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).

Filmography

• 1964Law of the Lawless — Sheriff Ed Tanner
• 1964Young Fury — Blacksmith
• Burke's Law — Fred Hopke, Harrison Weems
• 1963For Love or Money — Joe Fogel
• 1963The Young and the Brave — Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
• Vacation Playhouse
• 1962Boys' Night Out — Slattery
• 1961Johnny Nobody — James Ronald Mulcahy
• Mister Ed — Bill Parker
• Overland Trail — Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
• 1959A Luz vem do Alto — Writer
• 1959Idol on Parade — Sergeant Major Lush
• Riverboat — Vance Muldoon
• 1959The Ransom of Red Chief — Bill Driscoll
• 1959The Rough and the Smooth — Reg Barker
• The Untouchables — Wally Legenza
• 1958The Deep Six — 'Frenchy' Shapiro
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• Wagon Train — Capt. Matthew Cobb
• 1956Battle Stations — Buck Fitzpatrick
• 1956High Air — Joe Redman
• 1955Crashout — Van Morgan Duff
• Screen Director's Playhouse — Joe Redman
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Captain George Devlin
• 1954Dangerous Mission — Chief Ranger Joe Parker
• General Electric Theater — George Harris
• The Life Of Riley — Chester A. Riley
• 1952A Girl in Every Port — Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
• 1952Blackbeard, the Pirate — Ben Worley
• 1952Macao — Lawrence C. Trumble
• The Ford Television Theatre — Carl Ledbetter, Mack Pomeroy
• 1951Detective Story — Det. Lou Brody
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — USAF Crew Chief, Bull Mitchell
• 1951Submarine Command — CPO Boyer
• 1950Gambling House — Joe Farrow
• 1950Kill the Umpire — Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
• Lux Video Theatre — Window Washer, Larry Beat
• Robert Montgomery Presents — Mr. Minihan - an unlucky man
• Truth or Consequences
• 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court — Sir Sagramore
• 1949Cover Up — Larry Best
• 1949Johnny Holiday — Sgt. Walker
• Lights Out
• 1949Streets of Laredo — Wahoo Jones
• 1949The Big Steal — Capt. Vincent Blake
• 1949The Life of Riley — Chester A. Riley
• 194810,000 Kids and a Cop — Cop
• 1948Race Street — Barney Runson
• 1948The Babe Ruth Story — George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Genteman Suitor
• 1948The Time of Your Life — Nick
• 1947Blaze of Noon — Porkie Scott
• 1947I'll Be Yours — Wechsberg
• 1947The Web — Lt. Damico
• 1947Variety Girl — William Bendix
• 1947Where There's Life — Victor O'Brien
• 1946Calcutta — Pedro Blake
• 1946Sentimental Journey — Donnelly - Uncle Don
• 1946The Blue Dahlia — Buzz Wanchek
• 1946The Dark Corner — Fred Foss
• 1946Two Years Before the Mast — First Mate Amazeen
• 1946White Tie and Tails — Larry Lundie
• 1945A Bell for Adano — Sergeant Borth
• 1945Don Juan Quilligan — Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
• 1945It's in the Bag! — William Bendix
• 1944Abroad with Two Yanks — Biff Koraski
• 1944Greenwich Village — Danny O'Mara
• 1944Lifeboat — Gus Smith
• 1944Skirmish on the Home Front — Herb Miller
• 1944The Hairy Ape — Hank Smith
• 1943China — Johnny Sparrow
• 1943Guadalcanal Diary — Corp. Taxi Potts
• 1943Hostages — Underground leader
• 1943Taxi, Mister — Tim McGuerin
• 1943The Crystal Ball — Biff Carter
• 1942Brooklyn Orchid — Timothy McGuerin
• 1942Star Spangled Rhythm — Herman
• 1942The Glass Key — Jeff
• 1942The McGuerins from Brooklyn — Tim McGuerin
• 1942Wake Island — Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
• 1942Who Done It? — Detective Sgt. Brannigan
• 1942Woman of the Year — Pinkie Peters
• 1940They Drive by Night — Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
• The Time Element — Peter Jenson

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self (archive footage)
• 1968The Movie Orgy — Self (archive footage)
• The Lux Show — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self, Self - Guest
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self