William Bendix

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).

Known For

Wagon Train

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

The Untouchables

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

All Movies (66)

• Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• Young Fury1964 · as Blacksmith
• Law of the Lawless1964 · as Sheriff Ed Tanner
• For Love or Money1963 · as Joe Fogel
• The Young and the Brave1963 · as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
• Boys' Night Out1962 · as Slattery
• Johnny Nobody1961 · as James Ronald Mulcahy
• The Rough and the Smooth1959 · as Reg Barker
• The Ransom of Red Chief1959 · as Bill Driscoll
• Idol on Parade1959 · as Sergeant Major Lush
• The Deep Six1958 · as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
• High Air1956 · as Joe Redman
• Battle Stations1956 · as Buck Fitzpatrick
• Crashout1955 · as Van Morgan Duff
• Dangerous Mission1954 · as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
• Blackbeard, the Pirate1952 · as Ben Worley
• Macao1952 · as Lawrence C. Trumble
• A Girl in Every Port1952 · as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
• Submarine Command1951 · as CPO Boyer
• Detective Story1951 · as Det. Lou Brody
• Gambling House1950 · as Joe Farrow
• Kill the Umpire1950 · as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
• Johnny Holiday1949 · as Sgt. Walker
• The Big Steal1949 · as Capt. Vincent Blake
• Streets of Laredo1949 · as Wahoo Jones
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949 · as Sir Sagramore
• The Life of Riley1949 · as Chester A. Riley
• Cover Up1949 · as Larry Best
• 10,000 Kids and a Cop1948 · as Cop
• The Babe Ruth Story1948 · as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
• Race Street1948 · as Barney Runson
• The Time of Your Life1948 · as Nick
• Where There's Life1947 · as Victor O'Brien
• Variety Girl1947 · as William Bendix
• The Web1947 · as Lt. Damico
• Blaze of Noon1947 · as Porkie Scott
• I'll Be Yours1947 · as Wechsberg
• Calcutta1946 · as Pedro Blake
• Two Years Before the Mast1946 · as First Mate Amazeen
• White Tie and Tails1946 · as Larry Lundie
• The Blue Dahlia1946 · as Buzz Wanchek
• The Dark Corner1946 · as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
• Sentimental Journey1946 · as Donnelly - Uncle Don
• A Bell for Adano1945 · as Sgt. Borth
• Don Juan Quilligan1945 · as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
• It's in the Bag!1945 · as William Bendix
• Greenwich Village1944 · as Danny O'Mara
• Abroad with Two Yanks1944 · as Biff Koraski
• The Hairy Ape1944 · as Hank Smith
• Skirmish on the Home Front1944 · as Herb Miller
• Lifeboat1944 · as Gus Smith
• Guadalcanal Diary1943 · as Corp. Taxi Potts
• Hostages1943 · as Underground leader
• China1943 · as Johnny Sparrow
• Taxi, Mister1943 · as Tim McGuerin
• The Crystal Ball1943 · as Biff Carter
• The McGuerins from Brooklyn1942 · as Tim McGuerin
• Who Done It?1942 · as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
• The Glass Key1942 · as Jeff
• Wake Island1942 · as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
• Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · as Herman
• Woman of the Year1942 · as Pinkie Peters
• Brooklyn Orchid1942 · as Timothy McGuerin
• They Drive by Night1940 · as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
• The Time Element— · as Peter Jenson

All TV Shows (32)

• Burke's Law1963 · as Fred Hopke
• Burke's Law1963 · as Harrison Weems
• Vacation Playhouse1963
• Mister Ed1961 · as Bill Parker
• Overland Trail1960 · as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
• The Untouchables1959 · as Wally Legenza
• Riverboat1959 · as Vance Muldoon
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
• The Lux Show1957 · as Self
• Wagon Train1957 · as Capt. Matthew Cobb
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Guest
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Joe Redman
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Captain George Devlin
• General Electric Theater1953 · as George Harris
• The Life Of Riley1953 · as Chester A. Riley
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Carl Ledbetter
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Mack Pomeroy
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as USAF Crew Chief
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Bull Mitchell
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Window Washer
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Larry Beat
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• Truth or Consequences1950
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
• Lights Out1949
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Genteman Suitor
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self