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William Bendix

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American actor (1906-1964)

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William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A.

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Filmography 40

Lifeboat1944 · ★ 7.4
The Blue Dahlia1946 · ★ 6.7
Detective Story1951 · ★ 7.1
Woman of the Year1942 · ★ 6.9
The Glass Key1942 · ★ 6.6
They Drive by Night1940 · ★ 6.9
The Big Steal1949 · ★ 6.6
The Dark Corner1946 · ★ 6.7
Macao1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate1952
The Web1947
Who Done It?1942
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949
Boys' Night Out1962
Wake Island1942
Guadalcanal Diary1943
Cover Up1949
Crashout1955
Race Street1948
The Movie Orgy1968
Calcutta1946
Dangerous Mission1954
China1943
Submarine Command1951
The Crystal Ball1943
The Time of Your Life1948
Gambling House1950
A Bell for Adano1945
Streets of Laredo1949
Young Fury1964
Two Years Before the Mast1946
The Deep Six1958
Johnny Nobody1961
Variety Girl1947
Star Spangled Rhythm1942
Law of the Lawless1964
The Rough and the Smooth1959
The Young and the Brave1963
For Love or Money1963
Battle Stations1956

99 credits on file

Television 24

Robert Montgomery Presents1950
The Philco Television Playhouse1948
Burke's Law1963
The Untouchables1959
Wagon Train1957
Lights Out1949
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
What's My Line?1950
Mister Ed1961
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950
The Steve Allen Show1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
The Ford Television Theatre1952
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956
Riverboat1959
Lux Video Theatre1950
The Life Of Riley1953
Screen Director's Playhouse1955
General Electric Theater1953
Vacation Playhouse1963
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
Truth or Consequences1950

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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About this person

William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A. Riley, the earnest and clumsy aircraft plant worker, in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley. Additionally, he portrayed baseball legend Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Bendix frequently co-starred with Alan Ladd, appearing in ten films together; both actors died in 1964.

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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1964 · aged 58
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