William Bendix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 January 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 14 December 1964
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
Acting 68
- 2026The Time Element as Peter Jenson
- 2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
- 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)
- 1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1964Young Fury as Blacksmith
- 1964Law of the Lawless as Sheriff Ed Tanner
- 1963For Love or Money as Joe Fogel
- 1963The Young and the Brave as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- 1962Boys' Night Out as Slattery
- 1961Johnny Nobody as James Ronald Mulcahy
- 1959The Rough and the Smooth as Reg Barker
- 1959The Ransom of Red Chief as Bill Driscoll
- 1959Idol on Parade as Sergeant Major Lush
- 1958The Deep Six as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
- 1956High Air as Joe Redman
- 1956Battle Stations as Buck Fitzpatrick
- 1955Crashout as Van Morgan Duff
- 1954Dangerous Mission as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
- 1952Blackbeard, the Pirate as Ben Worley
- 1952Macao as Lawrence C. Trumble
- 1952A Girl in Every Port as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
- 1951Submarine Command as CPO Boyer
- 1951Detective Story as Det. Lou Brody
- 1950Gambling House as Joe Farrow
- 1950Kill the Umpire as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
- 1949Johnny Holiday as Sgt. Walker
- 1949The Big Steal as Capt. Vincent Blake
- 1949Streets of Laredo as Wahoo Jones
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Sir Sagramore
- 1949The Life of Riley as Chester A. Riley
- 1949Cover Up as Larry Best
- 194810,000 Kids and a Cop as Cop
- 1948The Babe Ruth Story as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
- 1948Race Street as Barney Runson
- 1948The Time of Your Life as Nick
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self · 2 episodes
- 1947Where There's Life as Victor O'Brien
- 1947Variety Girl as William Bendix
- 1947The Web as Lt. Damico
- 1947Blaze of Noon as Porkie Scott
- 1947I'll Be Yours as Wechsberg
- 1946Calcutta as Pedro Blake
- 1946Two Years Before the Mast as First Mate Amazeen
- 1946White Tie and Tails as Larry Lundie
- 1946The Blue Dahlia as Buzz Wanchek
- 1946The Dark Corner as Fred Foss
- 1946Sentimental Journey as Donnelly - Uncle Don
- 1945A Bell for Adano as Sergeant Borth
- 1945Don Juan Quilligan as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
- 1945It's in the Bag! as William Bendix
- 1944Greenwich Village as Danny O'Mara
- 1944Abroad with Two Yanks as Biff Koraski
- 1944The Hairy Ape as Hank Smith
- 1944Skirmish on the Home Front as Herb Miller
- 1944Lifeboat as Gus Smith
- 1943Guadalcanal Diary as Corp. Taxi Potts
- 1943Hostages as Underground leader
- 1943China as Johnny Sparrow
- 1943Taxi, Mister as Tim McGuerin
- 1943The Crystal Ball as Biff Carter
- 1942The McGuerins from Brooklyn as Tim McGuerin
- 1942Who Done It? as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
- 1942The Glass Key as Jeff
- 1942Wake Island as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- 1942Star Spangled Rhythm as Herman
- 1942Woman of the Year as Pinkie Peters
- 1942Brooklyn Orchid as Timothy McGuerin
- 1940They Drive by Night as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Writing 1
- 1959A Luz vem do Alto · writer