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William Bendix

William Bendix

ActorWriter Jan 14 (died age 58) New York City, New York, USA 1940–2004 (64 year career)
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Biography

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

Lifeboat
Film

Lifeboat

Gus Smith
Detective Story
Film

Detective Story

Det. Lou Brody
Woman of the Year
Film

Woman of the Year

Pinkie Peters
The Blue Dahlia
Film

The Blue Dahlia

Buzz Wanchek
They Drive by Night
Film

They Drive by Night

Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Glass Key
Film

The Glass Key

Jeff
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Film

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
The Big Steal
Film

The Big Steal

Capt. Vincent Blake

Filmography

Acting (93)

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Movies (67)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

7.6
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
Young Fury

Young Fury

1964

as Blacksmith

5.3
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964

as Sheriff Ed Tanner

6.1
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963

as Joe Fogel

5.7
The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

1963

as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

5.9
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Slattery

5.7
Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

1961

as James Ronald Mulcahy

6.5
Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

1959

as Sergeant Major Lush

7.0
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959

as Bill Driscoll

10.0
The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth

1959

as Reg Barker

5.9
The Deep Six

The Deep Six

1958

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

5.5
Battle Stations

Battle Stations

1956

as Buck Fitzpatrick

5.6
High Air

High Air

1956

as Joe Redman

Crashout

Crashout

1955

as Van Morgan Duff

6.6
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

as Chief Ranger Joe Parker

5.8
Macao

Macao

1952

as Lawrence C. Trumble

6.2
Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

as Ben Worley

5.9
A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1952

as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

4.8
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Lou Brody

7.0
Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951

as CPO Boyer

5.6
Gambling House

Gambling House

1950

as Joe Farrow

6.1
Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950

as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

6.3
Johnny Holiday

Johnny Holiday

1949

as Sgt. Walker

7.0
Cover Up

Cover Up

1949

as Larry Best

6.5
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

as Wahoo Jones

5.9
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

as Capt. Vincent Blake

6.5
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as Sir Sagramore

6.2
The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

1949

as Chester A. Riley

7.0
The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

1948

as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

5.6
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

1948

as Nick

5.5
10,000 Kids and a Cop

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948

as Cop

6.0
Race Street

Race Street

1948

as Barney Runson

5.8
Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

1947

as Porkie Scott

4.0
The Web

The Web

1947

as Lt. Damico

7.1
Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947

as Victor O'Brien

5.8
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as William Bendix

6.1
I'll Be Yours

I'll Be Yours

1947

as Wechsberg

6.0
Calcutta

Calcutta

1946

as Pedro Blake

6.3
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Buzz Wanchek

6.7
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

6.5
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as First Mate Amazeen

6.1
White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

1946

as Larry Lundie

7.0
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1946

as Donnelly - Uncle Don

6.4
Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

6.0
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Sgt. Borth

5.7
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

1945

as William Bendix

5.7
Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

as Biff Koraski

6.0
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

as Gus Smith

7.4
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

1944

as Danny O'Mara

6.0
The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

1944

as Hank Smith

5.7
Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front

1944

as Herb Miller

Hostages

Hostages

1943

as Underground leader

6.0
Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

as Tim McGuerin

3.6
The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball

1943

as Biff Carter

5.8
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Corp. Taxi Potts

5.6
China

China

1943

as Johnny Sparrow

6.8
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Jeff

6.6
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Pinkie Peters

6.9
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Herman

6.0
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

5.8
Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1942

as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

6.9
Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

as Timothy McGuerin

6.0
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

as Tim McGuerin

5.5
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

6.9
The Time Element

The Time Element

as Peter Jenson