William Bendix's biography
William Bendix is 58 years old comedian born at New York City. William was born on Sunday 14th of January 1906. He is often nicknamed as Bill. According to year of birth 1906 William belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 14th of January means William is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
He is native english speaker. William is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. William is roman catholic. William´s primary profession is to be comedian. You can know him also as film actor, television actor, screenwriter. William is recently known as actor.
William Bendix's schools
Detailed informations about William´s schools
- Graduated from Public School 5 in the Bronx and attended Townsend Harris High School for a brief spell.
William Bendix's career
His main focus is to be comedian. He is famous thanks to The Life of Riley, The Babe Ruth Story.
Is William Bendix gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did William Bendix die
William died on on Monday 14th of December 1964 when he was 58 years old at Los Angeles. William Bendixs death was caused by pneumonia. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
William Bendix's Awards
- Was a descendant of composer Felix Mendelssohn. This was revealed on the TV show This Is Your Life (1950); host Ralph Edwards awarded Bendix with a framed document signed by Mendelssohn.
- He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1638 Vine St. and for Television at 6251 Hollywood Blvd.
William Bendix's Rankings
- Chester A. Riley, Bendix's character on The Life of Riley (1953), was ranked #30 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
William Bendix's Nominations
- William was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
William Bendix's quotes
- Save a buck or two and keep on acting--that's all there is to it.
- I've had a long, varied, pleasant, eventful career. I don't hate anybody and I don't have any bitter thoughts. I started out without any advantages, but I've been lucky and successful and I've had fun.
- Films take tremendous pressure off--you can always reshoot a scene. But on the stage you can work with a part, build it from performance to performance.
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William Bendix's height, body shape
Lets describe how William Bendix looks. We will focus on William´s height, body shape and hair color. William is tall as 5' 10½" (179 cm). Body build is large. His hair is shade of brown - dark.