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 Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
The Web
as Lt. Damico
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Macao
as Lawrence C. Trumble
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Known For - TV Shows
Wagon Train
as Capt. Matthew Cobb
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Genteman Suitor
The Untouchables
as Wally Legenza
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
Burke's Law
as Fred Hopke
Burke's Law
as Harrison Weems
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist