William Bendix

🎭 Actor

William Bendix

🎂 Born 14 January 1906 (age 58)✝ 14 December 1964📍 New York City, New York, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

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

Wake Island

Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Lifeboat

The Glass Key

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

Full Filmography(63 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1942Wake IslandPvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall★ 5.9 1944LifeboatGus Smith★ 7.4 1942The Glass KeyJeff★ 6.6 1946The Blue DahliaBuzz Wanchek★ 6.7 1943Guadalcanal DiaryCorp. Taxi Potts★ 5.6 1940They Drive by NightDriver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)★ 6.9 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)★ 6.6 1947Variety GirlWilliam Bendix★ 6.5 1951Detective StoryDet. Lou Brody★ 7.1 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtSir Sagramore★ 6.3 1962Boys' Night OutSlattery★ 5.9 1942Woman of the YearPinkie Peters★ 6.9 1943HostagesUnderground leader★ 7.0 1949Cover UpLarry Best★ 6.6 1952MacaoLawrence C. Trumble★ 6.3 1951Submarine CommandCPO Boyer★ 5.8 1946The Dark CornerStauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss★ 6.7 1950Gambling HouseJoe Farrow★ 6.2 1964Young FuryBlacksmith★ 5.6 1946Two Years Before the MastFirst Mate Amazeen★ 6.5 1949The Big StealCapt. Vincent Blake★ 6.6 1952Blackbeard, the PirateBen Worley★ 5.9 1963For Love or MoneyJoe Fogel★ 6.1 1964Law of the LawlessSheriff Ed Tanner★ 6.5 1947The WebLt. Damico★ 7.1 1949Streets of LaredoWahoo Jones★ 6.0 1948Race StreetBarney Runson★ 6.0 1942Who Done It?Detective Sgt. Brannigan★ 6.9 1958The Deep Six'Frenchy' Shapiro★ 5.7 1945A Bell for AdanoSgt. Borth★ 6.0 1956Battle StationsBuck Fitzpatrick★ 6.1 1947Blaze of NoonPorkie Scott★ 5.7 1952A Girl in Every PortTimothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan★ 5.2 1944Greenwich VillageDanny O'Mara★ 6.7 1943ChinaJohnny Sparrow★ 6.9 1947Where There's LifeVictor O'Brien★ 6.4 1948The Babe Ruth StoryGeorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth★ 6.1 1942Star Spangled RhythmHerman★ 6.2 1943The Crystal BallBiff Carter★ 6.1 1946Sentimental JourneyDonnelly - Uncle Don★ 6.4 1955CrashoutVan Morgan Duff★ 6.7 1950Kill the UmpireBill 'Two Call' Johnson★ 6.9 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarSelf (archive footage)★ 7.5 1943Taxi, MisterTim McGuerin★ 4.2 1954Dangerous MissionChief Ranger Joe Parker★ 6.1 1946CalcuttaPedro Blake★ 6.4 1963The Young and the BraveSgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)★ 6.3 1944Abroad with Two YanksBiff Koraski★ 6.7 1945It's in the Bag!William Bendix★ 6.3 1942Brooklyn OrchidTimothy McGuerin★ 6.7 1947I'll Be YoursWechsberg★ 6.2 1959The Ransom of Red ChiefBill Driscoll★ 9.0 1946White Tie and TailsLarry Lundie★ 7.3 1948The Time of Your LifeNick★ 6.1 1949The Life of RileyChester A. Riley★ 8.0 194810,000 Kids and a CopCop★ 7.0 1961Johnny NobodyJames Ronald Mulcahy★ 6.6 1945Don Juan QuilliganPatrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan★ 7.0 1944The Hairy ApeHank Smith★ 6.3 1959The Rough and the SmoothReg Barker★ 6.3 1959Idol on ParadeSergeant Major Lush★ 7.0 1942The McGuerins from BrooklynTim McGuerin★ 6.7 1949Johnny HolidaySgt. Walker★ 7.5

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