episodes of Life of Riley
William Bendix as Chester A. Riley William Bendix owned the role of lovable, earnest, blue-collar schlub Chester Riley and the classic sitcome "The Life of Riley" was his most famous and well-loved part -- first on radio, then subsequently in a movie and a 1950s television show. But Bendix could play other roles - from a sadistic gangster in 1942's "The Glass Key" to a soldier in Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" to the title role in "The Babe Ruth Story".
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| Oct 29 1944 | The Haunted House |
| May 13 1945 | Mother in Law |
| Apr 20 1946 | The Giant Easter Bunny |
| Apr 27 1946 | Gambling Lesson |
| Apr 26 1947 | Simon the Waiter |
| May 10 1947 | Mother's Day Speech |
| Nov 22 1947 | "Are we ever going to get a Car?" |
| Nov 29 1947 | Thanksgiving with the Gillises |
| Feb 14 1948 | A Comic Valentine for Peg |
| Dec 24 1948 | No Christmas Bonus This Year |
| Feb 18 1949 | Valentine Locket |
| Mar 25 1949 | Babs Runs for President |
| Nov 17 1950 | The Rileys' First Date |
| Dec 08 1950 | "The Lawnmower Company" |
| Date Unknown | Catalina |