The Life of Riley is an American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, as well as two different television series, and a comic book.
William Bendix as Chester A. Riley
Wesley Morgan and William Bendix, 1956
Jackie Gleason and Rosemary DeCamp in the original 1949 television series
The Riley family. From left: Lugene Sanders (Babs), William Bendix (Chester A. Riley), Marjorie Reynolds (Peg), and Wesley Morgan (Junior).
William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, known for his portrayals of rough, blue-collar characters. He gained significant recognition for his role in Wake Island, for which he
Bendix in 1960
Poster for The Glass Key (1942)
Bendix as Riley with Sterling Holloway, 1957