William Bendix profile
Actor profile

William Bendix

14th January 1906 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

67 Movies 26 TV Shows 93 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Macao poster
Macao 11th April 1952 as Lawrence C. Trumble
Hostages poster
Hostages 11th August 1943 as Underground leader
China poster
China 21st April 1943 as Johnny Sparrow
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Wake Island 11th August 1942 as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall