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William Bendix Biography (1906-1964)

Born January 4, 1906, in New York, New York; died December 14, 1964, in Encino, California; father, a conductor at New York City's Metropolitan Opera;married Therese Stefanotti, 1928; children: Lorraine, Stephanie, Anne. Career: Actor. Began career as a child actor for Vitagraph in 1911; appeared with the New Jersey Federal Theater, c. early 1930s; appeared on stage in New York City, c. 1935-41; returned to stage, c. early 1960s; also worked as aminor league baseball player and grocery store manager in Newark, NJ, c. 1920s-30s.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

January 4, 1906

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

December 14, 1964

Encino, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Brooklyn Orchid,1942
• The Glass Key, Paramount, 1942
• Star Spangled Rhythm,1942
• Wake Island,1942
• Who Done It?,1942
• Woman of the Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• The McGuerins from Brooklyn,1942
• China, Paramount, 1943
• The Crystal Ball,1943
• Guadacanal Diary,1943
• Hostages,1943
• Taxi, Mister,1943
• Lifeboat,1944
• Greenwich Village,1944
• The Hairy Ape,1944
• Skirmish on the Home Front,1944
• Abroad with Two Yanks,1944
• A Bell for Adano,1945
• Don Juan Quilligan,1945
• It's in the Bag(also known as The Fifth Chair), 1945
• The Blue Dahlia,1946
• The Dark Corner,1946
• Sentimental Journey,1946
• Two Years Before the Mast,1946
• White Tie and Tails,1946
• I'll Be Yours,1947
• Blaze of Noon,1947
• Calcutta,1947
• The Web,1947
• Where There's Life,1947
• Variety Girl,1947
• The Babe Ruth Story,1948
• Race Street, RKO, 1948
• The Time of Your Life,1948
• The Big Steal, RKO, 1949
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(also known as AConnecticut Yankee and A Yankee in King Arthur's Court), 1949
• Cover-Up,1949
• Johnny Holiday,1949
• The Life of Riley,1949
• Streets of Laredo,1949
• Two Knights from Brooklyn(also known as Two Mugs from Brooklyn), 1949
• Gambling House,1950
• Kill the Umpire,1950
• Detective Story,1951
• Submarine Command,1951
• Blackbeard the Pirate,1952
• A Girl in Every Port,1952
• Macao,1952
• Joe Parker, Dangerous Mission, RKO Radio Pictures, 1954
• Hollywood Shower of Stars,1955
• Van Duff, Crashout, Republic Pictures, 1955
• Battle Stations,1956
• Frenchy Shapiro, The Deep Six, Warner Bros., 1957
• Idle on Parade(also known as Idol on Parade), 1959
• The Rough and the Smooth(also known as Portrait of a Sinner), 1959
• Johnny Nobody,1961
• Toller hecht auf krummer tour(also known as The Phony American and It's a Great Life), 1962
• Slatterly, Boys' Night Out, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Cash on the Barrel Head,1962
• Joe Fogel, For Love or Money, Universal, 1963
• The Young and the Brave,1963
• Law of the Lawless,1963
• Young Fury,1965
• Theater Appearances
• (Broadway debut) The Time of Your Life,1939
• Radio Appearances
• Title role, Life of Riley,1944-
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Title role, Life of Riley,1953-58
• Episodic
• Appeared in The Overland Trail.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Current Biography 1948, June 11, 1981 1948.

Periodicals:

• Cine Revue,.*