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William Bendix
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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).
BODY OF WORK
William Bendix's Filmography
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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
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
High Air
as Joe Redman
Battle Stations
as Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
as CPO Boyer
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal
as Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo
as Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley
as Chester A. Riley
Cover Up
as Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Cop
The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street
as Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life
as Nick
Where There's Life
as Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
The Web
as Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon
as Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours
as Wechsberg
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast
as First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails
as Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner
as Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano
as Sergeant Borth
Don Juan Quilligan
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!
as William Bendix
Greenwich Village
as Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks
as Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape
as Hank Smith
No Poster
Skirmish on the Home Front
as Herb Miller
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages
as Underground leader
China
as Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
as Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
as Jeff
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Herman
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Time Element
as Peter Jenson