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 Sheriff Ed Tanner -
As Blacksmith -
As Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) -
As Joe Fogel -
As Slattery -
As James Ronald Mulcahy -
As Bill Driscoll -
As Sergeant Major Lush -
As Reg Barker -
As 'Frenchy' Shapiro -
As Joe Redman
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As Buck Fitzpatrick -
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 Joe Farrow -
As Bill 'Two Call' Johnson -
As Wahoo Jones -
As Capt. Vincent Blake -
As Sgt. Walker -
As Sir Sagramore -
As Chester A. Riley -
As Larry Best -
As Nick -
As Cop -
As George Herman 'Babe' Ruth -
As Barney Runson -
As Porkie Scott -
As William Bendix -
As Wechsberg -
As Lt. Damico -
As Victor O'Brien -
As Buzz Wanchek -
As Donnelly - Uncle Don -
As First Mate Amazeen -
As Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss -
As Larry Lundie -
As Pedro Blake -
As William Bendix -
As Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan -
As Sgt. Borth -
As Danny O'Mara -
As Biff Koraski -
As Gus Smith -
As Herb Miller -
As Hank Smith -
As Corp. Taxi Potts -
As Biff Carter -
As Johnny Sparrow -
As Underground leader -
As Tim McGuerin -
As Pinkie Peters -
As Tim McGuerin -
As Jeff -
As Herman -
As Detective Sgt. Brannigan -
As Timothy McGuerin -
As Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall -
As Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)