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
Agente Federale X3
Chief Ranger Joe Parker • 1954
Film
★6/10
L'avventuriero di Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble • 1952
Film
★6/10
Il pirata Barbanera
Ben Worley • 1952
Film
★6/10
Pietà per i giusti
Det. Lou Brody • 1951
Film
★7/10
Squali d'acciaio
CPO Boyer • 1951
Film
★6/10
Il tesoro di Vera Cruz
Capt. Vincent Blake • 1949
Film
★7/10
Passione che uccide
Lt. Damico • 1947
Film
★7/10
La dalia azzurra
Buzz Wanchek • 1946
Film
★7/10
Grattacielo tragico
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss • 1946
Film
★7/10
Calcutta
Pedro Blake • 1946
Film
★6/10
I forzati del mare
First Mate Amazeen • 1946
Film
★6/10
Prigionieri dell'oceano
Gus Smith • 1944
Film
★7/10
Cina
Johnny Sparrow • 1943
Film
★7/10
Guadalcanal
Corp. Taxi Potts • 1943
Film
★6/10
Gianni e Pinotto detectives
Detective Sgt. Brannigan • 1942
Film
★7/10
La donna del giorno
Pinkie Peters • 1942
Film
★7/10
La chiave di vetro
Jeff • 1942
Film
★7/10
L'isola della gloria
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall • 1942
Film
★6/10