1906–1964 · Acting
60.0avg grm
13titles
#1,072best rank
1honors
best title · #1,072 on siteLifeboat1944 · as Gus Smith74.5Honors
1—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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
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1960s1 title
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Overland Trail1960 · as Fred Kelly · series63.91950s4 titles
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The Life of Riley1953 · as Chester A. Riley · series63.9LThe Life of Riley1953 · as Chester Riley · series63.9LThe Life of Riley1953 · as Riley · series63.9D
Detective Story1951 · as Det. Lou Brody58.01940s7 titles
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Johnny Holiday1949 · as Sgt. Walker58.5W
The Web1947 · as Lt. Damico56.0D
The Dark Corner1946 · as Stauffer aka Fred Foss54.0B
The Blue Dahlia1946 · as Buzz Wanchek53.1LLifeboat1944 · as Gus Smith74.5W
Who Done It?1942 · as Detective Brannigan56.6W
Woman of the Year1942 · as 'Pinkie' Peters53.0