William Bendix

Person

William Bendix

Born 14 January 1906 Died 14 December 1964, aged 58 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
34age in their first credit on record (1940)
24years on screen and counting
7credits in 1949, their busiest year
86dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Time Element poster

The Time Element

as Peter Jenson
Young Fury poster Age: 58

Young Fury

1964
as Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless poster Age: 58

Law of the Lawless

1964
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money poster Age: 57

For Love or Money

1963
as Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave poster Age: 57

The Young and the Brave

1963
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out poster Age: 56

Boys' Night Out

1962
as Slattery
Johnny Nobody poster Age: 55

Johnny Nobody

1961
as James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth poster Age: 53

The Rough and the Smooth

1959
as Reg Barker
The Ransom of Red Chief poster Age: 53

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959
as Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade poster Age: 53

Idol on Parade

1959
as Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six poster Age: 52

The Deep Six

1958
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
No poster
Age: 50

High Air

1956
as Joe Redman
Battle Stations poster Age: 50

Battle Stations

1956
as Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout poster Age: 49

Crashout

1955
as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission poster Age: 48

Dangerous Mission

1954
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate poster Age: 46

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952
as Ben Worley
Macao poster Age: 46

Macao

1952
as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port poster Age: 46

A Girl in Every Port

1952
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command poster Age: 45

Submarine Command

1951
as CPO Boyer
Detective Story poster Age: 45

Detective Story

1951
as Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House poster Age: 44

Gambling House

1950
as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire poster Age: 44

Kill the Umpire

1950
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday poster Age: 43

Johnny Holiday

1949
as Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal poster Age: 43

The Big Steal

1949
as Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo poster Age: 43

Streets of Laredo

1949
as Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court poster Age: 43

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949
as Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley poster Age: 43

The Life of Riley

1949
as Chester A. Riley
Cover Up poster Age: 43

Cover Up

1949
as Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop poster Age: 42

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948
as Cop
The Babe Ruth Story poster Age: 42

The Babe Ruth Story

1948
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street poster Age: 42

Race Street

1948
as Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life poster Age: 42

The Time of Your Life

1948
as Nick
Where There's Life poster Age: 41

Where There's Life

1947
as Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl poster Age: 41

Variety Girl

1947
as William Bendix
The Web poster Age: 41

The Web

1947
as Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon poster Age: 41

Blaze of Noon

1947
as Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours poster Age: 41

I'll Be Yours

1947
as Wechsberg
Calcutta poster Age: 40

Calcutta

1946
as Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast poster Age: 40

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
as First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails poster Age: 40

White Tie and Tails

1946
as Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia poster Age: 40

The Blue Dahlia

1946
as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner poster Age: 40

The Dark Corner

1946
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey poster Age: 40

Sentimental Journey

1946
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano poster Age: 39

A Bell for Adano

1945
as Sgt. Borth
Don Juan Quilligan poster Age: 39

Don Juan Quilligan

1945
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag! poster Age: 39

It's in the Bag!

1945
as William Bendix
Greenwich Village poster Age: 38

Greenwich Village

1944
as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks poster Age: 38

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944
as Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape poster Age: 38

The Hairy Ape

1944
as Hank Smith
No poster
Age: 38

Skirmish on the Home Front

1944
as Herb Miller
Lifeboat poster Age: 38

Lifeboat

1944
as Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary poster Age: 37

Guadalcanal Diary

1943
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages poster Age: 37

Hostages

1943
as Underground leader
China poster Age: 37

China

1943
as Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister poster Age: 37

Taxi, Mister

1943
as Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball poster Age: 37

The Crystal Ball

1943
as Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn poster Age: 36

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942
as Tim McGuerin
Who Done It? poster Age: 36

Who Done It?

1942
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key poster Age: 36

The Glass Key

1942
as Jeff
Wake Island poster Age: 36

Wake Island

1942
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm poster Age: 36

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
as Herman
Woman of the Year poster Age: 36

Woman of the Year

1942
as Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid poster Age: 36

Brooklyn Orchid

1942
as Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night poster Age: 34

They Drive by Night

1940
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Burke's Law poster Age: 57

Burke's Law

1963
as Fred Hopke
Burke's Law poster Age: 57

Burke's Law

1963
as Harrison Weems
No poster
Age: 57

Vacation Playhouse

1963
Mister Ed poster Age: 54

Mister Ed

1961
as Bill Parker
Overland Trail poster Age: 54

Overland Trail

1960
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
The Untouchables poster Age: 53

The Untouchables

1959
as Wally Legenza
Riverboat poster Age: 53

Riverboat

1959
as Vance Muldoon
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster Age: 52

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
Wagon Train poster Age: 51

Wagon Train

1957
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 49

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Joe Redman
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 49

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Captain George Devlin
General Electric Theater poster Age: 47

General Electric Theater

1953
as George Harris
The Life Of Riley poster Age: 46

The Life Of Riley

1953
as Chester A. Riley
The Ford Television Theatre poster Age: 46

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
as Carl Ledbetter
The Ford Television Theatre poster Age: 46

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
as Mack Pomeroy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 45

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as USAF Crew Chief
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 45

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Bull Mitchell
No poster
Age: 44

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Window Washer
No poster
Age: 44

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as Larry Beat
No poster
Age: 44

Truth or Consequences

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 44

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
Lights Out poster Age: 43

Lights Out

1949
The Philco Television Playhouse poster Age: 42

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
as Genteman Suitor
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