- Films
- 45
- Avg rating
- 6.82
- Peak run
- 1942’46
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.82
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
62y
1942 to 2003
Total votes
132K
across every film
Best
7.6
Lifeboat
Worst
6.9
The Big Steal
Newest first
Filmography
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia | 7.8 | 3,156 |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless | Sheriff Ed Tanner | · | 495 |
| 1964 | Young Fury | Joe - Blacksmith | · | 324 |
| 1963 | For Love or Money | Joe Fogel | · | 650 |
| 1961 | Johnny Nobody | James Ronald Mulcahy | · | 366 |
| 1959 | Portrait of a Sinner | Reg Barker | · | 252 |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | 'Frenchy' Shapiro | · | 613 |
| 1956 | Battle Stations | Buck Fitzpatrick | · | 387 |
| 1955 | Crashout | Van Morgan Duff | · | 993 |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Joe Parker | · | 986 |
| 1952 | Blackbeard, the Pirate | Ben Worley | 5.9 | 1,933 |
| 1952 | A Girl in Every Port | Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan | · | 785 |
| 1952 | Macao | Lawrence C. Trumble | 6.6 | 4,285 |
| 1951 |  Detective Story | Det. Lou Brody | 7.5 | 10,702 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | CPO Boyer | · | 842 |
| 1950 | Gambling House | Joe Farrow | · | 605 |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Bill 'Two Call' Johnson | · | 670 |
| 1949 | The Big Steal | Capt. Vincent Blake | 6.9 | 5,866 |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sir Sagramore | 6.5 | 3,017 |
| 1949 | Cover Up | Larry Best | 6.6 | 1,910 |
Better together?
William Bendix's regulars
- Alan LaddCo-star · 5 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.36
- John FarrowDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.16
- Walter LangDirector and actor · 2 films
- Michael GordonDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.27
- Lewis SeilerDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.11
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Bendix
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1943William Bendix
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