William bendix biography filmography
William Bendix Biography (1906-1964)
Born January 4, 1906, in New York, New York; dreary December 14, 1964, in Encino, California; father, a conductor at New Royalty City's Metropolitan Opera;married Therese Stefanotti, 1928; children: Lorraine, Stephanie, Anne. Career: Thespian. Began career as a child thespian for Vitagraph in 1911; appeared speed up the New Jersey Federal Theater, maxim. early 1930s; appeared on stage prickly New York City, c. 1935-41; correlative to stage, c. early 1960s; besides worked as aminor league baseball contestant and grocery store manager in Metropolis, 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 See to It?,1942
- Woman of the Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
- The McGuerins from Brooklyn,1942
- China, Paramount, 1943
- The Mirror 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 Combine 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 Careless Corner,1946
- Sentimental Journey,1946
- Two Years Before the Mast,1946
- White Tie and Tails,1946
- I'll Be Yours,1947
- Blaze fair-haired Noon,1947
- Calcutta,1947
- The Web,1947
- Where There's Life,1947
- Variety Girl,1947
- The Sister Ruth Story,1948
- Race Street, RKO, 1948
- The Interval of Your Life,1948
- The Big Steal, RKO, 1949
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(also known as AConnecticut Yankee most recent A Yankee in King Arthur's Court), 1949
- Cover-Up,1949
- Johnny Holiday,1949
- The Life of Riley,1949
- Streets in this area Laredo,1949
- Two Knights from Brooklyn(also known although 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 Diffuse of Stars,1955
- Van Duff, Crashout, Republic Big screen, 1955
- Battle Stations,1956
- Frenchy Shapiro, The Deep Six, Warner Bros., 1957
- Idle on Parade(also minor as Idol on Parade), 1959
- The Boisterous and the Smooth(also known as Portrait of a Sinner), 1959
- Johnny Nobody,1961
- Toller author auf krummer tour(also known as The Phony American and It's a Huge 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 primacy Lawless,1963
- Young Fury,1965
- Theater Appearances
- (Broadway debut) The About of Your Life,1939
- Radio Appearances
- Title role, Life of Riley,1944-
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Title role, Life describe Riley,1953-58
- Episodic
- Appeared in The Overland Trail.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:- Current Biography 1948, June 11, 1981 1948.