William Bendix: movies and TV shows
William Bendix has 99 credits in the archive: 67 films and 32 TV series, from 1940 to 1991. Highest rated: The Untouchables (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1940 – 1991 · busiest year: 1950 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 85 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1964 | Young Fury | Blacksmith | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless | Sheriff Ed Tanner | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Fred Hopke | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Harrison Weems | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | TV | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 1963 | For Love or Money | Joe Fogel | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1963 | The Young and the Brave | Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW) | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Slattery | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Bill Parker | TV | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1961 | Johnny Nobody | James Ronald Mulcahy | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1960 | Overland Trail | Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly | TV | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Wally Legenza | TV | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Vance Muldoon | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Sergeant Major Lush | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1959 | The Rough and the Smooth | Reg Barker | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1959 | The Ransom of Red Chief | Bill Driscoll | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1959 | A Luz vem do Alto | Film | 9.0 | 53 | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | 'Frenchy' Shapiro | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Capt. Matthew Cobb | TV | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1957 | The Lux Show | Self | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1956 | Battle Stations | Buck Fitzpatrick | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1956 | High Air | Joe Redman | Film | — | 50 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Captain George Devlin | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Joe Redman | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1955 | Crashout | Van Morgan Duff | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Chief Ranger Joe Parker | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Chester A. Riley | TV | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | George Harris | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Carl Ledbetter | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Mack Pomeroy | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1952 | Blackbeard, the Pirate | Ben Worley | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1952 | Macao | Lawrence C. Trumble | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1952 | A Girl in Every Port | Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | USAF Crew Chief | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Bull Mitchell | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1951 | Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Window Washer | TV | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Larry Beat | TV | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1950 | Truth or Consequences | TV | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1950 | Gambling House | Joe Farrow | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Bill 'Two Call' Johnson | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 43 | |
| 1949 | Cover Up | Larry Best | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo | Wahoo Jones | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1949 | The Big Steal | Capt. Vincent Blake | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1949 | Johnny Holiday | Sgt. Walker | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Genteman Suitor | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1948 | 10,000 Kids and a Cop | Cop | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Time of Your Life | Nick | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story | George Herman 'Babe' Ruth | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1948 | Race Street | Barney Runson | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | William Bendix | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1947 | The Web | Lt. Damico | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1947 | Where There's Life | Victor O'Brien | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Porkie Scott | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1947 | I'll Be Yours | Wechsberg | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | Buzz Wanchek | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1946 | The Dark Corner | Fred Foss | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | First Mate Amazeen | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1946 | Calcutta | Pedro Blake | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Donnelly - Uncle Don | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Larry Lundie | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | Sgt. Borth | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | William Bendix | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan | Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village | Danny O'Mara | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1944 | Lifeboat | Gus Smith | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1944 | The Hairy Ape | Hank Smith | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1944 | Abroad with Two Yanks | Biff Koraski | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1944 | Skirmish on the Home Front | Herb Miller | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Corp. Taxi Potts | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1943 | The Crystal Ball | Biff Carter | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1943 | China | Johnny Sparrow | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Tim McGuerin | Film | 4.2 | 37 |
| 1943 | Hostages | Underground leader | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Pinkie Peters | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Herman | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Jeff | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Detective Sgt. Brannigan | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Orchid | Timothy McGuerin | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1942 | The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Tim McGuerin | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| The Time Element | Peter Jenson | Film | — | — |