Cast & creator
William Bendix
Best known for What's My Line?, Wagon Train, Robert Montgomery Presents
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).
Also known as: Уильям Бендикс, ویلیام بندیکس
67
film credits
31
television credits
97
1940–1991 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (98)
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What's My Line?
Self
1950
Wagon Train
Capt. Matthew Cobb
1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
The Untouchables
Wally Legenza
1959
The Philco Television Playhouse
Genteman Suitor
1948
Burke's Law
Fred Hopke
1963Burke's Law
Harrison Weems
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Captain George Devlin
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
Carl Ledbetter
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Mack Pomeroy
1952
Mister Ed
Bill Parker
1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Lights Out
1949
The Life Of Riley
Chester A. Riley
1953Lux Video Theatre
Window Washer
1950Lux Video Theatre
Larry Beat
1950
Riverboat
Vance Muldoon
1959
Screen Director's Playhouse
Joe Redman
1955Vacation Playhouse
1963
Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen
1946The Lux Show
Self
1957
General Electric Theater
George Harris
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bull Mitchell
1951
Overland Trail
Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
1960
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
1942
Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts
1943
They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
1940
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
1962Truth or Consequences
1950
The Dark Corner
Fred Foss
1946
Lifeboat
Gus Smith
1944
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
1964
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
1963
Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara
1944
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody
1951
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore
1949
Young Fury
Blacksmith
1964
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
1946
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley
1952
A Bell for Adano
Sergeant Borth
1945
Cover Up
Larry Best
1949
The Babe Ruth Story
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
1948
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
1951
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
1942
The Glass Key
Jeff
1942
Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble
1952
Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien
1947
It's in the Bag!
William Bendix
1945
Streets of Laredo
Wahoo Jones
1949
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
1942
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
1952
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1991
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
1956
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
1954
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
1963
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
1958
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
1942
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop
1948
Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski
1944
The Web
Lt. Damico
1947
Variety Girl
William Bendix
1947
The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake
1949
Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott
1947
White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie
1946
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
1959
The Time of Your Life
Nick
1948
The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker
1959Skirmish on the Home Front
Herb Miller
1944
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
1959
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
1955
I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg
1947
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
1950
China
Johnny Sparrow
1943
The Time Element
Peter Jenson
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
1961
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
1942
The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley
1949
Race Street
Barney Runson
1948
Calcutta
Pedro Blake
1946
The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith
1944
A Luz vem do Alto
Writer
1959
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
1943
Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
1945
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
1950
Hostages
Underground leader
1943
Sentimental Journey
Donnelly - Uncle Don
1946
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
1949
High Air
Joe Redman
1956
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
1942
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
1943