William Bendix

actor • soundtrack • writer

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 Rile...

Born: January 14, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: December 14, 1964 (age 58)

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Known For

7.3

Woman of the Year

Movies & TV Credits

100 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Los Angeles Plays Itself Movie	7.9	Actor	Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)	2004
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Movie	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1991
The Movie Orgy Movie	7.6	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1968
Law of the Lawless Movie	5.8	Actor	Sheriff Ed Tanner	1964
Young Fury Movie	5.3	Actor	Blacksmith	1964
For Love or Money Movie	5.9	Actor	Joe Fogel	1963
The Young and the Brave Movie	5.2	Actor	Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)	1963
Vacation Playhouse TV Show	7.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1963
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Harrison Weems(1 Episode)	1963
Burke's Law TV Show	7.1	Actor	Fred Hopke(1 Episode)	1963
Boys' Night Out Movie	6.4	Actor	Slattery	1962
Johnny Nobody Movie	6.2	Actor	James Ronald Mulcahy	1961
Mister Ed TV Show	6.7	Actor	Bill Parker(1 Episode)	1961
Overland Trail TV Show	7.4	Actor	Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly(17 Episodes)	1960
Idol on Parade Movie	5.4	Actor	Sergeant Major Lush	1959
The Rough and the Smooth Movie	5.8	Actor	Reg Barker	1959
Riverboat TV Show	7.1	Actor	Vance Muldoon(1 Episode)	1959
The Untouchables TV Show	7.8	Actor	Wally Legenza(1 Episode)	1959
The Ransom of Red Chief Movie	8.6	Actor	Bill Driscoll	1959
A Luz vem do Alto Movie	7.1	Writing	Writer	1959
The Deep Six Movie	5.8	Actor	'Frenchy' Shapiro	1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
The Lux Show TV Show	8.5	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1957
Wagon Train TV Show	7.3	Actor	Capt. Matthew Cobb(1 Episode)	1957
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1957
Battle Stations Movie	5.9	Actor	Buck Fitzpatrick	1956
High Air Movie	—	Actor	Joe Redman	1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Show	7.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1956
The Steve Allen Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1956
The Steve Allen Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1956
Crashout Movie	6.8	Actor	Van Morgan Duff	1955
Screen Director's Playhouse TV Show	—	Actor	Joe Redman(1 Episode)	1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Show	6.8	Actor	Captain George Devlin(1 Episode)	1955
Dangerous Mission Movie	5.5	Actor	Chief Ranger Joe Parker	1954
The Life of Riley TV Show	7.8	Actor	Chester A. Riley(219 Episodes)	1953
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.5	Actor	George Harris(1 Episode)	1953
A Girl in Every Port Movie	5.0	Actor	Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan	1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate Movie	6.0	Actor	Ben Worley	1952
Macao Movie	6.4	Actor	Lawrence C. Trumble	1952
The Ford Television Theatre TV Show	6.8	Actor	Mack Pomeroy(1 Episode)	1952
The Ford Television Theatre TV Show	6.8	Actor	Carl Ledbetter(1 Episode)	1952
Detective Story Movie	7.3	Actor	Det. Lou Brody	1951
Submarine Command Movie	6.0	Actor	CPO Boyer	1951
Schlitz Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	Bull Mitchell(1 Episode)	1951
Schlitz Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	USAF Crew Chief(1 Episode)	1951
Gambling House Movie	6.0	Actor	Joe Farrow	1950
Kill the Umpire Movie	6.1	Actor	Bill 'Two Call' Johnson	1950
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.1	Actor	Larry Beat(1 Episode)	1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show	7.5	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
The All New Truth or Consequences TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1950
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.4	Actor	Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self - Panelist(2 Episodes)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self - Mystery Guest(3 Episodes)	1950
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.1	Actor	Window Washer(1 Episode)	1950
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Movie	6.4	Actor	Sir Sagramore	1949
Cover Up Movie	6.4	Actor	Larry Best	1949
Johnny Holiday Movie	6.4	Actor	Sgt. Walker	1949
The Big Steal Movie	6.7	Actor	Capt. Vincent Blake	1949
Streets of Laredo Movie	6.4	Actor	Wahoo Jones	1949
The Life of Riley Movie	6.7	Actor	Chester A. Riley	1949
The Time of Your Life Movie	6.0	Actor	Nick	1948
The Babe Ruth Story Movie	5.0	Actor	George Herman 'Babe' Ruth	1948
Race Street Movie	6.3	Actor	Barney Runson	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1948
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	Genteman Suitor(1 Episode)	1948
10, 000 Kids and a Cop Short Film	6.9	Actor	Cop	1948
Blaze of Noon Movie	5.9	Actor	Porkie Scott	1947
I'll Be Yours Movie	6.4	Actor	Wechsberg	1947
The Web Movie	7.0	Actor	Lt. Damico	1947
Where There's Life Movie	6.3	Actor	Victor O'Brien	1947
Variety Girl Movie	6.1	Actor	William Bendix	1947
Calcutta Movie	6.1	Actor	Pedro Blake	1946
The Blue Dahlia Movie	7.0	Actor	Buzz Wanchek	1946
The Dark Corner Movie	6.9	Actor	Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss	1946
Two Years Before the Mast Movie	6.7	Actor	First Mate Amazeen	1946
Sentimental Journey Movie	6.1	Actor	Donnelly - Uncle Don	1946
White Tie and Tails Movie	6.8	Actor	Larry Lundie	1946
Lights Out TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1946
A Bell for Adano Movie	6.5	Actor	Sgt. Borth	1945
It's in the Bag! Movie	6.4	Actor	William Bendix	1945
Don Juan Quilligan Movie	5.7	Actor	Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan	1945
Greenwich Village Movie	6.0	Actor	Danny O'Mara	1944
Lifeboat Movie	7.7	Actor	Gus Smith	1944
The Hairy Ape Movie	5.9	Actor	Hank Smith	1944
Abroad with Two Yanks Movie	6.3	Actor	Biff Koraski	1944
Skirmish on the Home Front Short Film	6.8	Actor	Herb Miller	1944
China Movie	6.4	Actor	Johnny Sparrow	1943
Guadalcanal Diary Movie	6.8	Actor	Corp. Taxi Potts	1943
The Crystal Ball Movie	6.3	Actor	Biff Carter	1943
Hostages Movie	6.7	Actor	Underground leader	1943
Taxi, Mister Movie	6.6	Actor	Tim McGuerin	1943
Brooklyn Orchid Movie	5.5	Actor	Timothy McGuerin	1942
Woman of the Year Movie	7.2	Actor	Pinkie Peters	1942
The Glass Key Movie	6.9	Actor	Jeff	1942
Who Done It? Movie	7.2	Actor	Detective Sgt. Brannigan	1942
Wake Island Movie	6.8	Actor	Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall	1942
Star Spangled Rhythm Movie	6.3	Actor	Herman	1942
The McGuerins from Brooklyn Movie	5.8	Actor	Tim McGuerin	1942
They Drive by Night Movie	7.0	Actor	Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)	1940
The Time Element Movie	7.9	Actor	Peter Jenson	—

William Bendix

Known For

Detective Story

Lifeboat

The Blue Dahlia

Woman of the Year

Movies & TV Credits