Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 14, 1906
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Уильям Бендикс
- ویلیام بندیکس
William Bendix
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).
Known For - Movies
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz Wanchek
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
The Glass Key
as Jeff
Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Variety Girl
as William Bendix
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
Known For - TV Shows
Wagon Train
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
The Untouchables
as Wally Legenza
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Genteman Suitor
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Burke's Law
as Fred Hopke
Burke's Law
as Harrison Weems