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William Bendix

Actor · 47 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for Lifeboat (1944)

Frequent collaborators: Alan Ladd

Best William Bendix movies by genre

Movies (47 total, ranked by score)

  1. Lifeboat

    1944 · ★ 7.4 (494 votes)

    War, Drama

    1

  2. Detective Story

    1951 · ★ 7.1 (168 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    2

  3. The Blue Dahlia

    1946 · ★ 6.7 (173 votes)

    Crime, Mystery

    3

  4. The McGuerins from Brooklyn

    1942 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Woman of the Year

    1942 · ★ 6.9 (167 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    5

  6. They Drive by Night

    1940 · ★ 6.9 (135 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    6

  7. The Glass Key

    1942 · ★ 6.6 (131 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    7

  8. The Ransom of Red Chief

    1959 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    8

  9. The Big Steal

    1949 · ★ 6.6 (107 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    9

  10. The Dark Corner

    1946 · ★ 6.7 (69 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Macao

    1952 · ★ 6.3 (51 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    11

  12. The Life of Riley

    1949 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    12

  13. Taxi, Mister

    1943 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    13

  14. Wake Island

    1942 · ★ 5.8 (26 votes)

    War, Action, Drama

    14

  15. The Web

    1947 · ★ 7.1 (48 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    15

  16. Abroad with Two Yanks

    1944 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    16

  17. Greenwich Village

    1944 · ★ 6.7 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    17

  18. Crashout

    1955 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)

    Crime

    18

  19. Law of the Lawless

    1964 · ★ 6.1 (9 votes)

    Western

    19

  20. Cover Up

    1949 · ★ 6.6 (27 votes)

    Mystery

    20

  21. Hostages

    1943 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, War

    21

  22. Guadalcanal Diary

    1943 · ★ 5.6 (22 votes)

    Action, War, Drama

    22

  23. Idol on Parade

    1959 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. Don Juan Quilligan

    1945 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    24

  25. Sentimental Journey

    1946 · ★ 6.4 (6 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Variety Girl

    1947 · ★ 6.1 (10 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    26

  27. China

    1943 · ★ 6.9 (16 votes)

    War, Drama, Adventure

    27

  28. The Time Element

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    28

  29. The Rough and the Smooth

    1959 · ★ 5.9 (10 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Dangerous Mission

    1954 · ★ 6.0 (18 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.