William Bendix

William Bendix

Actor · Writer

New York City, New York, USA
January 14, 1906

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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Representative Works

Lifeboat
Lifeboat
7.4
/ English
Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
5.6
/ English
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
7.0
/ English
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
7.0
/ English
Young Fury
Young Fury
5.6
/ English
Macao
Macao
6.3
/ English
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
6.7
/ English
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
6.7
/ English
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
6.9
/ English
Detective Story
Detective Story
7.0
/ English
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
5.8
/ English
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Lifeboat
1944Nominee

Best Performance

Lifeboat

Guadalcanal Diary
1943Nominee

Best Performance

Guadalcanal Diary

Who Done It?
1942Nominee

Best Performance

Who Done It?

Career Highlights

Woman of the Year
1942Highlight

Best Performance

Woman of the Year

Young Fury
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Young Fury

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