William Bendix - Actor Profile

William Bendix

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief Bill Driscoll ★ 10.0 HIT
2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) ★ 7.6 HIT
1991 Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Self (archive footage) ★ 7.5 HIT
1944 Lifeboat Gus Smith ★ 7.4 HIT
1951 Detective Story Det. Lou Brody ★ 7.0 HIT
1947 The Web Lt. Damico ★ 7.0 HIT
1942 Who Done It? Detective Sgt. Brannigan ★ 7.0 HIT
1946 White Tie and Tails Larry Lundie ★ 7.0 HIT
1949 Johnny Holiday Sgt. Walker ★ 7.0 HIT
1949 The Life of Riley Chester A. Riley ★ 7.0 HIT
1959 Idol on Parade Sergeant Major Lush ★ 7.0 HIT
1942 Woman of the Year Pinkie Peters ★ 6.9 HIT
1940 They Drive by Night Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) ★ 6.9 HIT
1943 China Johnny Sparrow ★ 6.8 HIT
1946 The Blue Dahlia Buzz Wanchek ★ 6.7 HIT
1955 Crashout Van Morgan Duff ★ 6.6 HIT
1942 The Glass Key Jeff ★ 6.6 HIT
1946 The Dark Corner Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss ★ 6.5 HIT
1949 Cover Up Larry Best ★ 6.5 HIT
1949 The Big Steal Capt. Vincent Blake ★ 6.5 HIT