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William Bendix

William Bendix

Acting·1906–1964·65 films

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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As Actor

Lifeboat
Lifeboat (1944)Gus Smith
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)Buzz Wanchek
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)Pinkie Peters
Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)Jeff
The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1949)Capt. Vincent Blake
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Macao
Macao (1952)Lawrence C. Trumble
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)Ben Worley
The Web
The Web (1947)Lt. Damico
Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1942)Detective Sgt. Brannigan
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)Sir Sagramore
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out (1962)Slattery
Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Cover Up
Cover Up (1949)Larry Best
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)Corp. Taxi Potts
Crashout
Crashout (1955)Van Morgan Duff
Calcutta
Calcutta (1946)Pedro Blake
Race Street
Race Street (1948)Barney Runson
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)Self (archive footage)
Submarine Command
Submarine Command (1951)CPO Boyer
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission (1954)Chief Ranger Joe Parker
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1948)Nick
China
China (1943)Johnny Sparrow
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball (1943)Biff Carter
Gambling House
Gambling House (1950)Joe Farrow
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody (1961)James Ronald Mulcahy
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo (1949)Wahoo Jones
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano (1945)Sgt. Borth
Young Fury
Young Fury (1964)Blacksmith
The Deep Six
The Deep Six (1958)'Frenchy' Shapiro
Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)William Bendix
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)Herman
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth (1959)Reg Barker
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)First Mate Amazeen
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless (1964)Sheriff Ed Tanner
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave (1963)Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Battle Stations
Battle Stations (1956)Buck Fitzpatrick
For Love or Money
For Love or Money (1963)Joe Fogel
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire (1950)Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade (1959)Sergeant Major Lush
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! (1945)William Bendix
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape (1944)Hank Smith
Where There's Life
Where There's Life (1947)Victor O'Brien
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village (1944)Danny O'Mara
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey (1946)Donnelly - Uncle Don
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister (1943)Tim McGuerin
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1952)Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours (1947)Wechsberg
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon (1947)Porkie Scott
Hostages
Hostages (1943)Underground leader
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)Timothy McGuerin
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)Biff Koraski
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails (1946)Larry Lundie
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)Tim McGuerin
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)Self (archive footage)
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)Bill Driscoll
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday (1949)Sgt. Walker
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley (1949)Chester A. Riley
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)Cop
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
The Time Element
The Time ElementPeter Jenson

As Writer

A Luz vem do Alto
A Luz vem do Alto (1959)