William Bendix
Acting
🎂 1906-01-14
William Bendix 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).
Cast credits(99)
Capt. Matthew Cobb
1957
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
1950
Genteman Suitor
1948
Wally Legenza
1959
Fred Hopke
1963
Harrison Weems
1963
Bill Parker
1961
Self
1956
Captain George Devlin
1955
Self
1950
1949
Self
1948
1958
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Self - Panelist
1950
Vance Muldoon
1959
Carl Ledbetter
1952
Mack Pomeroy
1952
Window Washer
1950
Larry Beat
1950
Self
1956
Self - Guest
1956
Joe Redman
1955
Chester A. Riley
1953
Self
1957
Self
1957
1963
Joe Redman
1956
Bill Driscoll
1959
Gus Smith
1944
'Frenchy' Shapiro
1958
Chester A. Riley
1949
Herb Miller
1944
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
1948
Lawrence C. Trumble
1952
Slattery
1962
William Bendix
1947
Det. Lou Brody
1951
Buzz Wanchek
1946
Sheriff Ed Tanner
1964
CPO Boyer
1951
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
1942
Ben Worley
1952
Joe Farrow
1950
Barney Runson
1948
George Harris
1953
Nick
1948
Self (archive footage)
1968
Jeff
1942
Lt. Damico
1947
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
2004
Self (archive footage)
1991
Underground leader
1943
Timothy McGuerin
1942
Blacksmith
1964
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
1942
USAF Crew Chief
1951
Bull Mitchell
1951
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
1946
First Mate Amazeen
1946
Herman
1942
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
1952
Joe Fogel
1963
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
1960
Corp. Taxi Potts
1943
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
1950
Porkie Scott
1947
Victor O'Brien
1947
Danny O'Mara
1944
Pinkie Peters
1942
Capt. Vincent Blake
1949
Hank Smith
1944
Wahoo Jones
1949
Sgt. Borth
1945
Wechsberg
1947
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
1963
Peter Jenson
Cop
1948
Larry Best
1949
Tim McGuerin
1942
Pedro Blake
1946
Sgt. Walker
1949
Biff Carter
1943
Tim McGuerin
1943
Johnny Sparrow
1943
Sergeant Major Lush
1959
Donnelly - Uncle Don
1946
Larry Lundie
1946
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
1954
Reg Barker
1959
William Bendix
1945
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
1940
1950
Buck Fitzpatrick
1956
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
1945
Van Morgan Duff
1955
Biff Koraski
1944
Sir Sagramore
1949
James Ronald Mulcahy
1961
