William Bendix
Actor, Film actor
1906 – 1964
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Who was William Bendix?
William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered in movies for the title role in The Babe Ruth Story. He also memorably portrayed the clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in radio and television's The Life of Riley. He received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Wake Island.
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- Born
- Jan 14, 1906
Manhattan - Also known as
- Bill
- Parents
- Spouses
- Theresa Stefanotti
(1927/10/22 - 1964/12/14)
- Theresa Stefanotti
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Died
- Dec 14, 1964
Los Angeles - Resting place
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013