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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
1951
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
1942
The Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
1946
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
1952
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
1946
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
1955
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
1944
Boys' Night Out
as Slattery
1962
The Web
as Lt. Damico
1947
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
1949
The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
1948
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
1943
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
1942
Cover Up
as Larry Best
1949
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
1946
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
1950
Where There's Life
as Victor O'Brien
1947
The Glass Key
as Jeff
1942
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
1942
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Fred Hopke
1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
General Electric Theater
as George Harris
1953
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Lux Video Theatre
as Window Washer
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as USAF Crew Chief
1951
Truth or Consequences
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Genteman Suitor
1948
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Riverboat
as Vance Muldoon
1959
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
1950