William Bendix
Filmography

William Bendix

ActorBorn Jan 14, 1906New York City, New York, USA88 titles

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).

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Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 · 7.4
Gus Smith
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 · 7.0
Det. Lou Brody
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 · 5.6
Corp. Taxi Potts
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 · 7.0
Pinkie Peters
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 · 7.0
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942 · 6.7
Jeff
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · 6.7
Buzz Wanchek
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · 5.9
Ben Worley
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 · 5.9
Slattery
Macao
Macao
1952 · 6.3
Lawrence C. Trumble