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

Young Fury 1964 ★ 5.6

Burke's Law 1963 ★ 6.3

Boys' Night Out 1962 ★ 5.9

Mister Ed 1961 ★ 6.7

Overland Trail 1960 ★ 6.3

The Untouchables 1959 ★ 8.0

Riverboat 1959 ★ 6.5

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 ★ 6.3

Wagon Train 1957 ★ 6.6

The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 ★ 6.0

Screen Director's Playhouse 1955 ★ 7.0

The Life Of Riley 1953 ★ 6.7

General Electric Theater 1953 ★ 6.8

The Ford Television Theatre 1952 ★ 7.8

Detective Story 1951 ★ 7.1

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 ★ 7.2

Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 ★ 6.0

Cover Up 1949 ★ 6.6

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 ★ 6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 ★ 6.6

The Blue Dahlia 1946 ★ 6.7

Lifeboat 1944 ★ 7.4

Greenwich Village 1944 ★ 6.7

Guadalcanal Diary 1943 ★ 5.6