William Bendix

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William Bendix

Acting January 14, 1906

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 St…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

7.4 1944 Movie
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

6.6 1957 TV Show
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

8.0 1959 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6.3 1963 TV Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5 1957 TV Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4 1956 TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9 1950 TV Show
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

6.2 1956 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1991
    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1968
    The Movie Orgy

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1964
    Young Fury

    Movie Blacksmith

  4. 1964
    Law of the Lawless

    Movie Sheriff Ed Tanner

  5. 1963
    Burke's Law

    TV show Fred Hopke

  6. 1963
    For Love or Money

    Movie Joe Fogel

  7. 1963
    The Young and the Brave

    Movie Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

  8. 1963
    Vacation Playhouse

    TV show

  9. 1962
    Boys' Night Out

    Movie Slattery

  10. 1961
    Johnny Nobody

    Movie James Ronald Mulcahy

  11. 1961
    Mister Ed

    TV show Bill Parker

  12. 1960
    Overland Trail

    TV show Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly

  13. 1959
    The Untouchables

    TV show Wally Legenza

  14. 1959
    The Rough and the Smooth

    Movie Reg Barker

  15. 1959
    Riverboat

    TV show Vance Muldoon

  16. 1959
    The Ransom of Red Chief

    Movie Bill Driscoll

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  1. 1959
    A Luz vem do Alto

    Movie Writer

  2. 1959
    Idol on Parade

    Movie Sergeant Major Lush

  3. 1958
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    TV show

  4. 1958
    The Deep Six

    Movie 'Frenchy' Shapiro

  5. 1957
    The Lux Show

    TV show Self

  6. 1957
    Wagon Train

    TV show Capt. Matthew Cobb

  7. 1957
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    TV show Self

  8. 1956
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    TV show Self

  9. 1956
    High Air

    Movie Joe Redman

  10. 1956
    The Steve Allen Show

    TV show Self

  11. 1956
    Battle Stations

    Movie Buck Fitzpatrick

  12. 1955
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    TV show Captain George Devlin

  13. 1955
    Screen Director's Playhouse

    TV show Joe Redman

  14. 1955
    Crashout

    Movie Van Morgan Duff

  15. 1954
    Dangerous Mission

    Movie Chief Ranger Joe Parker

  16. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show George Harris

  17. 1953
    The Life Of Riley

    TV show Chester A. Riley

  18. 1952
    Blackbeard, the Pirate

    Movie Ben Worley

  19. 1952
    The Ford Television Theatre

    TV show Carl Ledbetter

  20. 1952
    Macao

    Movie Lawrence C. Trumble

  21. 1952
    A Girl in Every Port

    Movie Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

  22. 1951
    Submarine Command

    Movie CPO Boyer

  23. 1951
    Detective Story

    Movie Det. Lou Brody

  24. 1951
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV show USAF Crew Chief