William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in Wake Island, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also portrayed the clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in both the radio and television versions of The Life of Riley, and baseball player Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story. Bendix was a frequent co-star of Alan Ladd, the two appearing in ten films together; both actors coincidentally died in 1964. More about William Bendix
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.These are the most current items with a signature of William Bendix that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Bendix was born in Manhattan, the only child of Oscar and Hilda (Carnell) Bendix, and was named William after his German paternal grandfather. His uncle was composer, conductor, and violinist Max Bendix. In the early 1920s, Bendix was a batboy for the New York Yankees and said he saw Babe Ruth hit more than 100 home runs at Yankee Stadium. However, he was fired after fulfilling Ruth's request for a large order of hot dogs and soda before a game, which resulted in Ruth being unable to play that day. He worked as a grocer until the Great Depression.In total, we tracked 62 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of William Bendix (GROUCHO MARX & WILLIAM BENDIX Hand Signed Autographed 8 X 10 PHOTO W/COA) was sold in August 2022 for $950.00 while the cheapest item (Vintage William Bendix original autographed photograph (not repro) actor) found a new owner for $1.99 in May 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2024 with an average selling price of $29.95 for an autographed item of William Bendix. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $950.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.00 was December 2022. In average, an autographed item from William Bendix is worth $24.48.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Bendix were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
---|---|---|---|
William Bendix Autograph 1940's Hand Signed Photo Babe Ruth Oscar Winner | $13.50 | ||
WILLIAM BENDIX Autograph Page 1950s LIFEBOAT-GLASS KEY-BABE RUTH STORY +88 IMDB | $7.74 | ||
William Bendix Autographed Magazine Clipping c.1943 Movie Star Actor | $29.95 | ||
William Bendix Autographed Photo 2.5 x 4; original Roach envelope to my Mom 1945 | $18.00 | ||
WILLIAM BENDIX AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE ORIG 40s OVERSIZE STUDIO PHOTO WHITEY SCHAFER | $158.38 | ||
WILLIAM BENDIX LIFEBOAT HITCHCOCK VINTAGE SMALL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO d. 1964 | $7.51 | ||
William Bendix Rare Very Early Autographed 5/7 Photo 40s Blue Dahlia Glass Key | $89.99 | ||
William Bendix SIGNED Paper Photo 40s Movie Actor Babe Ruth Lifeboat Hitchcock | $29.00 | ||
WILLIAM BENDIX Signed/Autographed vintage album page JSA - Babe Ruth Story | $69.95 | ||
William Bendix Very Rare Autographed Library Card 40s Blue Dahlia Glass Key | $52.99 |