Overview
Mini Biography:
Popular American character actor whose burly physique and New York speech...
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Trivia:
Portraying Chester Riley on the popular "The Life of Riley" radio program...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
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Filmography
- Young Fury (1965) .... Blacksmith Joe
- "Burke's Law" .... Fred Hopke / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) TV episode .... Harrison Weems
- Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) TV episode .... Fred Hopke - Law of the Lawless (1964) .... Sheriff Ed Tanner
... aka Invitation to a Hanging - The Young and the Brave (1963) .... Sgt. Peter L. Kane (escaped POW)
- For Love or Money (1963) .... Joe Fogel
... aka The Three-Way Match
... aka Three on a Match - "The Dick Powell Show" .... George Lane / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
- Last of the Private Eyes (1963) TV episode .... George Lane
- 330 Independence S.W. (1962) TV episode .... Guts Finney - Rockabye the Infantry (1963) (TV) .... Sergeant Mahoney
- Boys' Night Out (1962) .... Slattery
- "Follow the Sun" .... Sergeant Kolchak (1 episode, 1962)
- Sergeant Kolchak Fades Away (1962) TV episode .... Sergeant Kolchak - Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour (1961) .... Sergeant Harrigan, USAF
... aka It's a Great Life (UK)
... aka The Phony American (USA) - "General Electric Theater" .... George Harris (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- We're Holding Your Son (1961) TV episode .... George Harris - Johnny Nobody (1961) .... James Ronald Mulcahy
- "Mister Ed" .... Bill Parker (1 episode, 1961)
- Pine Lake Lodge (1961) TV episode .... Bill Parker - "Overland Trail" .... Frederick 'Fred' Kelly / ... (5 episodes, 1960)
... aka "Overland Stage"
- The Reckoning (1960) TV episode .... Fred Thomas
- Sour Annie (1960) TV episode .... Frederick 'Fred' Kelly
- Mission into Mexico (1960) TV episode .... Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
- Vigilantes of Montana (1960) TV episode .... Frederick 'Fred' Kelly
- West of Boston (1960) TV episode .... Frederick 'Fred' Kelly
- "The Untouchables" .... Wally Legenza (1 episode, 1959)
- The Tri-State Gang (1959) TV episode .... Wally Legenza - "Riverboat" .... Vance Muldoon (1 episode, 1959)
- The Barrier (1959) TV episode .... Vance Muldoon - The Ransom of Red Chief (1959) (TV) .... Bill Driscoll
- Idol on Parade (1959) .... Sgt. Lush
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Bull Mitchell (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- Ivy League (1959) TV episode .... Bull Mitchell
- The Mechanical Cook (1956) TV episode - "Playhouse 90" .... Wales (1 episode, 1959)
- A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) TV episode .... Wales - The Rough and the Smooth (1959) .... Reg Barker
... aka Portrait of a Sinner (USA) - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Peter Jenson (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
- The Time Element (1958) TV episode .... Peter Jenson - "Wagon Train" .... Capt. Cobb (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- Around the Horn (1958) TV episode .... Capt. Cobb - "The Life of Riley" .... Chester A. Riley (217 episodes, 1953-1958)
- Here Comes Constance (1958) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Help for Honeybee (1958) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Live Modern (1958) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Dudley Comes to Town (1958) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Annie's Radio Romance (1958) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
(212 more) - "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Captain Bill Ryan (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
- Prime Suspect (1958) TV episode .... Captain Bill Ryan - The Deep Six (1958) .... 'Frenchy' Shapiro
- "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Captain George Devlin (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
- Threat to a Happy Ending (1957) TV episode .... Captain George Devlin - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
- The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan (1956) TV episode - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Joe Redman (1 episode, 1956)
- High Air (1956) TV episode .... Joe Redman - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Carl Ledbetter / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
- A Past Remembered (1956) TV episode .... Mack Pomeroy
- Segment (1954) TV episode .... Carl Ledbetter - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- Footlight Frenzy (1956) TV episode - Battle Stations (1956) .... Buck Fitzpatrick
- "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
- Kyria Katina (1956) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Larry Beat (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- Cover-Up (1955) TV episode .... Larry Beat
- The Outside Witness (1954) TV episode - Crashout (1955) .... Van Morgan Duff
- "Fireside Theatre" .... Edward Carney / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
- Mr. Onion (1955) TV episode .... Edward Carney
- Sergeant Sullivan Speaking (1955) TV episode .... Sergeant Sullivan - Dangerous Mission (1954) .... Chief Ranger Joe Parker
... aka Rangers of the North (USA) - Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) .... Ben Worley
... aka Blackbeard the Pirate (USA: promotional title) - "Hollywood Opening Night" (1 episode, 1952)
- Terrible Tempered Tolliver (1952) TV episode - "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Hollow Man (1952) TV episode - Macao (1952) .... Lawrence C. Trumble
- A Girl in Every Port (1952) .... Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
- Submarine Command (1951) .... CPO Boyer
... aka The Submarine Story (USA) - Detective Story (1951) .... Det. Lou Brody
... aka The Detective Story (Australia: TV title) - Gambling House (1950) .... Joe Farrow
- Kill the Umpire (1950) .... Bill 'Two Call' Johnson
- Johnny Holiday (1949) .... Sgt. Walker
... aka Boys' Prison (USA: reissue title) - The Big Steal (1949) .... Capt. Vincent Blake
- Streets of Laredo (1949) .... Reuben 'Wahoo' Jones
- The Life of Riley (1949) .... Chester A. Riley
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) .... Sir Sagramore
... aka A Yankee in King Arthur's Court (UK) - Cover Up (1949) .... Sheriff Larry Best
... aka The Intruder (USA: reissue title) - The Babe Ruth Story (1948) .... George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
- Race Street (1948) .... Lt. Barney Runson
- The Time of Your Life (1948) .... Nick (saloon owner who loves horses)
- Where There's Life (1947) .... Victor O'Brien
- The Web (1947) .... Lt. Damico
- Blaze of Noon (1947) .... Porkie Scott
- Calcutta (1947) .... Pedro Blake
- I'll Be Yours (1947) .... Wechsberg
- White Tie and Tails (1946) .... Larry Lundie
... aka The Swindlers (USA: new title) - The Blue Dahlia (1946) .... Buzz Wanchek
- The Dark Corner (1946) .... Stauffer, alias Fred Foss
- Two Years Before the Mast (1946) .... First Mate Amazeen
- Sentimental Journey (1946) .... Donnelly aka Uncle Don
- A Bell for Adano (1945) .... Sgt. Borth
... aka John Hersey's A Bell for Adano (USA: complete title) - Don Juan Quilligan (1945) .... Patrick Michael 'Don Juan' Quilligan
- It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Bill Bendix
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK) - Greenwich Village (1944) .... Danny O'Mara
- Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) .... Biff Koraski
- The Hairy Ape (1944) .... Hank Smith
- Skirmish on the Home Front (1944) .... Herb Miller
- Lifeboat (1944) .... Gus Smith
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) .... Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts
- Hostages (1943) .... Underground leader
- China (1943) .... Johnny Sparrow
- Taxi, Mister (1943) .... Tim McGuerin
- The Crystal Ball (1943) .... Biff Carter
- The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) .... Timothy 'Tim' McGuerin
... aka Two Mugs from Brooklyn (USA: new title) - Who Done It? (1942) .... Det. Brannigan
- The Glass Key (1942) .... Jeff (Varna's henchman)
- Wake Island (1942) .... Pvt. Aloysius K. 'Smacksie' Randall
- Brooklyn Orchid (1942) .... Timothy 'Tim' McGuerin
- Woman of the Year (1942) .... 'Pinkie' Peters
- "Password" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "Password All-Stars" (USA: new title)
- Rhonda Fleming vs. William Bendix (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "House Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "Art Linkletter's House Party" (USA: complete title)
... aka "The Linkletter Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 31 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #4.21 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (5 episodes, 1954-1960)
- Episode dated 24 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 5 July 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 18 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 16 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 11 April 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.7 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode #3.6 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (1 episode)
- 1943: Round the Clock (????) TV episode .... Narrator - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Ford Show"
- Episode #3.4 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.2 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1952-1958)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.41 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.51 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - "The Eddie Fisher Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 15 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Lux Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.2 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.12 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- William Bendix (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.3 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
- "Truth or Consequences" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka "The All New Truth and Consequences" (USA: new title)
... aka "The New Truth and Consequences" (USA: new title)
- Human Thing to Do (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.14 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) .... Neighborhood policeman
- Variety Girl (1947) .... Himself
- KTLA Premiere (1947) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Western Premiere of Commercial Television (USA) - Duffy's Tavern (1945) .... Himself
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) .... Himself as Herman the Husband in Bob Hope Skit
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Radio: Played Chester A. Riley in the comedy series "The Life of Riley".
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