Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born January 14, 1906
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).
MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
MovieYoung Fury
1964
as Blacksmith
MovieLaw of the Lawless
1964
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Fred Hopke
MovieFor Love or Money
1963
as Joe Fogel
MovieThe Young and the Brave
1963
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Vacation Playhouse
1963
MovieBoys' Night Out
1962
as Slattery
MovieJohnny Nobody
1961
as James Ronald Mulcahy
TVMister Ed
1961
as Bill Parker
TVOverland Trail
1960
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Wally Legenza
MovieThe Rough and the Smooth
1959
as Reg Barker
TVRiverboat
1959
as Vance Muldoon
MovieThe Ransom of Red Chief
1959
as Bill Driscoll
MovieIdol on Parade
1959
as Sergeant Major Lush
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MovieThe Deep Six
1958
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
TVWagon Train
1957
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
High Air
1956
as Joe Redman
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
MovieBattle Stations
1956
as Buck Fitzpatrick
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Joe Redman
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Captain George Devlin
MovieCrashout
1955
as Van Morgan Duff
MovieDangerous Mission
1954
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as George Harris
TVThe Life Of Riley
1953
as Chester A. Riley
MovieBlackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Ben Worley
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Carl Ledbetter
MovieMacao
1952
as Lawrence C. Trumble
MovieA Girl in Every Port
1952
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
MovieSubmarine Command
1951
as CPO Boyer
MovieDetective Story
1951
as Det. Lou Brody
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as USAF Crew Chief
MovieGambling House
1950
as Joe Farrow
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Window Washer
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Truth or Consequences
1950
MovieKill the Umpire
1950
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
MovieJohnny Holiday
1949
as Sgt. Walker
TVLights Out
1949
MovieThe Big Steal
1949
as Capt. Vincent Blake
MovieStreets of Laredo
1949
as Wahoo Jones
MovieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Sir Sagramore
MovieThe Life of Riley
1949
as Chester A. Riley
MovieCover Up
1949
as Larry Best
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Genteman Suitor
Movie10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
as Cop
MovieThe Babe Ruth Story
1948
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
MovieRace Street
1948
as Barney Runson
MovieThe Time of Your Life
1948
as Nick
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieWhere There's Life
1947
as Victor O'Brien
MovieVariety Girl
1947
as William Bendix
MovieThe Web
1947
as Lt. Damico
MovieBlaze of Noon
1947
as Porkie Scott
MovieI'll Be Yours
1947
as Wechsberg
MovieCalcutta
1946
as Pedro Blake
MovieTwo Years Before the Mast
1946
as First Mate Amazeen
MovieWhite Tie and Tails
1946
as Larry Lundie
MovieThe Blue Dahlia
1946
as Buzz Wanchek
MovieThe Dark Corner
1946
as Fred Foss
MovieSentimental Journey
1946
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
MovieA Bell for Adano
1945
as Sgt. Borth
MovieDon Juan Quilligan
1945
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
MovieIt's in the Bag!
1945
as William Bendix
MovieGreenwich Village
1944
as Danny O'Mara
MovieAbroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Biff Koraski
MovieThe Hairy Ape
1944
as Hank Smith
Skirmish on the Home Front
1944
as Herb Miller
MovieLifeboat
1944
as Gus Smith
MovieGuadalcanal Diary
1943
as Corp. Taxi Potts
MovieHostages
1943
as Underground leader
MovieChina
1943
as Johnny Sparrow
MovieTaxi, Mister
1943
as Tim McGuerin
MovieThe Crystal Ball
1943
as Biff Carter
MovieThe McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Tim McGuerin
MovieWho Done It?
1942
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
MovieThe Glass Key
1942
as Jeff
MovieWake Island
1942
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
MovieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Herman
MovieWoman of the Year
1942
as Pinkie Peters
MovieBrooklyn Orchid
1942
as Timothy McGuerin
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
MovieThe Time Element
as Peter Jenson
