Acting
William Bendix
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 wor...
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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).
Movies
Known for
Lifeboat1944 · Gus Smith3.7
Detective Story1951 · Det. Lou Brody3.5
The Blue Dahlia1946 · Buzz Wanchek3.4
Woman of the Year1942 · Pinkie Peters3.5
They Drive by Night1940 · Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)3.5
The Glass Key1942 · Jeff3.3
The Big Steal1949 · Capt. Vincent Blake3.3
The Dark Corner1946 · Fred Foss3.3Cast
Cast credits
Lifeboat1944 · Gus Smith3.7Detective Story1951 · Det. Lou Brody3.5The Blue Dahlia1946 · Buzz Wanchek3.4Woman of the Year1942 · Pinkie Peters3.5They Drive by Night1940 · Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)3.5The Glass Key1942 · Jeff3.3The Big Steal1949 · Capt. Vincent Blake3.3The Dark Corner1946 · Fred Foss3.3
Who Done It?1942 · Detective Sgt. Brannigan3.5
The Web1947 · Lt. Damico3.5
Macao1952 · Lawrence C. Trumble3.1
Blackbeard, the Pirate1952 · Ben Worley3.0
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · Sir Sagramore3.1
The Movie Orgy1968 · Self (archive footage)3.4
Cover Up1949 · Larry Best3.3
Boys' Night Out1962 · Slattery2.9
Crashout1955 · Van Morgan Duff3.4
Wake Island1942 · Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall3.0Crew
