Acting
William Bendix
1906 · New York City, New York, USA
30 films
Bio
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
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Cover Up
Larry Best
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble