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William Bendix

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William Bendix

Jan 14, 1906 – Dec 14, 196493 titles 67 movies · 26 TV
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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).

Also known as

Уильям Бендикс · ویلیام بندیکس

Born

Jan 14, 1906 – Dec 14, 1964

New York City, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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1940 1 title(s)

1942 7 title(s)

1943 5 title(s)

1944 5 title(s)

1945 3 title(s)

1946 6 title(s)

1947 5 title(s)

1948 6 title(s)

1949 7 title(s)

1950 7 title(s)

1951 3 title(s)

1952 4 title(s)

1953 2 title(s)

1954 1 title(s)

1955 3 title(s)

1956 4 title(s)

1957 3 title(s)

1958 2 title(s)

1959 6 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1961 2 title(s)

1962 1 title(s)

1963 4 title(s)

1964 2 title(s)

1968 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)