Acting
William Bendix
- Born
- January 14, 1906
- Died
- December 14, 1964
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).
Filmography
Known for
6.8The Movie Orgy
1968
7.0Detective Story
1951
7.0Woman of the Year
1942
6.6The Dark Corner
1946
6.3Macao
1952
6.4Calcutta
1946
6.7Crashout
1955
7.4Lifeboat
1944
5.9Boys' Night Out
1962
7.1The Web
1947
6.2A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
6.1The Babe Ruth Story
1948
5.6Guadalcanal Diary
1943
5.9Wake Island
1942
6.6Cover Up
1949
6.7The Blue Dahlia
1946
6.2Gambling House
1950
6.4Where There's Life
1947