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William Bendix

Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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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).

Movies
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
1943 ⭐ 5.6
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
1944 ⭐ 6.7
as Danny O'Mara
Young Fury
Young Fury
1964 ⭐ 5.6
as Blacksmith
Battle Stations
Battle Stations
1956 ⭐ 6.1
as Buck Fitzpatrick
Cover Up
Cover Up
1949 ⭐ 6.4
as Larry Best
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 ⭐ 7.1
as Det. Lou Brody
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 ⭐ 6.9
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 ⭐ 6.8
as Self (archive footage)
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 ⭐ 7.0
as Pinkie Peters
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 ⭐ 7.4
as Gus Smith