Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/14/1906
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Уильям Бендиксویلیام بندیکس
William Bendix
Biography
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).
Known For
Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi Potts
China
as Johnny Sparrow
The Web
as Lt. Damico
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle Don
Young Fury
as Blacksmith
Hostages
as Underground leader
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerin
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
Calcutta
as Pedro Blake
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy
Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerin
Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. Walker
Submarine Command
as CPO Boyer
Race Street
as Barney Runson
Career Timeline
1963
1959
1956
1955
1952
1951
1950
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
Lux Video Theatre
as Window Washer
Lux Video Theatre
as Larry Beat
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Truth or Consequences
Role unknown
Kill the Umpire
as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man