William Bendix

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

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Self (archive footage)

Movie
1968

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

Movie
1964

Young Fury

Blacksmith

Movie
1964

Law of the Lawless

Sheriff Ed Tanner

Movie
1963

Burke's Law

Fred Hopke

Tv
1963

For Love or Money

Joe Fogel

Movie
1963

The Young and the Brave

Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Movie
1963

Vacation Playhouse

Tv
1962

Boys' Night Out

Slattery

Movie
1961

Johnny Nobody

James Ronald Mulcahy

Movie
1961

Mister Ed

Bill Parker

Tv
1960

Overland Trail

Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

Tv
1959

The Untouchables

Wally Legenza

Tv
1959

The Rough and the Smooth

Reg Barker

Movie
1959

Riverboat

Vance Muldoon

Tv
1959

The Ransom of Red Chief

Bill Driscoll

Movie
1959

A Luz vem do Alto

Writer

Movie
1959

Idol on Parade

Sergeant Major Lush

Movie
1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Tv
1958

The Deep Six

'Frenchy' Shapiro

Movie
1957

The Lux Show

Self

Tv
1957

Wagon Train

Capt. Matthew Cobb

Tv
1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

Tv
1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Tv
1956

High Air

Joe Redman

Movie
1956

The Steve Allen Show

Self

Tv
1956

Battle Stations

Buck Fitzpatrick

Movie
1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Captain George Devlin

Tv
1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

Joe Redman

Tv
1955

Crashout

Van Morgan Duff

Movie
1954

Dangerous Mission

Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Movie
1953

General Electric Theater

George Harris

Tv
1953

The Life Of Riley

Chester A. Riley

Tv
1952

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Ben Worley

Movie
1952

The Ford Television Theatre

Carl Ledbetter

Tv
1952

Macao

Lawrence C. Trumble

Movie
1952

A Girl in Every Port

Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Movie
1951

Submarine Command

CPO Boyer

Movie
1951

Detective Story

Det. Lou Brody

Movie
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

USAF Crew Chief

Tv
1950

Gambling House

Joe Farrow

Movie
1950

Lux Video Theatre

Window Washer

Tv
1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Tv
1950

Truth or Consequences

Tv
1950

Kill the Umpire

Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Movie
1950

What's My Line?

Self

Tv
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

Tv
1949

Johnny Holiday

Sgt. Walker

Movie
1949

Lights Out

Tv
1949

The Big Steal

Capt. Vincent Blake

Movie