William Bendix

William Bendix

Known for: Acting

Born: January 13, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA - Died: December 13, 1964

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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The Movie Orgy

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The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1967 Comedy
Detective Story

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Detective Story

Det. Lou Brody

1951 Crime
Woman of the Year

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Woman of the Year

Pinkie Peters

1942 Comedy
The Dark Corner

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The Dark Corner

Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

1946 Crime
Macao

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Macao

Lawrence C. Trumble

1952 Adventure
Calcutta

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Calcutta

Pedro Blake

1946 Crime
Crashout

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Crashout

Van Morgan Duff

1955 Crime
Lifeboat

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Lifeboat

Gus Smith

1944 War
Boys' Night Out

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Boys' Night Out

Slattery

1962 Comedy
The Web

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The Web

Lt. Damico

1947 Crime
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Sir Sagramore

1949 Comedy
The Babe Ruth Story

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The Babe Ruth Story

George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

1948 Drama
Guadalcanal Diary

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Guadalcanal Diary

Corp. Taxi Potts

1943 Action
Wake Island

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Wake Island

Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

1942 War
Cover Up

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Cover Up

Larry Best

1949 Mystery
The Blue Dahlia

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The Blue Dahlia

Buzz Wanchek

1946 Crime
Gambling House

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Gambling House

Joe Farrow

1950 Crime
Where There's Life

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Where There's Life

Victor O'Brien

1947 Comedy
The Glass Key

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The Glass Key

Jeff

1942 Crime
Who Done It?

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Who Done It?

Detective Sgt. Brannigan

1942 Comedy
The Big Steal

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The Big Steal

Capt. Vincent Blake

1949 Crime
Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

2004 Documentary
Race Street

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Race Street

Barney Runson

1948 Crime
A Girl in Every Port

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A Girl in Every Port

Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

1952 Comedy