William Bendix
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).
Movies
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
High Air
Joe Redman
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo
Wahoo Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley
Cover Up
Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop
The Babe Ruth Story
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Race Street
Barney Runson
The Time of Your Life
Nick
Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl
William Bendix
The Web
Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg
Calcutta
Pedro Blake
Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen
White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
The Dark Corner
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
Sentimental Journey
Donnelly - Uncle Don
A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Borth
Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!
William Bendix
Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith
Skirmish on the Home Front
Herb Miller
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages
Underground leader
China
Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
Jeff
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Time Element
Peter Jenson
TV Series
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke
1 Episode
Vacation Playhouse
1 Episode
Mister Ed
Bill Parker
1 Episode
Overland Trail
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
17 Episodes
The Untouchables
Wally Legenza
1 Episode
Riverboat
Vance Muldoon
1 Episode
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 Episode
Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb
1 Episode
Screen Director's Playhouse
Joe Redman
1 Episode
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Captain George Devlin
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
George Harris
1 Episode
The Life Of Riley
Chester A. Riley
219 Episodes
The Ford Television Theatre
Carl Ledbetter
1 Episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief
1 Episode
Lux Video Theatre
Window Washer
1 Episode
Truth or Consequences
1 Episode
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
1 Episode
Lights Out
1 Episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
Genteman Suitor
1 Episode