William Bendix

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.

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Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 • as Genteman Suitor

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 • as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 • as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

The Life Of Riley

1953 • as Chester A. Riley

The Untouchables

1959 • as Wally Legenza

Filmography

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 7/28/2004

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 3/10/1991

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 1/1/1968

1964

Young Fury

as Blacksmith

Movie - Released: 11/1/1964

Law of the Lawless

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

Movie - Released: 5/13/1964

1963

For Love or Money

as Joe Fogel

Movie - Released: 8/7/1963

The Young and the Brave

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Movie - Released: 8/1/1963

Burke's Law

as Fred Hopke

TV - Released: 9/20/1963

Vacation Playhouse

TV - Released: 7/22/1963

Burke's Law

as Harrison Weems

TV - Released: 9/20/1963

1962

Boys' Night Out

as Slattery

Movie - Released: 6/21/1962

1961

Johnny Nobody

as James Ronald Mulcahy

Movie - Released: 10/1/1961

Mister Ed

as Bill Parker

TV - Released: 1/5/1961

1960

Overland Trail

as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

TV - Released: 2/7/1960

1959

The Rough and the Smooth

as Reg Barker

Movie - Released: 10/2/1959

Idol on Parade

as Sergeant Major Lush

Movie - Released: 3/24/1959

The Ransom of Red Chief

as Bill Driscoll

Movie - Released: 8/16/1959

Riverboat

as Vance Muldoon

TV - Released: 9/13/1959

The Untouchables

as Wally Legenza

TV - Released: 10/15/1959

1958

The Deep Six

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

Movie - Released: 1/15/1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

Wagon Train

as Capt. Matthew Cobb

TV - Released: 9/18/1957

The Lux Show

as Self

TV - Released: 9/26/1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

Battle Stations

as Buck Fitzpatrick

Movie - Released: 2/1/1956

Movie

High Air

as Joe Redman

Movie - Released: 9/12/1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

TV - Released: 10/5/1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

TV - Released: 6/24/1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

Crashout

as Van Morgan Duff

Movie - Released: 3/1/1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Joe Redman

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Captain George Devlin

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

Dangerous Mission

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Movie - Released: 3/6/1954

1953

General Electric Theater

as George Harris

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

The Life Of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

TV - Released: 1/2/1953

1952

Macao

as Lawrence C. Trumble

Movie - Released: 4/11/1952

A Girl in Every Port

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

Movie - Released: 2/13/1952

Blackbeard, the Pirate

as Ben Worley

Movie - Released: 12/24/1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Carl Ledbetter

TV - Released: 10/2/1952

1951

Detective Story

as Det. Lou Brody

Movie - Released: 10/24/1951

Submarine Command

as CPO Boyer

Movie - Released: 11/1/1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as USAF Crew Chief

TV - Released: 10/5/1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bull Mitchell

TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

Gambling House

as Joe Farrow

Movie - Released: 12/27/1950

Kill the Umpire

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

Movie - Released: 4/27/1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

TV - Released: 9/10/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Window Washer

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Truth or Consequences

TV - Released: 9/7/1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man

TV - Released: 1/30/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Larry Beat

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

TV - Released: 2/2/1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Sir Sagramore

Movie - Released: 4/18/1949

Cover Up

as Larry Best

Movie - Released: 2/25/1949

The Big Steal

as Capt. Vincent Blake

Movie - Released: 7/1/1949

Streets of Laredo

as Wahoo Jones

Movie - Released: 5/27/1949

Johnny Holiday

as Sgt. Walker

Movie - Released: 11/18/1949

The Life of Riley

as Chester A. Riley

Movie - Released: 4/16/1949

Lights Out

TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

The Babe Ruth Story

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Movie - Released: 9/16/1948

Race Street

as Barney Runson

Movie - Released: 9/11/1948

The Time of Your Life

as Nick

Movie - Released: 9/3/1948

Movie

10,000 Kids and a Cop

as Cop

Movie - Released: 10/1/1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

TV - Released: 6/20/1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Genteman Suitor

TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1947

The Web

as Lt. Damico

Movie - Released: 6/4/1947

Where There's Life

as Victor O'Brien

Movie - Released: 11/21/1947

I'll Be Yours

as Wechsberg

Movie - Released: 2/2/1947

Variety Girl

as William Bendix

Movie - Released: 8/29/1947

Blaze of Noon

as Porkie Scott

Movie - Released: 5/2/1947

1946

The Dark Corner

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

Movie - Released: 4/9/1946

Calcutta

as Pedro Blake

Movie - Released: 12/20/1946

The Blue Dahlia

as Buzz Wanchek

Movie - Released: 4/16/1946

White Tie and Tails

as Larry Lundie

Movie - Released: 8/30/1946

Sentimental Journey

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

Movie - Released: 3/6/1946

Two Years Before the Mast

as First Mate Amazeen

Movie - Released: 11/22/1946

1945

A Bell for Adano

as Sgt. Borth

Movie - Released: 6/21/1945

Don Juan Quilligan

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

Movie - Released: 6/1/1945

It's in the Bag!

as William Bendix

Movie - Released: 4/21/1945

1944

Lifeboat

as Gus Smith

Movie - Released: 1/28/1944

The Hairy Ape

as Hank Smith

Movie - Released: 7/2/1944

Greenwich Village

as Danny O'Mara

Movie - Released: 9/27/1944

Abroad with Two Yanks

as Biff Koraski

Movie - Released: 8/4/1944

Skirmish on the Home Front

as Herb Miller

Movie - Released: 5/11/1944

1943

Guadalcanal Diary

as Corp. Taxi Potts

Movie - Released: 10/27/1943

China

as Johnny Sparrow

Movie - Released: 4/21/1943

Taxi, Mister

as Tim McGuerin

Movie - Released: 4/16/1943

The Crystal Ball

as Biff Carter

Movie - Released: 1/22/1943

Hostages

as Underground leader

Movie - Released: 8/11/1943

1942

Woman of the Year

as Pinkie Peters

Movie - Released: 2/5/1942

Wake Island

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Movie - Released: 8/11/1942

The Glass Key

as Jeff

Movie - Released: 9/8/1942

Who Done It?

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

Movie - Released: 10/30/1942

Brooklyn Orchid

as Timothy McGuerin

Movie - Released: 1/31/1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Herman

Movie - Released: 3/5/1942

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

as Tim McGuerin

Movie - Released: 12/31/1942

1940

They Drive by Night

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 7/26/1940