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William Bendix
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).
Top Filmography
7.4
Lifeboat
1944 // MOVIE
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946 // MOVIE
6.9
Woman of the Year
1942 // MOVIE
7.0
Detective Story
1951 // MOVIE
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940 // MOVIE
6.6
The Glass Key
1942 // MOVIE
7.8
The Untouchables
1959 // TV
6.6
The Big Steal
1949 // MOVIE
6.6
The Dark Corner
1946 // MOVIE
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 // MOVIE
6.8
Mister Ed
1961 // TV
7.1
The Web
1947 // MOVIE
5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 // MOVIE
6.2
Macao
1952 // MOVIE
6.9
Who Done It?
1942 // MOVIE