William Bendix
Born January 14, 1906 (Age: 120)
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New York City, New York, USA
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).
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
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Young Fury
1964
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as Blacksmith
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Age: 58
Law of the Lawless
1964
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as Sheriff Ed Tanner
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Age: 58
For Love or Money
1963
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as Joe Fogel
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Age: 57
The Young and the Brave
1963
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as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
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Age: 57
Boys' Night Out
1962
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as Slattery
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Age: 56
Johnny Nobody
1961
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as James Ronald Mulcahy
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Age: 55
The Rough and the Smooth
1959
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as Reg Barker
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Age: 53
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959
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as Bill Driscoll
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Age: 53
Idol on Parade
1959
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as Sergeant Major Lush
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Age: 53
The Deep Six
1958
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as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
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Age: 52
No Image
High Air
1956
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as Joe Redman
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Age: 50
Battle Stations
1956
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as Buck Fitzpatrick
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Age: 50
Crashout
1955
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as Van Morgan Duff
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Age: 49
Dangerous Mission
1954
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as Chief Ranger Joe Parker
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Age: 48
Gambling House
1950
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as Joe Farrow
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Age: 44
Kill the Umpire
1950
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as Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
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Age: 44
A Bell for Adano
1945
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as Sgt. Borth
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Age: 39
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
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as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
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Age: 39
It's in the Bag!
1945
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as William Bendix
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Age: 39
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
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as Tim McGuerin
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Age: 36
Who Done It?
1942
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as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
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Age: 36
The Glass Key
1942
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as Jeff
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Age: 36
Wake Island
1942
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as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
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Age: 36
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Herman
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Age: 36
Woman of the Year
1942
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as Pinkie Peters
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Age: 36
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
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as Timothy McGuerin
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Age: 36