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William Bendix

Born 1906-01-14

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).

Known for

Lifeboat 1944 · 7.6 The Blue Dahlia 1946 · 7.1 Detective Story 1951 · 7.5 They Drive by Night 1940 · 7.2 The Glass Key 1942 · 7.0 The Dark Corner 1946 · 7.1 Macao 1952 · 6.6 Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004 · 7.8 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 · 6.5 The Web 1947 · 7.1 Cover Up 1949 · 6.6 Streets of Laredo 1949 · 6.6 Submarine Command 1951 · 6.2 Crashout 1955 · 7.0 Sentimental Journey 1946 · 6.3 Johnny Nobody 1961 · 6.3 Idol on Parade 1959 · 5.6