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William Bendix

1906–1964 · American actor

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.

William Bendix, in order

  1. 1942 Brooklyn Orchid: acted · directed by Kurt Neumann
  2. 1942 My Favorite Blonde: acted · directed by Frank Butler and Paul Jones
  3. 1942 Star Spangled Rhythm: acted · directed by A. Edward Sutherland and George Marshall · audiences 53%
  4. 1942 The Glass Key: acted · directed by Stuart Heisler
  5. 1942 The McGuerins from Brooklyn: acted · directed by Kurt Neumann
  6. 1942 Wake Island: acted · directed by John Farrow
  7. 1942 Who Done It?: acted · directed by Erle C. Kenton
  8. 1942 Woman of the Year: acted · directed by George Stevens
  9. 1943 China: acted · directed by John Farrow
  10. 1943 Guadalcanal Diary: acted · directed by Lewis Seiler
  11. 1943 Hostages: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  12. 1943 Taxi, Mister: acted · directed by Kurt Neumann
  13. 1943 The Crystal Ball: acted · directed by Elliott Nugent
  14. 1944 Abroad with Two Yanks: acted · directed by Allan Dwan
  15. 1944 Greenwich Village: acted · directed by Walter Lang
  16. 1944 Lifeboat: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 90%, audiences 87% · streaming on Hoopla
  17. 1944 The Hairy Ape: acted · directed by Alfred Santell · critics 40%, audiences 17% · streaming on Prime Video, MGM+, Fawesome
  18. 1945 A Bell for Adano: acted · directed by Henry King
  19. 1945 Don Juan Quilligan: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  20. 1945 Duffy's Tavern: acted · directed by Hal Walker
  21. 1945 It's in the Bag!: acted · directed by Richard Wallace
  22. 1946 Sentimental Journey: acted · directed by Walter Lang
  23. 1946 The Blue Dahlia: acted · directed by George Marshall
  24. 1946 The Dark Corner: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
  25. 1946 Two Years Before the Mast: acted · directed by John Farrow
  26. 1946 White Tie and Tails: acted · directed by Charles Barton
  27. 1947 Blaze of Noon: acted · directed by John Farrow
  28. 1947 Calcutta: acted · directed by John Farrow
  29. 1947 I'll Be Yours: acted · directed by William A. Seiter
  30. 1947 The Web: acted · directed by Michael Gordon
  31. 1947 Variety Girl: acted · directed by George Marshall
  32. 1947 Where There's Life: acted · directed by Sidney Lanfield
  33. 1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop: acted · directed by Charles Barton
  34. 1948 Race Street: acted · directed by Edwin L. Marin
  35. 1948 The Babe Ruth Story: acted · directed by Roy Del Ruth
  36. 1948 The Time of Your Life: acted · directed by H. C. Potter · audiences 51% · streaming on Plex, Fawesome, Tubi
  37. 1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: acted · directed by Tay Garnett · critics 57%, audiences 52% · streaming on Fawesome
  38. 1949 Cover Up: acted · directed by Alfred Edward Green
  39. 1949 Two Knights from Brooklyn: acted · directed by Kurt Neumann
  40. 1950 Gambling House: acted · directed by Ted Tetzlaff
  41. 1950 Johnny Holiday: acted · directed by Willis Goldbeck
  42. 1950 Kill the Umpire: acted · directed by Lloyd Bacon
  43. 1950 Streets of Laredo: acted · directed by Leslie Fenton
  44. 1950 The Big Steal: acted · directed by Don Siegel
  45. 1950 The Life of Riley: acted · directed by Irving Brecher
  46. 1951 Detective Story: acted · directed by William Wyler
  47. 1951 Submarine Command: acted · directed by John Farrow
  48. 1952 A Girl in Every Port: acted · directed by Chester Erskine · audiences 59%
  49. 1952 Blackbeard the Pirate: acted · directed by Raoul Walsh
  50. 1952 Macao: acted · directed by Josef von Sternberg and Nicholas Ray
  51. 1954 Dangerous Mission: acted · directed by Louis King
  52. 1955 Crashout: acted · directed by Lewis R. Foster
  53. 1956 Battle Stations: acted · directed by Lewis Seiler
  54. 1958 The Deep Six: acted · directed by Rudolph Maté
  55. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series): acted
  56. 1959 A Luz Vem do Alto: wrote · directed by Henrique Campos
  57. 1959 Idol on Parade: acted · directed by John Gilling
  58. 1959 The Rough and the Smooth: acted · directed by Robert Siodmak
  59. 1960 Overland Trail (TV series): acted · directed by Tay Garnett
  60. 1961 Johnny Nobody: acted · directed by Nigel Patrick
  61. 1961 The Phony American: acted · directed by Ákos Ráthonyi
  62. 1962 Boys' Night Out: acted · directed by Michael Gordon
  63. 1963 For Love or Money: acted · directed by Michael Gordon
  64. 1963 The Young and The Brave: acted · directed by Francis D. Lyon
  65. 1964 Law of the Lawless: acted · directed by William F. Claxton
  66. 1965 Young Fury: acted · directed by Christian Nyby