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William Bendix

Acting

Born: 1906-01-14
Died: 1964-12-14
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Уильям Бендиксویلیام بندیکس

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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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Wake Island

1943
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting85 titles

The Ransom of Red Chief
9.0
Movie

The Ransom of Red Chief

1959Comedy
The Life of Riley
8.0
Movie

The Life of Riley

1949Comedy
The Untouchables
7.9
Series

The Untouchables

1959-1963Drama
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
Series

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 - ...Drama
Johnny Holiday
7.5
Movie

Johnny Holiday

1949Thriller
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.5
Movie

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991Documentary
Lifeboat
7.4
Movie

Lifeboat

1944Action
White Tie and Tails
7.3
Movie

White Tie and Tails

1946Comedy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
The Web
7.1
Movie

The Web

1947Thriller
Detective Story
7.0
Movie

Detective Story

1951Thriller
Hostages
7.0
Movie

Hostages

1943Drama
Don Juan Quilligan
7.0
Movie

Don Juan Quilligan

1945Comedy
Idol on Parade
7.0
Movie

Idol on Parade

1959Comedy
10,000 Kids and a Cop
7.0
Movie

10,000 Kids and a Cop

1948Documentary
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
Series

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955-1956Comedy
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Woman of the Year
6.9
Movie

Woman of the Year

1942Comedy
Who Done It?
6.9
Movie

Who Done It?

1942Comedy
Kill the Umpire
6.9
Movie

Kill the Umpire

1950Comedy
China
6.9
Movie

China

1943Action
They Drive by Night
6.9
Movie

They Drive by Night

1940Drama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-1955Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
Mister Ed
6.8
Series

Mister Ed

1961-1966Comedy
The Dark Corner
6.7
Movie

The Dark Corner

1946Thriller
Crashout
6.7
Movie

Crashout

1955Thriller
The Blue Dahlia
6.7
Movie

The Blue Dahlia

1946Thriller
Brooklyn Orchid
6.7
Movie

Brooklyn Orchid

1942Comedy
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
6.7
Movie

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942Comedy
Greenwich Village
6.7
Movie

Greenwich Village

1944Comedy
Abroad with Two Yanks
6.7
Movie

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944Comedy
The Life Of Riley
6.7
Series

The Life Of Riley

1953 - ...Comedy
The Movie Orgy
6.6
Movie

The Movie Orgy

1968Comedy
Cover Up
6.6
Movie

Cover Up

1949Thriller
The Glass Key
6.6
Movie

The Glass Key

1942Thriller
The Big Steal
6.6
Movie

The Big Steal

1949Thriller
Johnny Nobody
6.6
Movie

Johnny Nobody

1961Thriller
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
Wagon Train
6.6
Series

Wagon Train

1957-1965Action
Variety Girl
6.5
Movie

Variety Girl

1947Drama
Law of the Lawless
6.5
Movie

Law of the Lawless

1964Action
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5
Movie

Two Years Before the Mast

1946Action
Riverboat
6.5
Series

Riverboat

1959-1961Action
Calcutta
6.4
Movie

Calcutta

1946Thriller
Where There's Life
6.4
Movie

Where There's Life

1947Comedy
Sentimental Journey
6.4
Movie

Sentimental Journey

1946Drama
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
Series

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956-1963Documentary
Macao
6.3
Movie

Macao

1952Action
The Hairy Ape
6.3
Movie

The Hairy Ape

1944Drama
The Rough and the Smooth
6.3
Movie

The Rough and the Smooth

1959Drama
It's in the Bag!
6.3
Movie

It's in the Bag!

1945Comedy
The Young and the Brave
6.3
Movie

The Young and the Brave

1963Action
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
Overland Trail
6.3
Series

Overland Trail

1960Action
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2
Movie

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949Comedy
Gambling House
6.2
Movie

Gambling House

1950Thriller
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2
Movie

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942Comedy
I'll Be Yours
6.2
Movie

I'll Be Yours

1947Drama
The Steve Allen Show
6.2
Series

The Steve Allen Show

1956-1960Comedy
The Babe Ruth Story
6.1
Movie

The Babe Ruth Story

1948Drama
The Time of Your Life
6.1
Movie

The Time of Your Life

1948Comedy
Dangerous Mission
6.1
Movie

Dangerous Mission

1954Thriller
The Crystal Ball
6.1
Movie

The Crystal Ball

1943Comedy
For Love or Money
6.1
Movie

For Love or Money

1963Comedy
Battle Stations
6.1
Movie

Battle Stations

1956Action
Race Street
6.0
Movie

Race Street

1948Thriller
Streets of Laredo
6.0
Movie

Streets of Laredo

1949Action
A Bell for Adano
6.0
Movie

A Bell for Adano

1945Action
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950-1957Drama
Lights Out
6.0
Series

Lights Out

1949-1972Sci-Fi
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
Series

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955-1957Drama
Boys' Night Out
5.9
Movie

Boys' Night Out

1962Comedy
Wake Island
5.9
Movie

Wake Island

1942Action
Blackbeard, the Pirate
5.9
Movie

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952Action
Submarine Command
5.8
Movie

Submarine Command

1951Action
The Deep Six
5.7
Movie

The Deep Six

1958Action
Blaze of Noon
5.7
Movie

Blaze of Noon

1947Drama
Guadalcanal Diary
5.6
Movie

Guadalcanal Diary

1943Action
Young Fury
5.6
Movie

Young Fury

1964Action
A Girl in Every Port
5.2
Movie

A Girl in Every Port

1952Comedy
Taxi, Mister
4.2
Movie

Taxi, Mister

1943Romance
The Time Element
0
Movie

The Time Element

2024Drama

Writing1 title

A Luz vem do Alto
9.0
Movie

A Luz vem do Alto

1959Drama