William Bendix

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Los Angeles Plays Itself

76.73 %|Jul 28, 2004

Documentary

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

70 %|Mar 10, 1991

Documentary, TV Movie

The Movie Orgy

58 %|Jan 1, 1968

Comedy

Young Fury

56 %|Nov 1, 1964

Western

Law of the Lawless

61 %|May 13, 1964

Western

For Love or Money

53 %|Aug 7, 1963

Comedy, Romance

The Young and the Brave

57.5 %|Aug 1, 1963

War

Boys' Night Out

58 %|Jun 21, 1962

Comedy, Romance

Johnny Nobody

65 %|Oct 1, 1961

Crime, Mystery

The Rough and the Smooth

60 %|Oct 2, 1959

Drama

The Ransom of Red Chief

100 %|Aug 16, 1959

Comedy, TV Movie

Idol on Parade

70 %|Mar 24, 1959

Comedy

The Deep Six

55 %|Jan 15, 1958

War, Drama

Battle Stations

56 %|Feb 1, 1956

War, Drama

Crashout

66 %|Mar 1, 1955

Crime

Dangerous Mission

58 %|Mar 6, 1954

Action, Mystery, Thriller

Blackbeard, the Pirate

58 %|Dec 24, 1952

Adventure

Macao

61 %|Apr 11, 1952

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Crime

A Girl in Every Port

48 %|Feb 13, 1952

Comedy

Detective Story

69.52 %|Nov 1, 1951

Crime, Drama

Submarine Command

55 %|Nov 1, 1951

War, Drama

Gambling House

61 %|Dec 27, 1950

Crime

Kill the Umpire

62 %|Apr 27, 1950

Comedy

Johnny Holiday

70 %|Nov 18, 1949

Crime, Drama

The Big Steal

65 %|Jul 1, 1949

Crime, Thriller

Streets of Laredo

59 %|May 27, 1949

Western

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

64 %|Apr 18, 1949

Comedy, Fantasy, Music

The Life of Riley

70 %|Apr 16, 1949

Comedy

Cover Up

67 %|Feb 25, 1949

Mystery

10,000 Kids and a Cop

60 %|Oct 1, 1948

Documentary, Comedy

The Babe Ruth Story

59 %|Sep 16, 1948

Drama

Race Street

58 %|Sep 11, 1948

Crime, Drama

The Time of Your Life

58 %|Sep 3, 1948

Comedy, Drama

Where There's Life

56 %|Nov 21, 1947

Comedy, Thriller

Variety Girl

61 %|Aug 29, 1947

Music, Comedy

The Web

70 %|Jun 4, 1947

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Blaze of Noon

50 %|May 2, 1947

Drama, Action

I'll Be Yours

60 %|Feb 2, 1947

Music, Comedy, Romance

Calcutta

62 %|Dec 20, 1946

Crime, Drama

Two Years Before the Mast

62 %|Nov 22, 1946

Drama, Adventure

White Tie and Tails

70 %|Aug 30, 1946

Comedy

The Blue Dahlia

66.11 %|Apr 16, 1946

Crime, Mystery

The Dark Corner

65 %|Apr 9, 1946

Crime, Drama

Sentimental Journey

64 %|Mar 6, 1946

Drama

A Bell for Adano

55 %|Jun 21, 1945

War, Drama

Don Juan Quilligan

60 %|Jun 1, 1945

Comedy

It's in the Bag!

50 %|Apr 21, 1945

Comedy

Greenwich Village

60 %|Sep 27, 1944

Comedy, Music

Abroad with Two Yanks

60 %|Aug 4, 1944

Comedy

The Hairy Ape

55 %|Jul 2, 1944

Drama

Skirmish on the Home Front

0 %|May 11, 1944

War, Drama

Lifeboat

73.8 %|Jan 28, 1944

War, Drama

Guadalcanal Diary

56 %|Oct 27, 1943

Action, War, Drama

Hostages

60 %|Aug 11, 1943

Drama, War

China

66 %|Apr 21, 1943

Drama, War

Taxi, Mister

30 %|Apr 16, 1943

Romance, Comedy

The Crystal Ball

58 %|Jan 22, 1943

Comedy, Romance

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

50 %|Dec 31, 1942

Comedy

Who Done It?

70 %|Oct 30, 1942

Comedy, Mystery

The Glass Key

66.04 %|Sep 8, 1942

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Wake Island

55 %|Aug 11, 1942

Action, Drama, War

Star Spangled Rhythm

59 %|Mar 5, 1942

Comedy, Music

Woman of the Year

69.17 %|Feb 5, 1942

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Brooklyn Orchid

0 %|Jan 31, 1942

Comedy

They Drive by Night

69 %|Jul 26, 1940

Drama, Crime

Series

Burke's Law

60 %|Sep 20, 1963

Drama

Burke's Law

60 %|Sep 20, 1963

Drama

Vacation Playhouse

0 %|Jul 22, 1963

Comedy

Mister Ed

66.59 %|Jan 5, 1961

Comedy, Family

Overland Trail

53 %|Feb 7, 1960

Western

The Untouchables

78.13 %|Oct 15, 1959

Drama, Crime

Riverboat

63 %|Sep 13, 1959

Western

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

43.33 %|Oct 6, 1958

Drama

The Lux Show

60 %|Sep 26, 1957

Wagon Train

64 %|Sep 18, 1957

Western, Drama, Family

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

40 %|Oct 5, 1956

The Steve Allen Show

40 %|Jun 24, 1956

Comedy

The Steve Allen Show

40 %|Jun 24, 1956

Comedy

The 20th Century Fox Hour

42 %|Oct 5, 1955

Drama

Screen Director's Playhouse

65 %|Oct 5, 1955

Comedy, Drama

General Electric Theater

55 %|Feb 1, 1953

Comedy, Drama

The Life Of Riley

60 %|Jan 2, 1953

Comedy

The Ford Television Theatre

60 %|Oct 2, 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

60 %|Oct 5, 1951

Drama, Comedy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

60 %|Oct 5, 1951

Drama, Comedy

Lux Video Theatre

55 %|Oct 2, 1950

Drama, Comedy

Lux Video Theatre

55 %|Oct 2, 1950

Drama, Comedy

The Colgate Comedy Hour

70 %|Sep 10, 1950

Comedy

Truth or Consequences

70 %|Sep 7, 1950

What's My Line?

66.19 %|Feb 2, 1950

Family, Comedy

What's My Line?

66.19 %|Feb 2, 1950

Family, Comedy

Robert Montgomery Presents

43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950

Drama

Lights Out

53 %|Jul 19, 1949

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Reality

The Philco Television Playhouse

56 %|Oct 3, 1948

Drama

The Ed Sullivan Show

65.28999999999999 %|Jun 20, 1948

Comedy, Talk