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.
The Blue Dahlia
as Buzz WanchekSoon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an...
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The Glass Key
as JeffA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused...
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Lifeboat
as Gus SmithDuring World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the...
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sir SagramoreA bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 mechanic, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is...
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Woman of the Year
as Pinkie PetersRival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their...
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Detective Story
as Det. Lou BrodyTells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective...
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The Big Steal
as Capt. Vincent BlakeArmy Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a...
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The Dark Corner
as Stauffer, a.k.a. Fred FossEx-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe...
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop...
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They Drive by Night
as Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small...
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Macao
as Lawrence C. TrumbleNick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture...
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The Web
as Lt. DamicoA brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec...
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The Deep Six
as 'Frenchy' ShapiroThe conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd...
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Guadalcanal Diary
as Corp. Taxi PottsConcentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the...
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Who Done It?
as Detective Sgt. BranniganTwo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio...
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The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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For Love or Money
as Joe FogelWealthy Chloe Brasher has three beautiful daughters; Bonnie, Kate, and Jan. Chloe pays attorney...
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Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Ben WorleyHonest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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The Babe Ruth Story
as George Herman 'Babe' RuthThe baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees...
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Wake Island
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" RandallIn late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries...
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The Time of Your Life
as NickJoe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once...
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Streets of Laredo
as Wahoo JonesTexas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from...
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A Bell for Adano
as Sgt. BorthMajor Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano....
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Variety Girl
as William BendixDozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business...
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Submarine Command
as CPO BoyerSubmarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another...
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Boys' Night Out
as SlatteryFred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only...
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Race Street
as Barney RunsonA night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers,...
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White Tie and Tails
as Larry LundieWhen his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up getting...
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China
as Johnny SparrowShortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell...
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Dangerous Mission
as Chief Ranger Joe ParkerA policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after...
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Cover Up
as Larry BestInsurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small...
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Abroad with Two Yanks
as Biff KoraskiBiff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are...
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Crashout
as Van Morgan DuffConvict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten...
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Sentimental Journey
as Donnelly - Uncle DonAn actress becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon finds out that...
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The Crystal Ball
as Biff CarterA young woman pretends to be a fortune teller in order to find romance.
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Law of the Lawless
as Sheriff Ed TannerA former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil...
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Star Spangled Rhythm
as HermanPop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his...
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Calcutta
as Pedro BlakeNeale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they...
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It's in the Bag!
as William BendixThe ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.
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Idol on Parade
as Sergeant Major LushA rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
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The Hairy Ape
as Hank SmithAboard ship, a spoiled woman (Susan Hayward) insults the brutish stoker (William Bendix) while...
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Brooklyn Orchid
as Timothy McGuerinTwo taxi-fleet operators rescue a girl and she follows them to a mountain resort.
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Two Years Before the Mast
as First Mate AmazeenIn 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is...
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Kill the Umpire
as Bill 'Two Call' JohnsonEx-baseball player Bill Johnson, failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over,...
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I'll Be Yours
as WechsbergA small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
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The Life of Riley
as Chester A. RileyInspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy...
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Johnny Nobody
as James Ronald MulcahyWhen the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the...
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Greenwich Village
as Danny O'MaraIn 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
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Battle Stations
as Buck FitzpatrickThe crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.
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Gambling House
as Joe FarrowA gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
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The Ransom of Red Chief
as Bill DriscollBased upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a...
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Where There's Life
as Victor O'BrienIn a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the...
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Hostages
as Underground leaderAfter the mysterious disappearance of a German soldier from a Prague cafe, the staff and...
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Young Fury
as BlacksmithA group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff...
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Johnny Holiday
as Sgt. WalkerA guard (William Bendix) befriends a wayward youth (Allen Martin Jr.) sent to the Indiana Boys...
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A Girl in Every Port
as Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' DunnovanAfter two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the...
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The Rough and the Smooth
as Reg BarkerYoung blonde woman seems to destroy everyone she comes in contact with.
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The Young and the Brave
as Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make...
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Taxi, Mister
as Tim McGuerinThe owner (William Bendix) of a cab company tries to foil a racketeer.
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Blaze of Noon
as Porkie ScottIn this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their...
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Don Juan Quilligan
as Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' QuilliganWhen a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he...
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The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Tim McGuerinTim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett operates a big taxi-fleet company together and because of a...
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Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mr. Minihan - an unlucky manRobert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...
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Burke's Law
as Fred HopkeBurke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...
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Burke's Law
as Harrison WeemsBurke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...
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Wagon Train
as Capt. Matthew CobbThe series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...
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The Untouchables
as Wally LegenzaSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as Genteman SuitorThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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Riverboat
as Vance MuldoonRiverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Mister Ed
as Bill ParkerWilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as uncreditedWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Captain George DevlinThe 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as Joe RedmanPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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The Ford Television Theatre
as Carl LedbetterThis show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to...
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Lights Out
as uncreditedLights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...
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The Life Of Riley
as Chester A. RileyRiley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully...
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Overland Trail
as Frederick Thomas 'Fred' KellyOverland Trail was a short lived television western about the adventures of an earthy stage...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as USAF Crew ChiefSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bull MitchellSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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General Electric Theater
as George HarrisGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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