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
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Titles
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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
Blut im Schnee
Chief Ranger Joe Parker • 1954
Film
★6/10
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble • 1952
Film
★6/10
Kampf um den Piratenschatz
Ben Worley • 1952
Film
★6/10
Polizeirevier 21
Det. Lou Brody • 1951
Film
★7/10
U-Kreuzer Tigerhai
CPO Boyer • 1951
Film
★6/10
Die rote Schlinge
Capt. Vincent Blake • 1949
Film
★7/10
Das Netz
Lt. Damico • 1947
Film
★7/10
Feind im Dunkel
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss • 1946
Film
★7/10
In Ketten um Kap Horn
First Mate Amazeen • 1946
Film
★6/10
Das Rettungsboot
Gus Smith • 1944
Film
★7/10
China
Johnny Sparrow • 1943
Film
★7/10
Guadalkanal - Die Hölle im Pazifik
Corp. Taxi Potts • 1943
Film
★6/10
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan • 1942
Film
★7/10
Die Frau von der man spricht
Pinkie Peters • 1942
Film
★7/10
Der gläserne Schlüssel
Jeff • 1942
Film
★7/10
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall • 1942
Film
★6/10