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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Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 · 6.5
First Mate Amazeen
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 · 7.0
Pinkie Peters
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 · 5.6
Corp. Taxi Potts
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
1962 · 5.9
Slattery
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 · 6.6
Fred Foss
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 · 7.4
Gus Smith
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
1964 · 6.5
Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1963 · 6.1
Joe Fogel
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 · 6.7
Danny O'Mara
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 · 7.0
Det. Lou Brody