William Bendix
Acting
1906-01-14 — 1964-12-14New York City, New York, USA
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
6.6
Wagon Train
1957 · tv
7.9
The Untouchables
1959 · tv
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · tv
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · tv
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · tv
6.0
Burke's Law
1963 · tv
7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · tv
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · tv
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · tv
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · tv
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · tv
6.7
Mister Ed
1961 · tv
5.8
Lights Out
1949 · tv
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · tv
6.0
The Life Of Riley
1953 · tv
6.2
Riverboat
1959 · tv
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · tv
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · tv
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7.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · tv
6.6
The Dark Corner
1946 · movie
7.4
Lifeboat
1944 · movie
7.1
The Web
1947 · movie
6.2
Macao
1952 · movie
7.0
Detective Story
1951 · movie
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 · movie
6.9
Woman of the Year
1942 · movie
6.6
The Glass Key
1942 · movie
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940 · movie
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · movie
6.9
Who Done It?
1942 · movie