William Bendix

Actor

Born: January 14, 1906 (58 years old)

Died: December 14, 1964

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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).

Filmography (62)

• The Movie Orgy (1968, ★ 6.4)
• Detective Story (1951, ★ 7)
• Woman of the Year (1942, ★ 6.9)
• Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004, ★ 7.6)
• The Dark Corner (1946, ★ 6.6)
• Macao (1952, ★ 6.2)
• Calcutta (1946, ★ 6.3)
• Crashout (1955, ★ 6.6)
• Lifeboat (1944, ★ 7.4)
• The Web (1947, ★ 7.1)
• The Untouchables (1959, ★ 7.9)
• Boys' Night Out (1962, ★ 5.8)
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949, ★ 6.2)
• The Babe Ruth Story (1948, ★ 5.7)
• Guadalcanal Diary (1943, ★ 5.4)
• Wake Island (1942, ★ 5.8)
• Cover Up (1949, ★ 6.5)
• The Blue Dahlia (1946, ★ 6.7)
• Gambling House (1950, ★ 6.1)
• The Glass Key (1942, ★ 6.6)
• Who Done It? (1942, ★ 6.9)
• Where There's Life (1947, ★ 5.8)
• The Big Steal (1949, ★ 6.6)
• Race Street (1948, ★ 5.8)
• The Time of Your Life (1948, ★ 5.7)
• The Deep Six (1958, ★ 5.5)
• Star Spangled Rhythm (1942, ★ 6)
• Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952, ★ 5.9)
• Submarine Command (1951, ★ 5.6)
• Kill the Umpire (1950, ★ 6.3)