William Bendix

William Bendix

Acting

January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964 (aged 58)

New York City, New York, USA

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).

Filmography

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Movie
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star1991 · Self (archive footage)
Dad to be Married
Series
Dad to be Married1968 · Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
Movie
Young Fury1964 · Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
Movie
Law of the Lawless1964 · Sheriff Ed Tanner
Burke's Law
Series
Burke's Law1963 · Fred Hopke
For Love or Money
Movie
For Love or Money1963 · Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
Movie
The Young and the Brave1963 · Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Vacation Playhouse
Series
Vacation Playhouse1963
Boys' Night Out
Movie
Boys' Night Out1962 · Slattery
Johnny Nobody
Movie
Johnny Nobody1961 · James Ronald Mulcahy
A Beautiful Mind
Movie
A Beautiful Mind1961 · Bill Parker
Overland Trail
Series
Overland Trail1960 · Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Untouchables
Series
The Untouchables1959 · Wally Legenza
The Rough and the Smooth
Movie
The Rough and the Smooth1959 · Reg Barker
Riverboat
Series
Riverboat1959 · Vance Muldoon
The Ransom of Red Chief
Movie
The Ransom of Red Chief1959 · Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
Movie
Idol on Parade1959 · Sergeant Major Lush
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
The Deep Six
Movie
The Deep Six1958 · 'Frenchy' Shapiro
The Lux Show
Series
The Lux Show1957 · Self
Wagon Train
Series
Wagon Train1957 · Capt. Matthew Cobb
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · Self
High Air
Movie
High Air1956 · Joe Redman
The Steve Allen Show
Series
The Steve Allen Show1956 · Self
Battle Stations
Movie
Battle Stations1956 · Buck Fitzpatrick
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · Joe Redman
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · Captain George Devlin
Crashout
Movie
Crashout1955 · Van Morgan Duff
The Blackout
Series
The Blackout1954 · Chief Ranger Joe Parker
General Electric Theater
Series
General Electric Theater1953 · George Harris
The Life Of Riley
Series
The Life Of Riley1953 · Chester A. Riley
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Movie
Blackbeard, the Pirate1952 · Ben Worley
The Ford Television Theatre
Series
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · Carl Ledbetter
Macao
Movie
Macao1952 · Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
Movie
A Girl in Every Port1952 · Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
Movie
Submarine Command1951 · CPO Boyer
Detective Story
Movie
Detective Story1951 · Det. Lou Brody
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · USAF Crew Chief
Home Alone
★ 8.6Series
Home Alone1950 · Joe Farrow
Greenwich Village
Movie
Greenwich Village1944