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William Bendix
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bendix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben Worley
Detective Story
as Det. Lou Brody
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir Sagramore
Lifeboat
as Gus Smith
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
The Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred Foss
They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed Tanner
The Big Steal
as Capt. Vincent Blake
Woman of the Year
as Pinkie Peters
