Acting
William Bendix
- Titles
- 67movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1964, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 51top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Blue Dahlia84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.1average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Coming of Age1.9, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Film Noir 4
- Murder Mystery 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Lighthearted 4
- WWII Drama 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Classic Western 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Classic Film Noir 3
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- 1940s Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Victor YoungComposerTwo Years Before the Mast, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, Blackbeard, the Pirate, Streets of Laredo, +5 more
Alan LaddActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Glass Key, The Blue Dahlia, The Deep Six, Calcutta, +2 more
John FarrowDirectorTwo Years Before the Mast, Submarine Command, Wake Island, Calcutta, Blaze of Noon, +1 more- AArchie MarshekEditorA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Glass Key, Streets of Laredo, Where There's Life, Calcutta, +1 more
Grace BradleyActorThe McGuerins from Brooklyn, Taxi, Mister, Brooklyn Orchid
Brian DonlevyActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Glass Key, Wake Island
Joe SawyerActorThe McGuerins from Brooklyn, Taxi, Mister, Brooklyn Orchid
Howard Da SilvaActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Blue Dahlia, Blaze of Noon
William HoldenActorSubmarine Command, Streets of Laredo, Blaze of Noon
John AgarActorLaw of the Lawless, Young Fury, The Young and the Brave
Richard ArlenActorLaw of the Lawless, Young Fury, The Young and the Brave
Roy WebbComposerDangerous Mission, Gambling House, Race Street
Movies and TV shows
41940s
4 titles · average score 69
81
Lifeboat (1944)
as Gus Smith
61
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
as Corp. Taxi Potts
61
China (1943)
as Johnny Sparrow
73
Wake Island (1942)
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall