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William Bendix
Actor

William Bendix

1906New York City, New York, USA67 Movies21 TV Shows

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).

Filmography

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67 titles
Los Angeles Plays Itself
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Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
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Self (archive footage)
7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991
The Movie Orgy
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Self (archive footage)
6.3

The Movie Orgy

1968
Young Fury
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Blacksmith
5.3

Young Fury

1964
Law of the Lawless
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Sheriff Ed Tanner
6.1

Law of the Lawless

1964
For Love or Money
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Joe Fogel
5.7

For Love or Money

1963
The Young and the Brave
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Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
5.9

The Young and the Brave

1963
Boys' Night Out
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Slattery
5.8

Boys' Night Out

1962
Johnny Nobody
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James Ronald Mulcahy
6.5

Johnny Nobody

1961
The Rough and the Smooth
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Reg Barker
5.9

The Rough and the Smooth

1959
The Ransom of Red Chief
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Bill Driscoll
10.0

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959
A Luz vem do Alto
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Writer

A Luz vem do Alto

1959
Idol on Parade
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Sergeant Major Lush
7.0

Idol on Parade

1959
The Deep Six
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'Frenchy' Shapiro
5.5

The Deep Six

1958
Battle Stations
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Buck Fitzpatrick
5.6

Battle Stations

1956
Crashout
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Van Morgan Duff
6.6

Crashout

1955
Dangerous Mission
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Chief Ranger Joe Parker
5.8

Dangerous Mission

1954
Blackbeard, the Pirate
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Ben Worley
5.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952
Macao
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Lawrence C. Trumble
6.2

Macao

1952
A Girl in Every Port
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Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
4.8

A Girl in Every Port

1952
Submarine Command
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CPO Boyer
5.6

Submarine Command

1951
Detective Story
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Det. Lou Brody
7.0

Detective Story

1951
Gambling House
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Joe Farrow
6.1

Gambling House

1950
Kill the Umpire
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Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
6.3

Kill the Umpire

1950
Johnny Holiday
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Sgt. Walker
7.0

Johnny Holiday

1949
The Big Steal
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Capt. Vincent Blake
6.6

The Big Steal

1949
Streets of Laredo
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Wahoo Jones
5.9

Streets of Laredo

1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Sir Sagramore
6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949
The Life of Riley
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Chester A. Riley
7.0

The Life of Riley

1949
Cover Up
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Larry Best
6.5

Cover Up

1949
10,000 Kids and a Cop
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Cop
6.0

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948
The Babe Ruth Story
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George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
5.6

The Babe Ruth Story

1948
Race Street
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Barney Runson
5.8

Race Street

1948
The Time of Your Life
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Nick
5.7

The Time of Your Life

1948
Where There's Life
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Victor O'Brien
5.8

Where There's Life

1947
Variety Girl
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William Bendix
6.1

Variety Girl

1947
The Web
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Lt. Damico
7.1

The Web

1947
Blaze of Noon
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Porkie Scott
4.0

Blaze of Noon

1947
I'll Be Yours
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Wechsberg
6.0

I'll Be Yours

1947
Calcutta
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Pedro Blake
6.3

Calcutta

1946
Two Years Before the Mast
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First Mate Amazeen
6.1

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
White Tie and Tails
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Larry Lundie
7.0

White Tie and Tails

1946
The Blue Dahlia
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Buzz Wanchek
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946
The Dark Corner
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Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
6.6

The Dark Corner

1946
Sentimental Journey
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Donnelly - Uncle Don
6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946
A Bell for Adano
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Sgt. Borth
5.7

A Bell for Adano

1945
Don Juan Quilligan
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Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
6.0

Don Juan Quilligan

1945
It's in the Bag!
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William Bendix
5.7

It's in the Bag!

1945
Greenwich Village
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Danny O'Mara
6.0

Greenwich Village

1944
Abroad with Two Yanks
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Biff Koraski
6.0

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944
The Hairy Ape
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Hank Smith
5.7

The Hairy Ape

1944
Skirmish on the Home Front
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Herb Miller

Skirmish on the Home Front

1944
Lifeboat
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Gus Smith
7.4

Lifeboat

1944
Guadalcanal Diary
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Corp. Taxi Potts
5.6

Guadalcanal Diary

1943
Hostages
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Underground leader
6.0

Hostages

1943
China
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Johnny Sparrow
6.8

China

1943
Taxi, Mister
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Tim McGuerin
3.6

Taxi, Mister

1943
The Crystal Ball
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Biff Carter
5.8

The Crystal Ball

1943
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
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Tim McGuerin
5.5

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942
Who Done It?
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Detective Sgt. Brannigan
6.9

Who Done It?

1942
The Glass Key
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Jeff
6.6

The Glass Key

1942
Wake Island
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Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
5.8

Wake Island

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
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Herman
6.0

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
Woman of the Year
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Pinkie Peters
6.9

Woman of the Year

1942
Brooklyn Orchid
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Timothy McGuerin
6.0

Brooklyn Orchid

1942
They Drive by Night
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Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940
The Time Element
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Peter Jenson

The Time Element

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21 titles
Burke's Law
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Fred Hopke
6.0

Burke's Law

1963
Mister Ed
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Bill Parker
6.8

Mister Ed

1961
Overland Trail
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Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
5.3

Overland Trail

1960
The Untouchables
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Wally Legenza
7.8

The Untouchables

1959
Riverboat
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Vance Muldoon
6.2

Riverboat

1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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5.8

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
Wagon Train
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Capt. Matthew Cobb
6.6

Wagon Train

1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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Self
6.0

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956
The Steve Allen Show
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Self
5.6

The Steve Allen Show

1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
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Joe Redman
6.5

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
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Captain George Devlin
5.4

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
General Electric Theater
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George Harris
6.4

General Electric Theater

1953
The Life Of Riley
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Chester A. Riley
6.0

The Life Of Riley

1953
The Ford Television Theatre
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Carl Ledbetter
7.3

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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USAF Crew Chief
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Self
6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
What's My Line?
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Self
7.0

What's My Line?

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
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Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
Lights Out
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5.8

Lights Out

1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
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Genteman Suitor
6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Self
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948