
William Bendix
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

Wagon Train
1957

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

What's My Line?
1950

The Untouchables
1959

Burke's Law
1963

Burke's Law
1963

Lights Out
1949

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Mister Ed
1961

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

The Life Of Riley
1953

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

Riverboat
1959

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955

Greenwich Village
1944

Lifeboat
1944

The Movie Orgy
1968