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William Bendix

1906 - 1964

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William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bendix is also remembered for playing Chester A. Riley, the earnest and clumsy aircraft plant worker, in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley. Additionally, he portrayed baseball legend Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). William Bendix is the 8,320th most popular actor (down from 8,314th in 2024), the 12,767th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,288th in 2019) and the 3,871st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William Bendix ranks 8,320 out of 13,578. Before him are Sarita Choudhury, Mike Hagerty, Dorothy Abbott, Bang Min-ah, Benjamin Walker, and Essie Davis. After him are Brian Kerwin, Nimmi, Holmes Herbert, Jamie Chung, Wu Jing, and Binnie Barnes.

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Among people born in 1906, William Bendix ranks 425. Before him are Mississippi Fred McDowell, William Empson, Olive Borden, Juan Argote, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Mauri Rose. After him are Oscar Levant, S. I. Hayakawa, Hiram Fong, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Abraham Beame, and Catherine Cookson. Among people deceased in 1964, William Bendix ranks 213. Before him are Roscoe Pound, Joe Gaetjens, Gracie Allen, Hedwig Kohn, Art Ross, and Taffy Abel. After him are Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Timmy Mayer, Eddie Sachs, Mehboob Khan, and H. Beam Piper.

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Among people born in United States, William Bendix ranks 12,771 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Abbott (1920), James Seddon (1815), Connie Hawkins (1942), Benjamin Walker (1982), George Karl (1951), and Jane Barkman (1951). After him are Zona Gale (1874), Brian Kerwin (1949), Joan Benoit (1957), Charles Bulfinch (1763), Jamie Chung (1983), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959).

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Among actors born in United States, William Bendix ranks 3,871. Before him are William Boyd (1895), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), and Benjamin Walker (1982). After him are Brian Kerwin (1949), Jamie Chung (1983), Jake Lloyd (1989), Jake Thomas (1990), Nan Martin (1927), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970), Natalie Zea (1975), and Lisa Zane (1961).

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