William Bendix Net Worth

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William Bendix Net Worth


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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 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 (1942). 
Net Worth$1.4 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 14, 1906
Died1964-12-14
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Height5' 10½" (1.79 m)
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack, Writer
SpouseTheresa Stefanotti
ChildrenLorraine Bendix, Stephanie Bendix
NicknamesWilliam Bendix, Bendix, William
Star SignCapricorn
#Quote
1Films take tremendous pressure off--you can always reshoot a scene. But on the stage you can work with a part, build it from performance to performance.
2I've had a long, varied, pleasant, eventful career. I don't hate anybody and I don't have any bitter thoughts. I started out without any advantages, but I've been lucky and successful and I've had fun.
3Save a buck or two and keep on acting--that's all there is to it.
#Fact
1Father: Oscar Bendix; Mother: Hilda Carnell.
2Was a staunch conservative Republican.
3Was a Boy Scout.
4In the summer of 1961 the residents of Aurora East, OH, voted to name the town park after their favorite television performer--William Bendix. He made a personal appearance to dedicate "William Bendix Park".
5He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1638 Vine St. and for Television at 6251 Hollywood Blvd.
6Portraying Chester Riley on the popular "The Life of Riley" radio program from 1944-52, Bendix was initially prevented from recreating his role for TV due to contractual restrictions. Jackie Gleason played the role when the program first aired, but Bendix subsequently took over the part after the show failed to get decent ratings. Gleason's role as Riley lasted one season (The Life of Riley (1949)). Bendix, who starred in the rarely aired big-screen version The Life of Riley (1949), would finally assume the TV role on NBC's The Life of Riley (1953) four years later. The show became a huge success and ran another five seasons. In a similar turn, Bendix replaced Gleason in the Broadway musical "Take Me Along" in 1960.
7Attracted the attention of producer Cheryl Walker in the late 1930s and appeared in six of her productions at the Theatre Guild.
8Once a member of the Henry Street Players on New York's Lower East side.
9As a child he played the son of actress Lillian Walker in a silent film in 1911 (age 5).
10Claims Babe Ruth had an affinity for hot dogs and young Bendix often was called upon to fetch them for him.
11Graduated from Public School 5 in the Bronx and attended Townsend Harris High School for a brief spell.
12His father was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a musician who performed in local New York bands. Another relative, Max Bendix, was a violinist who once conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
13Chester A. Riley, Bendix's character on The Life of Riley (1953), was ranked #30 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
14Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 41-42. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
15Screen, stage, radio, and television actor.
16In 1922, when he was 15, Bendix was a bat boy for the New York Yankees, and became a favorite of Babe Ruth, who entrusted Bendix with various personal errands. Years later, in 1948, Bendix played Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story (1948).
17Interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California, USA.
18Was a descendant of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. This was revealed on the TV show This Is Your Life (1952); host Ralph Edwards awarded Bendix with a framed document signed by Mendelssohn.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Phony American1961Sergeant Harrigan, USAF
General Electric Theater1961TV SeriesGeorge Harris
Johnny Nobody1961James Ronald Mulcahy
Mister Ed1961TV SeriesBill Parker
Overland Trail1960TV SeriesFred Kelly
The Untouchables1959TV SeriesWally Legenza
Portrait of a Sinner1959Reg Barker
Riverboat1959TV SeriesVance Muldoon
The Ransom of Red Chief1959TV MovieBill Driscoll
TV de Vanguarda1959TV Series
Idol on Parade1959Sgt. Lush
Schlitz Playhouse1956-1959TV SeriesBull Mitchell / USAF Crew Chief
Playhouse 901959TV SeriesWales
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958TV SeriesPeter Jenson
Wagon Train1958TV SeriesCapt. Matthew Cobb
Decision1958TV SeriesJoe Redman
The Life of Riley1953-1958TV SeriesChester A. Riley
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1958TV SeriesCaptain Bill Ryan
The Deep Six1958'Frenchy' Shapiro
The 20th Century-Fox Hour1957TV SeriesCaptain George Devlin
Robert Montgomery Presents1956TV Series
Screen Directors Playhouse1956TV SeriesJoe Redman
The Ford Television Theatre1954-1956TV SeriesMack Pomeroy / Carl Ledbetter
Goodyear Playhouse1956TV SeriesTom Douglas
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse1956TV Series
Battle Stations1956Buck Fitzpatrick
Lux Video Theatre1954-1955TV SeriesLarry Beat
Crashout1955Van Morgan Duff
Fireside Theatre1955TV SeriesEdward Carney / Sergeant Sullivan
Dangerous Mission1954Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Blackbeard, the Pirate1952Ben Worley
Hollywood Opening Night1952TV Series
Lights Out1952TV Series
Macao1952Lawrence C. Trumble
A Girl in Every Port1952Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
All Star Revue1952TV SeriesGuest Actor
Submarine Command1951CPO Boyer
Detective Story1951Det. Lou Brody
Gambling House1950Joe Farrow
Kill the Umpire1950Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
Johnny Holiday1949Sgt. Walker
The Big Steal1949Capt. Vincent Blake
Streets of Laredo1949Reuben 'Wahoo' Jones
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949Sir Sagramore
The Life of Riley1949Chester A. Riley
Cover Up1949Sheriff Larry Best
10,000 Kids and a Cop1948Short documentaryNeighborhood Policeman
Race Street1948Lt. Barney Runson
The Babe Ruth Story1948George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
The Time of Your Life1948Nick (Saloon Owner Who Loves Horses)
Where There's Life1947Victor O'Brien
The Web1947Lt. Damico
Blaze of Noon1947Porkie Scott
Calcutta1947Pedro Blake
I'll Be Yours1947Wechsberg
White Tie and Tails1946Larry Lundie
The Dark Corner1946Stauffer aka Fred Foss
The Blue Dahlia1946Buzz Wanchek
Two Years Before the Mast1946First Mate Amazeen
Sentimental Journey1946Donnelly - Uncle Don
Duffy's Tavern1945William Bendix
A Bell for Adano1945Sgt. Borth
Don Juan Quilligan1945Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
It's in the Bag!1945William Bendix
Greenwich Village1944Danny O'Mara
Abroad with Two Yanks1944Biff Koraski
The Hairy Ape1944Hank Smith
Skirmish on the Home Front1944ShortHerb Miller
Lifeboat1944Gus Smith
Guadalcanal Diary1943Corp. Taxi Potts
Hostages1943Underground Leader
China1943Johnny Sparrow
Taxi, Mister1943Tim McGuerin
The Crystal Ball1943Biff Carter
Two Mugs from Brooklyn1942Timothy 'Tim' McGuerin
Who Done It?1942Detective Brannigan
The Glass Key1942Jeff
Wake Island1942Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall
Star Spangled Rhythm1942Herman the Husband in Bob Hope Skit
Woman of the Year1942'Pinkie' Peters
Brooklyn Orchid1942Timothy 'Tim' McGuerin
They Drive by Night1940Truck Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited)
Young Fury1964Blacksmith, Joe
Burke's Law1963-1964TV SeriesHarrison Weems / Fred Hopke
Law of the Lawless1964Sheriff Ed Tanner
Rockabye the Infantry1963TV ShortSergeant Mahoney
For Love or Money1963Joe Fogel
The Young and the Brave1963Sgt. Peter L. Kane (Escaped POW)
The Dick Powell Theatre1962-1963TV SeriesGeorge Lane / Guts Finney
Boys' Night Out1962Slattery
Follow the Sun1962TV SeriesSergeant Major Kolchak

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1959TV Series performer - 1 episode
A Girl in Every Port1952performer: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" - uncredited
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1949performer: "BUSY DOING NOTHING"
The Babe Ruth Story1948performer: "Singin' in the Rain" - uncredited
The Time of Your Life1948"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" 1912, uncredited
Greenwich Village1944performer: "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" - uncredited
Lifeboat1944performer: "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" 1942 - uncredited

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
A Luz Vem do Alto1959novel "The Light Comes From Heaven"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Mike Douglas Show1963TV SeriesHimself - Actor
Talent Scouts1963TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963TV SeriesHimself
Password All-Stars1962TV SeriesHimself - Celebrity Contestant
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHimself - Actor / Himself
The Linkletter Show1961TV SeriesHimself
I've Got a Secret1956-1961TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1960TV SeriesHimself
What's My Line?1954-1960TV SeriesHimself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1957-1959TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1958-1959TV SeriesHimself - Actor / Singer
Time to Remember1959TV SeriesNarrator
The Garry Moore Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1952-1958TV SeriesHimself
The Eddie Fisher Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Lux Show1957TV SeriesHimself
The NBC Comedy Hour1956TV SeriesHimself - Comic Actor
This Is Your Life1955TV SeriesHimself - Guest of Honor
The Colgate Comedy Hour1954TV SeriesHimself - Actor
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954TV ShortHimself
Chesterfield Sound Off Time1951TV SeriesHimself
The Kate Smith Evening Hour1951TV SeriesHimself
The New Truth and Consequences1951TV SeriesHimself
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter1950TV SeriesHimself
Variety Girl1947Himself
KTLA Premiere1947TV MovieHimself
Rough But Hopeful1946ShortHimself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 8 February 1960. At 6251 Hollywood Blvd.
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameRadioOn 8 February 1960. At 1638 Vine Street.

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1943OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleWake Island (1942)

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