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).
Frequent co-stars
18
Titles
20
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) • 2004
Film
★8/10
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush • 1959
Film
★7/10
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker • 1954
Film
★6/10
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble • 1952
Film
★6/10
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley • 1952
Film
★6/10
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody • 1951
Film
★7/10
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer • 1951
Film
★6/10
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake • 1949
Film
★7/10
The Web
Lt. Damico • 1947
Film
★7/10
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek • 1946
Film
★7/10
The Dark Corner
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss • 1946
Film
★7/10
Calcutta
Pedro Blake • 1946
Film
★6/10
Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen • 1946
Film
★6/10
Lifeboat
Gus Smith • 1944
Film
★7/10
China
Johnny Sparrow • 1943
Film
★7/10
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts • 1943
Film
★6/10
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan • 1942
Film
★7/10
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters • 1942
Film
★7/10
The Glass Key
Jeff • 1942
Film
★7/10
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall • 1942
Film
★6/10