
Vance Muldoon
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
A Luz vem do Alto
Writer
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
The Lux Show
Self
Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
High Air
Joe Redman
The Steve Allen Show
Self
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Captain George Devlin
Screen Director's Playhouse
Joe Redman
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
General Electric Theater
George Harris
The Life Of Riley
Chester A. Riley
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley
The Ford Television Theatre
Carl Ledbetter
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
Lux Video Theatre
Window Washer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Truth or Consequences
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
What's My Line?
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
Lights Out
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake