William Bendix
Chester A. Riley
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Learn how the phrase 'the life of Riley' came from a 19th century Irish folk ballad about Willy Reilly, a lucky lover who escaped from jail. Find out how the phrase became popular in the US and the UK, and how it is used in songs and stories.
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. Radio series. Jackie Gleason and Rosemary DeCamp in the original 1949 television series.
The Life of Riley is a sitcom that aired from 1953 to 1958, starring William Bendix as a blue collar worker and family man. The show was based on a radio program and featured malapropisms, slapstick humor and a catch phrase: \"What a revoltin' development this is!\"
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Apr 23, 2015 · Listen to 252 episodes of The Life of Riley, a sitcom about a World War II veteran and his family. The episodes are from 1943 to 1945 and are available for free download, borrow, and streaming on Webamp.
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A classic sitcom about a World War II veteran and his family. See the episode list, cast, trivia, user reviews and more on IMDb.
A sitcom based on a radio show about a working-class family in California, starring Jackie Gleason as Chester A. Riley. The show ran for one season and won a Primetime Emmy, but was later revived with William Bendix as Riley.
