William Bendix
b.1/04/1906 New York, NY
d.12/04/1964
Father was violinist and conductor for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York William overlooks music and pursues a career in sports as a minor league baseball player In off season he enrolls in New York Theatre Guild in the late 1930s Leading roles on Broadway 1940s Leading roles on radio dramas including award winning comedy “The Life of Riley” Academy Award nominated Best Actor “Wake Island” 1942 First cinematic movie “Brooklyn Orchid” 1942
Filmography:
Brooklyn Orchid, Wake Island, Guadalcanal Diaries, China Hostages, The Hairy Ape, Abroad with Two Yanks, Sentimental Journey, The Blue Dahlia, Calcutta, The Time of Your Life, The Babe Ruth Story, The Life of Riley, The Streets of Laredo, Submarine Command, A Girl in Every Port, Macao, Crashout, The Deep Six, Boys Night Out, For Love and Money, Young Fury