William Bendix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1906
- Died
- December 14, 1964
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
The Time Element TBA
as Peter Jenson
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star 1991
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archive footage)
Young Fury 1964
as Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless 1964
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money 1963
as Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave 1963
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out 1962
as Slattery
Johnny Nobody 1961
as James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth 1959
as Reg Barker
The Ransom of Red Chief 1959
as Bill Driscoll
A Luz vem do Alto 1959
Writer
Idol on Parade 1959
as Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six 1958
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
High Air 1956
as Joe Redman
Battle Stations 1956
as Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout 1955
as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission 1954
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate 1952
as Ben Worley
Macao 1952
as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port 1952
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command 1951
as CPO Boyer
Detective Story 1951
as Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House 1950
as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire 1950
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday 1949
as Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal 1949
as Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo 1949
as Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949
as Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley 1949
as Chester A. Riley
Cover Up 1949
as Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop 1948
as Cop
The Babe Ruth Story 1948
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street 1948
as Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life 1948
as Nick
Where There's Life 1947
as Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl 1947
as William Bendix
The Web 1947
as Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon 1947
as Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours 1947
as Wechsberg
Calcutta 1946
as Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast 1946
as First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails 1946
as Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia 1946
as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner 1946
as Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey 1946
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano 1945
as Sergeant Borth
Don Juan Quilligan 1945
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag! 1945
as William Bendix
Greenwich Village 1944
as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks 1944
as Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape 1944
as Hank Smith
- Skirmish on the Home Front
Skirmish on the Home Front 1944
as Herb Miller
Lifeboat 1944
as Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages 1943
as Underground leader
China 1943
as Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball 1943
as Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn 1942
as Tim McGuerin
Who Done It? 1942
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key 1942
as Jeff
Wake Island 1942
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as Herman
Woman of the Year 1942
as Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid 1942
as Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night 1940
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.