Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1943 · nominated
Filmography38 titles
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Lifeboat
The Web
Detective Story
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
China
Woman of the Year
Who Done It?
They Drive by Night
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Life of Riley
Lux Video Theatre
The Dark Corner
The Blue Dahlia
Greenwich Village
Brooklyn Orchid
Wagon Train
Cover Up
The Big Steal
The Glass Key
Law of the Lawless
Portrait of a Sinner
Macao
The Hairy Ape
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
For Love or Money
Dangerous Mission
The Babe Ruth Story
The Time of Your Life
The Crystal Ball
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lights Out
Boys' Night Out
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Submarine Command
Guadalcanal Diary