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US-amerikanischer Schauspieler

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William Bendix was an American comedian, film actor, television actor, and screenwriter. Born in New York City in 1906, he began his work period in 1936. He was a member of the Republican Party and wrote in the English language. His notable works include The Life of Riley and The Life of Riley [Volume Three]. He is also recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Bendix died in Los Angeles on December 14, 1964, from pneumonia. His manner of death was natural causes. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • The Life of Riley
  • The Life of Riley [Volume Three] (Volume 3)

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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known for

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self (archive footage)1991
  • The Movie Orgy — Self (archive footage)1968
  • Young Fury — Blacksmith1964
  • Law of the Lawless — Sheriff Ed Tanner1964
  • For Love or Money — Joe Fogel1963
  • The Young and the Brave — Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)1963
  • Burke's Law — Fred Hopke1963
  • Vacation Playhouse1963
  • Burke's Law — Harrison Weems1963
  • Boys' Night Out — Slattery1962

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1906
Active to
1964

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
56
Total plays
217

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,950x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,827x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,551x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,946x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,681x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
Western
Image
William Bendix 1960.JPG
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Commons category
William Bendix
date of birth
1906-01-14
date of death
1964-12-14
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1936-00-00
writing language
English language
name in native language
William Bendix
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Article · Deutsch

William Bendix (* 14. Januar 1906 in New York City; † 14. Dezember 1964 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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