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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William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television character actor celebrated for his rugged blue-collar screen persona during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
He is best known for memorable supporting performances in classic crime dramas and war films such as Lifeboat, The Blue Dahlia, and Detective Story.
His notable film credits include Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, The Glass Key, and Wake Island, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Explore his full filmography on Mood.
