William Bendix
Born
14 January 1906 (120)
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 (40)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
The Movie Orgy
1968
Young Fury
1964
Law of the Lawless
1964
For Love or Money
1963
The Young and the Brave
1963
Boys' Night Out
1962
Johnny Nobody
1961
The Rough and the Smooth
1959
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959
Idol on Parade
1959
The Deep Six
1958
High Air
1956
Battle Stations
1956
Crashout
1955
Dangerous Mission
1954
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
Macao
1952
A Girl in Every Port
1952
Submarine Command
1951
Detective Story
1951
Gambling House
1950
Kill the Umpire
1950
Johnny Holiday
1949
The Big Steal
1949
Streets of Laredo
1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
The Life of Riley
1949
Cover Up
1949
10,000 Kids and a Cop
1948
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
Race Street
1948
The Time of Your Life
1948
Where There's Life
1947
Variety Girl
1947
The Web
1947
Blaze of Noon
1947
I'll Be Yours
1947
Calcutta
1946