William Bendix

American actor (1906–1964)

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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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 52 films (1942–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1942	Brooklyn Orchid.	Kurt Neumann	5 reels		B&W
1942	Taxi, Mister.	Kurt Neumann	5 reels		B&W
1942	The Glass Key.	Stuart Heisler	9 reels		B&W
1942	The Mcguerins From Brooklyn.	Kurt Neumann	5 reels		B&W
1942	WAKE ISLAND	John Farrow	87 min		B&W
1942	Woman Of The Year.	George Stevens	12 reels		B&W	sound
1943	China.	John Farrow	8 reels
1943	GUADALCANAL DIARY	Lewis Seiler	93 min		B&W
1943	GUADALCANAL DIARY	Films, Inc	93min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1943	Guadalcanal Diary.	Lewis Seiler	8 376 ft.		B&W
1943	Hostages.	Frank Tuttle	9 reels		B&W
1943	WAKE ISLAND	Paramount	90min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1944	Abroad With Two Yanks.	Allan Dwan	86 min.		B&W
1944	Greenwich Village.	Walter Lang	7 375 ft.		Color
1944	Lifeboat.	20th Century-Fox	9500 ft.	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	The Hairy Ape.	Alfred Santell	92 min.		B&W
1945	A Bell For Adano.	Henry King	9 376 ft.
1945	It's In The Bag.	Richard Wallace	90 min.		Color & B&W
1945	Sentimental journey.	Filmcraft (Firm)	1:20	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	The Blue Dahlia.	George Marshall	10 reels		B&W
1946	The Dark Corner.	Henry Hathaway	8922 ft.	35mm	B&W	sound
1946	Two Years Before the Mast	Paramount News Service	22	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Two Years Before The Mast.	John Farrow	10 reels		B&W
1946	White Tie And Tails.	Universal-International	9 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	I'll Be Yours.	William A. Seiter	93 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Web.	Michael Gordon	91 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Where There's Life.	Sidney Lanfield	75 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Race Street	Edwin L. Marin	79		B&W
1948	Race Street.	Edwin L. Marin	79 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	THE BABE RUTH STORY	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation	3800	16mm	B&W	sound
1948	The Time Of Your Life.	H. C. Potter	108 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Tay Garnett	106 min		Color
1949	A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court.	Universal 16	107 min	35mm	Color	sound
1949	Cover-Up.	Alfred Edward Green	82 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	Streets Of Laredo.	Leslie Fenton	92 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1949	The Big Steal.	Don Siegel	71 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	The Life Of Riley.	Universal-International	2 650 ft.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Johnny Holiday.	Alcorn Productions	92 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	KILL THE UMPIRE.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	78 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	Detective Story	Paramount Pictures Corporation	1:43:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1951	Detective Story.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	103 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	A GIRL IN EVERY PORT.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	86 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	Macao.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	81 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1955	Crashout	Lewis R. Foster	89 min		B&W
1956	Battle Stations.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	9 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	The deep six.	Alan Ladd Enterprises Inc.	108 min	35mm	Color	sound
1959	The Rough and the smooth	Robert Siodmak	96 min		B&W
1962	Boys' Night Out.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Kimco Pictures Corp.	112 min	35mm	Color	sound
1963	For love or money	Michael Gordon	108 min		Color
1963	For love or money.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	8 reels	35mm	Color	sound