Birth Day: 1906-01-14
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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).
Credits
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As Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Peter Jenson -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Blacksmith -
As Sheriff Ed Tanner -
As Joe Fogel -
As Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) -
As Slattery -
As James Ronald Mulcahy -
As Sergeant Major Lush -
As Reg Barker -
As Bill Driscoll -
As 'Frenchy' Shapiro -
As Buck Fitzpatrick -
As Joe Redman
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As Van Morgan Duff -
As Chief Ranger Joe Parker -
As Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan -
As Ben Worley -
As Lawrence C. Trumble -
As Det. Lou Brody -
As CPO Boyer -
As Bill 'Two Call' Johnson -
As Joe Farrow -
As Sgt. Walker -
As Sir Sagramore -
As Capt. Vincent Blake -
As Larry Best -
As Chester A. Riley -
As Wahoo Jones -
As Nick -
As Barney Runson -
As Cop -
As George Herman 'Babe' Ruth -
As Lt. Damico -
As Porkie Scott -
As Victor O'Brien -
As William Bendix -
As Wechsberg -
As Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss -
As Pedro Blake -
As Larry Lundie -
As Buzz Wanchek -
As Donnelly - Uncle Don -
As First Mate Amazeen -
As Sgt. Borth -
As Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan -
As William Bendix -
As Biff Koraski -
As Herb Miller -
As Gus Smith -
As Danny O'Mara -
As Hank Smith -
As Corp. Taxi Potts -
As Tim McGuerin -
As Underground leader -
As Biff Carter -
As Johnny Sparrow -
As Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall -
As Pinkie Peters -
As Tim McGuerin -
As Jeff -
As Timothy McGuerin -
As Herman -
As Detective Sgt. Brannigan -
As Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)