William Bendix
Acting Born Jan 14, 1906 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits
Biography
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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- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
- Wagon Train (1957) as Capt. Matthew Cobb
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Genteman Suitor
- The Untouchables (1959) as Wally Legenza
- Burke's Law (1963) as Fred Hopke
- Burke's Law (1963) as Harrison Weems
- Lights Out (1949)
- Mister Ed (1961) as Bill Parker
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Panelist
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Captain George Devlin
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Carl Ledbetter
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mack Pomeroy
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
- The Life Of Riley (1953) as Chester A. Riley
- Riverboat (1959) as Vance Muldoon
- Vacation Playhouse (1963)
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Joe Redman