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William Bendix
Born
14 January 1906
Died
14 December 1964
Place
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

William Bendix

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).

As actor

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991 · Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968 · Self (archive footage)
Young Fury

Young Fury

1964 · Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964 · Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963 · Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

1963 · Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962 · Slattery
Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

1961 · James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth

1959 · Reg Barker
Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

1959 · Sergeant Major Lush
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959 · Bill Driscoll
The Deep Six

The Deep Six

1958 · 'Frenchy' Shapiro
Battle Stations

Battle Stations

1956 · Buck Fitzpatrick

High Air

1956 · Joe Redman
Crashout

Crashout

1955 · Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954 · Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Macao

Macao

1952 · Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952 · Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952 · Ben Worley
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · Det. Lou Brody
Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951 · CPO Boyer
Gambling House

Gambling House

1950 · Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950 · Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949 · Sir Sagramore
Cover Up

Cover Up

1949 · Larry Best
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949 · Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949 · Wahoo Jones
Johnny Holiday

Johnny Holiday

1949 · Sgt. Walker
The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

1949 · Chester A. Riley
The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

1948 · George Herman 'Babe' Ruth