William Bendix

William Bendix

Known for

Acting

Born

January 14, 1906

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 14, 1964 (aged 58)

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).

Best known work

Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
1959
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1942
The Big Steal
The Big Steal
1949
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946
Mister Ed
Mister Ed
1961

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Time Element

    as Peter Jenson

  2. 1991

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1968

    The Movie Orgy

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 1964

    Young Fury

    as Blacksmith

  5. 1964

    Law of the Lawless

    as Sheriff Ed Tanner

  6. 1963

    Burke's LawTV

    as Fred Hopke (1 episode), as Harrison Weems (1 episode)

  7. 1963

    For Love or Money

    as Joe Fogel

  8. 1963

    The Young and the Brave

    as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

  9. 1963

    Vacation PlayhouseTV

  10. 1962

    Boys' Night Out

    as Slattery

  11. 1961

    Johnny Nobody

    as James Ronald Mulcahy

  12. 1961

    Mister EdTV

    as Bill Parker (1 episode)

  13. 1960

    Overland TrailTV

    as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly (17 episodes)

  14. 1959

    The UntouchablesTV

    as Wally Legenza (1 episode)

  15. 1959

    The Rough and the Smooth

    as Reg Barker

  16. 1959

    RiverboatTV

    as Vance Muldoon (1 episode)

  17. 1959

    The Ransom of Red Chief

    as Bill Driscoll

  18. 1959

    A Luz vem do Alto

    Writer

  19. 1959

    Idol on Parade

    as Sergeant Major Lush

  20. 1958

    Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV

  21. 1958

    The Deep Six

    as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

  22. 1957

    The Lux ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  23. 1957

    Wagon TrainTV

    as Capt. Matthew Cobb (1 episode)

  24. 1957

    Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  25. 1956

    The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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