Highest rated as cast or director
William Bendix's 5 titles from the 1940s have a median Balasaur Score of 68, led by Lifeboat (79) and The Dark Corner (78), against 59 for those from the 1950s.
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).
Acted in 80
1960s
- 1964
Young Fury
Blacksmith
Law of the Lawless
Sheriff Ed Tanner
- 1963
For Love or Money
Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave
Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- 1962
Boys' Night Out
Slattery
- 1961
Johnny Nobody
James Ronald Mulcahy
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Ransom of Red Chief
Bill Driscoll
Idol on Parade
Sergeant Major Lush
- 1958
The Deep Six
'Frenchy' Shapiro
- 1957
- 1956
High Air
Joe Redman
Battle Stations
Buck Fitzpatrick
- 1955
Crashout
Van Morgan Duff
- 1954
Dangerous Mission
Chief Ranger Joe Parker
- 1953
General Electric Theater
George Harris · 1 episode
- 1952
A Girl in Every Port
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
- 1951
Submarine Command
CPO Boyer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
USAF Crew Chief, Bull Mitchell · 1 episode
- 1950
Gambling House
Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire
Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
1940s
- 1949
Johnny Holiday
Sgt. Walker
The Life of Riley
Chester A. Riley
- 1948
10,000 Kids and a Cop
Cop
Race Street
Barney Runson
- 1947
Where There's Life
Victor O'Brien
Variety Girl
William Bendix
The Web
Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon
Porkie Scott
I'll Be Yours
Wechsberg
- 1946
Calcutta
Pedro Blake
White Tie and Tails
Larry Lundie
The Blue Dahlia
Buzz Wanchek
- 1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!
William Bendix
- 1944
Abroad with Two Yanks
Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape
Hank Smith
- 1943
Hostages
Underground leader
China
Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister
Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball
Biff Carter
- 1942
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Tim McGuerin
Who Done It?
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
The Glass Key
Jeff
Wake Island
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm
Herman
Woman of the Year
Pinkie Peters
Brooklyn Orchid
Timothy McGuerin
- 1940
No release date
The Time Element
Peter Jenson
Wrote 1
1950s
- 1959
A Luz vem do Alto
Writer
Appearances8
1990s
- 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1957
- 1956
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
