William Bendix

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).
Cast

The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)

Detective Story
Det. Lou Brody

Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters

The Dark Corner
Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss

Macao
Lawrence C. Trumble

Calcutta
Pedro Blake

Crashout
Van Morgan Duff

Lifeboat
Gus Smith

Boys' Night Out
Slattery

The Web
Lt. Damico

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Sagramore

The Babe Ruth Story
George Herman 'Babe' Ruth

Guadalcanal Diary
Corp. Taxi Potts

Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Cover Up
Larry Best

The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek

Gambling House
Joe Farrow

Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien

The Glass Key
Jeff

Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan

The Big Steal
Capt. Vincent Blake

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Race Street
Barney Runson

A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan

The Time of Your Life
Nick

Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin

The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro

Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Ben Worley

I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg

White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie

Submarine Command
CPO Boyer

Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker

Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson

The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith

Variety Girl
William Bendix

Streets of Laredo
Wahoo Jones

A Bell for Adano
Sgt. Borth

China
Johnny Sparrow

Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin

Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker

Young Fury
Blacksmith

Greenwich Village
Danny O'Mara

The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter

Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski

Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner

Hostages
Underground leader

The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley

Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan

Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott

For Love or Money
Joe Fogel

Sentimental Journey
Donnelly - Uncle Don

The Rough and the Smooth
Reg Barker

Two Years Before the Mast
First Mate Amazeen

Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush

Skirmish on the Home Front
Herb Miller

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)

It's in the Bag!
William Bendix

The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)

Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick

10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop

They Drive by Night
Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)

Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy

The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
High Air
Joe Redman

The Time Element
Peter Jenson
