Most Recent Role: Harrison Weems on Burke's Law
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 1-14-1906
Date of Death: 12-14-1964
Cause of Death: lobar pneumonia
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 1-14-1906
Date of Death: 12-14-1964
Cause of Death: lobar pneumonia
Burly character actor equally adept at playing comic or dramatic roles, Bendix got into acting in the 1930's after the Great Depression killed his fledgling grocery business. He first got noticed in 1942 when he played a gangster who beats up Alan Ladd in The Glass Key . His most popular and best remembered screen role came two years later as a doomed sailor in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat ....
Most Recent Appearance
Who Killed Cassandra Cass?
Wednesday 30 September 1964 on ABC
After Cassandra Cass is shot in her bed (by a mysterious hooded figure) while her butler draws her bath, it is revealed that she has been blackmailing subscribers to her society Blue Book. One after another of the suspects (a deposed Balkan King, a banker, a drugged out socialite and the head of...
Was a direct descendant of composer Felix Mendelssohn.
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Before getting into acting, Bendix once worked as a singing waiter.
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Co-starred with Robert Mitchum in 1948's The Big Steal. Production on this film was held up while Mitchum did jail time for marijuana possession.
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One of his most popular roles was as a doomed sailor in Hitchcock's Lifeboat.
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Lucille Ball, in a rare dramatic role, was menaced by Bendix in 1946's The Dark Corner.
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Other Appearances
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The Life of Riley (1953)
Chester A Riley (1953-1958) |
The Overland Trail
Fredrick Thomas Kelly, Stage Line Superintendent |
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Burke's Law
Who Killed Holly Howard? Fred Hopke |
Burke's Law
Who Killed Cassandra Cass? Harrison Weems |
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Dick Powell Show
The Last Of The Private Eyes George Lane |
Dick Powell Show
330 Independence SW Guts Finney |
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Follow The Sun
Sergeant Kolchak Fades Away |
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
Segment Carl Ledbetter |
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The Life of Riley (1953)
1313 Blue View Terrace, Los Angeles, California, the residence of the Riley Family: Chester, a riveter with Stevenson Aircraft and Associates; his wife Peggy; and their children, Babs and Junior.... more The Overland Trail
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1313 Blue View Terrace, Los Angeles, California, the residence of the Riley Family: Chester, a riveter with Stevenson Aircraft and Associates; his wife Peggy; and their children, Babs and Junior.... more The Overland Trail
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