William Bendix (1906 1964) was a classic radio, film, and television actor who started out in the grocery business. At age fifteen he became a bat boy for Babe Ruth, whom he went on to play in "The Babe Ruth Story". With nearly one hundred acting credits to his name, he was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for radio and one for television.
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Riley’s penchant for turning mere trouble into near disaster through his well-intentioned bumbling was often aided or instigated by his best friend, Jim Gillis … and radio listeners howled with laughter! Created by Irving Brecher, the popular famil... SEE MORE