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- The Life of Riley
- The Life of Riley [Volume Three] (Volume 3)
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Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known for
- Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self (archive footage)1991
- The Movie Orgy — Self (archive footage)1968
- Young Fury — Blacksmith1964
- Law of the Lawless — Sheriff Ed Tanner1964
- For Love or Money — Joe Fogel1963
- The Young and the Brave — Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)1963
- Burke's Law — Fred Hopke1963
- Vacation Playhouse1963
Article · Italiano
William Bendix (New York, 14 gennaio 1906 – Los Angeles, 14 dicembre 1964) è stato un attore statunitense.
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