William Bendix
William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A. Riley, the earnest and clumsy aircraft plant worker, in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley. Additionally, he portrayed baseball legend Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Bendix frequently co-starred with Alan Ladd, appearing in ten films together; both actors died in 1964.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
actor
2004
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
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1991
Young Fury
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1964
Law of the Lawless
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1964
For Love or Money
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1963
Boys' Night Out
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1962
Johnny Nobody
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1961
The Deep Six
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1958
Battle Stations
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1956
Crashout
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1955
Dangerous Mission
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1954
Blackbeard, the Pirate
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1952
Macao
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1952
Submarine Command
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1951
Detective Story
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1951
Gambling House
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1950
The Big Steal
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1949
Streets of Laredo
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1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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1949
Cover Up
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1949
Race Street
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1948
The Time of Your Life
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1948
The Web
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1947
Blaze of Noon
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1947
Calcutta
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1946
The Blue Dahlia
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1946
The Dark Corner
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1946
Sentimental Journey
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1946
It's in the Bag!
actor
1945
Greenwich Village
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1944
Lifeboat
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1944
Guadalcanal Diary
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1943
China
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1943
The Glass Key
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1942
Wake Island
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1942
Woman of the Year
actor
1942
They Drive by Night
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1940