William Bendix

Born:January 14, 1906

Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA

Died:December 14, 1964

Known For:Acting

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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Filmography

Acting

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Lifeboat

Gus Smith

1944

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

2004

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