William Bendix

William Bendix1906 - 1964

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.2

Famous

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Documentary

as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

7.6
0.8
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self (archive footage)

7
0.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy

1968

Comedy • Documentary • History

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
0.7
Young Fury
Young Fury

1964

Western

as Blacksmith

5.4
0.4
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless

1964

Western

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

6.1
0.4
For Love or Money
For Love or Money

1963

Comedy • Romance

as Joe Fogel

5.3
0.3
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave

1963

Drama • War

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

5.9
0.1
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out

1962

Comedy • Romance

as Slattery

5.8
0.4
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody

1961

Crime • Mystery

as James Ronald Mulcahy

6.5
0.3
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth

1959

Drama

as Reg Barker

5.9
0.2
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief

1959

Comedy • TV Movie

as Bill Driscoll

10
0.2
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade

1959

Comedy

as Sergeant Major Lush

7
0.2
The Deep Six
The Deep Six

1958

Drama • War

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

5.4
0.2
High Air
High Air

1956

as Joe Redman

0
0.1
Battle Stations
Battle Stations

1956

Drama • War

as Buck Fitzpatrick

5.6
0.4
Crashout
Crashout

1955

Crime

as Van Morgan Duff

6.5
0.3
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission

1954

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

5.8
0.4
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Adventure

as Ben Worley

5.9
0.5
Macao
Macao

1952

Adventure • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Lawrence C. Trumble

6.2
1
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port

1952

Comedy

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

4.8
0.3
Submarine Command
Submarine Command

1951

Drama • War

as CPO Boyer

5.6
0.4
Detective Story
Detective Story

1951

Crime • Drama

as Det. Lou Brody

7
0.6
Gambling House
Gambling House

1950

Crime • Drama

as Joe Farrow

6.1
0.3
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire

1950

Comedy

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

6.3
0.4
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday

1949

Crime • Drama

as Sgt. Walker

7
0.2
The Big Steal
The Big Steal

1949

Crime • Thriller

as Capt. Vincent Blake

6.5
0.8
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo

1949

Western

as Wahoo Jones

5.9
0.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

Comedy • Fantasy • Music

as Sir Sagramore

6.3
1.1
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley

1949

Comedy

as Chester A. Riley

7
0.1
Cover Up
Cover Up

1949

Mystery

as Larry Best

6.8
0.3
10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

Comedy • Documentary

as Cop

6
0.2
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story

1948

Drama

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

5.8
0.3
Race Street
Race Street

1948

Crime • Drama

as Barney Runson

5.8
0.4
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life

1948

Comedy • Drama

as Nick

5.8
1.9
Where There's Life
Where There's Life

1947

Comedy • Thriller

as Victor O'Brien

5.6
0.2
Variety Girl
Variety Girl

1947

Comedy • Music

as William Bendix

6.1
0.5
The Web
The Web

1947

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Lt. Damico

7
0.4
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon

1947

Action • Drama

as Porkie Scott

4
0.2
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours

1947

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Wechsberg

6
0.3
Calcutta
Calcutta

1946

Crime • Drama

as Pedro Blake

6.3
0.4
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Adventure • Drama

as First Mate Amazeen

6.2
0.8
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails

1946

Comedy

as Larry Lundie

7
0.2
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Buzz Wanchek

6.7
0.9
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner

1946

Crime • Drama

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

6.6
0.5
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey

1946

Drama

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

6.4
0.5
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano

1945

Drama • War

as Sgt. Borth

5.7
0.3
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Comedy

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

6
0.2
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!

1945

Comedy

as William Bendix

5
0.2
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village

1944

Comedy • Music

as Danny O'Mara

6
0.4
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

Comedy

as Biff Koraski

6
0.2
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape

1944

Drama

as Hank Smith

5.6
0.5
Skirmish on the Home Front
Skirmish on the Home Front

1944

Drama • War

as Herb Miller

0
0.1
Lifeboat
Lifeboat

1944

Drama • War

as Gus Smith

7.4
1.4
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Action • Drama • War

as Corp. Taxi Potts

5.6
0.4
Hostages
Hostages

1943

Drama • War

as Underground leader

6
0.3
China
China

1943

Adventure • Drama • War

as Johnny Sparrow

6.8
0.6
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister

1943

Comedy • Romance

as Tim McGuerin

4.2
0.2
The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball

1943

Comedy • Romance

as Biff Carter

5.8
0.3
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

Comedy

as Tim McGuerin

5.5
0.2
Who Done It?
Who Done It?

1942

Comedy • Mystery

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

7
0.4
The Glass Key
The Glass Key

1942

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Jeff

6.6
0.5
Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

Action • Drama • War

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

5.7
0.6
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Comedy • Music

as Herman

5.9
0.3
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year

1942

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Pinkie Peters

6.9
0.7
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Comedy

as Timothy McGuerin

6
0.2
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

6.9
0.4
The Time Element
The Time Element

as Peter Jenson

0
0.2

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