Acting credits
88
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
William Bendix
Acting
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Movies: 67Series: 22Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 79246
IMDb ID: nm0000904
Known for: Acting
Born: January 14, 1906
Died: December 14, 1964
Age: 58
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 2004
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q2005629
Also known as
Уильям Бендикс • ویلیام بندیکس
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Bendix.
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
2004 Movie
7.5
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
1991 Movie
The Time Element
as Peter Jenson
Movie
6.3
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968 Movie
5.3
Young Fury
as Blacksmith
1964 Movie
6.1
Law of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
1964 Movie
5.7
For Love or Money
as Joe Fogel
1963 Movie
5.9
The Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
1963 Movie
5.7
Boys' Night Out
as Slattery
1962 Movie
6.5
Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald Mulcahy
1961 Movie
5.9
The Rough and the Smooth
as Reg Barker
1959 Movie
10.0
The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill Driscoll
1959 Movie
A Luz vem do Alto
Writer
1959 Movie
7.0
Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major Lush
1959 Movie
5.5
The Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
1958 Movie
5.6
Battle Stations
as Buck Fitzpatrick
1956 Movie
6.6
Crashout
as Van Morgan Duff
1955 Movie
5.8
Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
1954 Movie
5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
1952 Movie
6.2
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
1952 Movie
4.8
A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
1952 Movie
5.6
Submarine Command
as CPO Boyer
1951 Movie
7.0
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
1951 Movie
6.1
Gambling House
as Joe Farrow
1950 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Bendix.
6.0
Burke's Law
as Fred Hopke • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
1 eps
1963 Series
6.8
Mister Ed
as Bill Parker • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.3
Overland Trail
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly • 17 eps
1960 Series
7.8
The Untouchables
as Wally Legenza • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.2
Riverboat
as Vance Muldoon • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
1958 Series
6.6
Wagon Train
as Capt. Matthew Cobb • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Captain George Devlin • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Joe Redman • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as George Harris • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.0
The Life Of Riley
as Chester A. Riley • 219 eps
1953 Series
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Carl Ledbetter • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as USAF Crew Chief • 1 eps
1951 Series
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 3 eps
1950 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man • 1 eps
1950 Series
5.8
Lights Out
1 eps
1949 Series
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Genteman Suitor • 1 eps
1948 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 2 eps
1948 Series