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,.*