
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).

Wagon Train
TV • 1957

Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950

What's My Line?
TV • 1950

What's My Line?
TV • 1950

The Untouchables
TV • 1959

Burke's Law
TV • 1963

Burke's Law
TV • 1963

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948

The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956

The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950

The Blue Dahlia
MOVIE • 1946

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955

The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952

The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV • 1958