Acting
William Bendix
EN, PT cinema · 67 credits
Born
14 January 1906
Died
14 December 1964 (aged 58)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Уильям Бендикс · ویلیام بندیکس
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).
Known for
Filmography
The Time Element
as Peter Jenson
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Young Fury
as Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money
as Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out
as Slattery
Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth
as Reg Barker
Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll
The Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
Battle Stations
as Buck Fitzpatrick
High Air
as Joe Redman
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
Submarine Command
as CPO Boyer
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
Cover Up
as Larry Best
The Big Steal
as Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo
as Wahoo Jones
Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. Walker
The Life of Riley
as Chester A. Riley
The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street
as Barney Runson
The Web
as Lt. Damico
Where There's Life
as Victor O'Brien
I'll Be Yours
as Wechsberg
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
Blaze of Noon
as Porkie Scott
The Dark Corner
as Fred Foss
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
White Tie and Tails
as Larry Lundie
Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
Two Years Before the Mast
as First Mate Amazeen
A Bell for Adano
as Sergeant Borth
Don Juan Quilligan
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!
as William Bendix
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
The Hairy Ape
as Hank Smith
Greenwich Village
as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks
as Biff Koraski
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
China
as Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
as Biff Carter
Hostages
as Underground leader
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
The Glass Key
as Jeff
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerin
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Herman
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Tim McGuerin
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)