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Burly supporting player with a broken nose and a raucous charm, sometimes as brutal killers but more often seen as a likable tough guy. A former minor league baseball player, Bendix landed one of his few leading roles in "The Babe Ruth Story" (1948). He was also memorable as Chester A. Riley in the radio and TV series, as well as the 1948 film version of, "The Life of Riley".
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Filmography

For Love or Money - ( Joe Fogel / 1963 / Released / Universal )
Boys' Night Out - ( Slattery / 1962 / Released / )
The Deep Six - ( Frenchy Shapiro / 1957 / Released / )
Crashout - ( Van Duff / 1955 / Released / )
Dangerous Mission - ( Joe Parker / 1954 / Released / RKO Pictures Distribution )
Detective Story - ( Lou Brody / 1951 / Released / )
The Big Steal - ( Captain Vincent Blake / 1949 / Released / )
The Web - ( / 1947 / Released / Universal )
Variety Girl - ( / 1947 / Released / )
Where There's Life - ( / 1947 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
The Blue Dahlia - ( Buzz Wanchek / 1946 / Released / )
Lifeboat - ( / 1944 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
China - ( / 1943 / Released / )
Guadalcanal Diary - ( / 1943 / Released / )
Star Spangled Rhythm - ( / 1942 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
Woman of the Year - ( "Pinkie" Peters / 1942 / Released / )

TV Credits
Last of the Private Eyes ( 1963 / Released ): Actor
The Dick Powell Show ( 1961 / Released ): Actor
The Time Element ( 1958 / Released ): Actor
Playhouse 90 ( 1956 / Released ): Actor
Hollywood Opening Night ( 1951 / Released ): Actor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1951 / Released ): Actor

Full Biography (Back to top)


Burly supporting player with a broken nose and a raucous charm, sometimes as brutal killers but more often seen as a likable tough guy. A former minor league baseball player, Bendix landed one of his few leading roles in "The Babe Ruth Story" (1948). He was also memorable as Chester A. Riley in the radio and TV series, as well as the 1948 film version of, "The Life of Riley".

Profession(s):
Actor, baseball player, grocer
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Max Bendix
Milestones (Back to top)

1942 Hollywood debut in "The Brooklyn Orchid"
1939 Broadway debut in "The Time of Your Life"
First film appearance in a Vitagraph production aged 5
Became member of New York Theater Guild

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