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- Category: Television
- Star rank: 871
- Address:
6269 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101750, -118.326057
William Bendix
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Biography
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).
Fact file
- Born: January 14, 1906 New York City, New York, United States
- Died: December 14, 1964 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation: Film, radio, television actor
- Years active: 1936–64
- Spouse: Theresa Stefanotti (1927–64) (his death)
Read more about William Bendix at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Argyle and Vine
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