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6.7 6 Seasons • 219 Episodes

The Life Of Riley

"'What a revoltin' development this is!""

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • William Bendix

    William Bendix

    Chester A. Riley

  • Marjorie Reynolds

    Marjorie Reynolds

    Peg Riley

  • Tom D'Andrea

    Tom D'Andrea

    Jim Gillis

  • Wesley Morgan

    Wesley Morgan

    Junior Riley

Overview

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.

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