William Bendix

William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in Wake Island, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also portrayed the clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley, and baseball player Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Bendix was a frequent co-star of Alan Ladd, the two appearing in ten films together; both actors coincidentally died in 1964.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 14, 1906 (New York City), Died December 14, 1964 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Decca	L 4746		12/27/1947	Busy doing nothing	Bing Crosby		speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bendix, William," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/303820.

Bendix, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/303820.

"Bendix, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.