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Ralph Bellamy

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 1.2
Born: June 17, 1904
Died: November 29, 1991

Biography

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Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 62 years on stage, screen and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Awful Truth (1937).

His film career began with The Secret Six (1931) starring Wallace Beery and featuring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable. By the end of 1933, he had already appeared in 22 movies, most notably Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) and the second lead in the action film Picture Snatcher with James Cagney (1933). He played in seven more films in 1934 alone, including Woman in the Dark, based on a Dashiell Hammett story, in which Bellamy played the lead, second-billed under Fay Wray. Bellamy kept up the pace through the decade, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Awful Truth (1937) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, and played a similar part, that of a naive boyfriend competing with the sophisticated Grant character, in His Girl Friday (1940). He portrayed detective Ellery Queen in a few films during the 1940s, but as his film career did not progress, he returned to the stage, where he continued to perform throughout the 1950s. Bellamy appeared in other movies during this time, including Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) with Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball, and the horror classic The Wolf Man (1941) with Lon Chaney, Jr. and Evelyn Ankers. He also appeared in The Ghost of Frankenstein in 1942 with Chaney and Bela Lugosi.

Bellamy appeared in numerous television series. In 1949, Bellamy starred in the television noir private eye series Man Against Crime (also known as Follow That Man) on the DuMont Television Network; initially telecast live in its earliest seasons, the program lasted until 1956 and was simulcast for a season on Dumont and NBC, and ran on CBS during a different year. The lead role was taken by Frank Lovejoy in 1956, who subsequently starred in NBC's Meet McGraw detective series.

An Emmy Award nomination for the mini-series The Winds of War (1983) – in which Bellamy reprised his Sunrise at Campobello role of Franklin D. Roosevelt – brought him back into the spotlight.

Highly regarded within the industry, Bellamy served as a four-term President of Actors' Equity from 1952–1964. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Bellamy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

The Love Boat
The Love Boat Arnold Hamilton 1977
L.A. Law
L.A. Law August Redding 1986
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Matlock
Matlock Sen. Lambert Crawford 1986
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950

Jimmy's Seen (2)

New Jack City
New Jack City Marshal Hanson Dickson 1991
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday Bruce Baldwin 1940

Filmography

Acting Credits (208)

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror Self 2016
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Cary Grant: A Class Apart Self (archive footage) 2004
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Bruce Baldwin (archive footage) (uncredited) 1994
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman James Morse 1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge Self (archive footage) 1990
Christine Cromwell
Christine Cromwell Cyrus Blain 1989
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1988
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1988
The Good Mother
The Good Mother Grandfather Frank 1988
Coming to America
Coming to America Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) 1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Self 1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man") 1987
Disorderlies
Disorderlies Albert Dennison 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law August Redding 1986
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
Lugosi: The Forgotten King Self 1986
Matlock
Matlock Sen. Lambert Crawford 1986
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (segment "Monsters!") 1985
Space
Space Paul Stidham 1985
The Fourth Wise Man
The Fourth Wise Man Abgarus 1985
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Love Leads the Way: A True Story Sen. Christi 1984
Trading Places
Trading Places Randolph Duke 1983
The Winds of War
The Winds of War President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Self 1983
Hotel
Hotel 1982
Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise 1981
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker William E. Ryker 1980
Condominium
Condominium Lee Messenger 1980
Power
Power Ben Frelinghuysen 1980
The Billion Dollar Threat
The Billion Dollar Threat Miles Larson 1979
The Millionaire
The Millionaire George Mathews 1978
The Clone Master
The Clone Master Ezra Louthin 1978
Wheels
Wheels Lowell Baxter 1978
Oh, God!
Oh, God! Sam Raven 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Arnold Hamilton 1977
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging McVea 1977
Testimony of Two Men
Testimony of Two Men Dr. Jim Spaulding 1977
Hunter
Hunter 1977
Hunter
Hunter Harold Baker (uncredited) 1977
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Jerome Patterson 1976
Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle Ed Caldwell 1976
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Dr. Gunther 1976
Nightmare in Badham County
Nightmare in Badham County Judge 1976
Return to Earth
Return to Earth Col. Edwin E. Aldrin 1976
McNaughton's Daughter
McNaughton's Daughter Moses Bellman 1976
Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 Dr. Kenyon Walker 1975
Medical Story
Medical Story Dr. Marshak 1975
Search for the Gods
Search for the Gods Dr. Henderson 1975
Adventures of the Queen
Adventures of the Queen J.L. Dundeen 1975
The Log of the Black Pearl
The Log of the Black Pearl Capt. Fitzsimmons 1975
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson 1974
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie Dr. Marvin Haynes 1974
Cancel My Reservation
Cancel My Reservation John Ed 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show Alan Dreeben 1972
Something Evil
Something Evil Harry Lincoln 1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Wendall Burke 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives Jake Porter 1971
The Most Deadly Game
The Most Deadly Game Ethan Arcane 1970
The Immortal
The Immortal Dr. Matthew Pearce 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
Harold Robbins' The Survivors Baylor Carlyle 1969
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby Dr. Sapirstein 1968
Wings of Fire
Wings of Fire Doug Sanborn 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Morgan Tate 1967
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse Ned's Father 1966
The Professionals
The Professionals Grant 1966
The Wolfman
The Wolfman Col. Montford 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Captain Jennerson 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Mark Dryden 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Cal Phillips 1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour Dr. L. Richard Starke 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed Lambertson 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. L Richard Starke 1961
Who Killed Julie Greer?
Who Killed Julie Greer? Judge Hansen 1961
The 10 from Texas
The 10 from Texas (archive footage) 1961
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Dobson 1960
Checkmate
Checkmate Governor Tom Barker 1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Willard Mitchell 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self - Host 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Judge Quince 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Marshal Hanson Dickson 1959
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree Theron 1958
Suspicion
Suspicion Detective Thorpe 1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! Col. Andy Morgan 1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! Eddy Gilmore 1957
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One) Walter Preston 1957
Heritage of Anger
Heritage of Anger Eddie Hanneman 1956
The Big Slide
The Big Slide Self - Announcing Next Week's Show 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Joel Todd 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Affair in Sumatra
Affair in Sumatra Dr. Martin Kelog 1956
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Congressman Frank R. Reid 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Dr. Martin Kelog 1955
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Sheriff Bassett 1955
Climax!
Climax! Phillip Hardecker, Sr. 1954
Climax!
Climax! Hap Kennelly 1954
Climax!
Climax! Damon Runyon 1954
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Col. Tom Wheeler 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Pastor Anderson 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Theron 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Joe McQuade 1951
24 Hours of Progress
24 Hours of Progress Narrator 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
The Maya Through the Ages
The Maya Through the Ages Narrator 1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
Man Against Crime
Man Against Crime Mike Barnett 1949
Studio One
Studio One Todd McNeill 1948
Studio One
Studio One Walter Preston 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Tice Collins 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Seeds of Destiny
Seeds of Destiny Narrator 1946
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train Jonathan Waring 1945
Delightfully Dangerous
Delightfully Dangerous Arthur Hale 1945
Library of Congress
Library of Congress Narrator 1945
Guest in the House
Guest in the House Douglas Proctor 1944
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen Ralph Bellamy 1943
The Great Impersonation
The Great Impersonation Sir Edward Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragenstein 1942
Men of Texas
Men of Texas Major Lamphere 1942
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam Stanley 1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein Erik Ernst 1942
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man Colonel Montford 1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring Ellery Queen 1941
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber Lance Rogers 1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Ellery Queen 1941
Affectionately Yours
Affectionately Yours Owen Wright 1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Ellery Queen 1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark Dr. R.L. Davis 1941
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective Ellery Queen 1940
Meet the Wildcat
Meet the Wildcat Lt. Brad Williams 1940
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1 Bruce Fairchild 1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance Steve Adams 1940
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob Agent Scott Langham 1940
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid Clarence P. Fletcher 1940
Flight Angels
Flight Angels Bill Graves 1940
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday Bruce Baldwin 1940
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Raymond Dower 1939
Blind Alley
Blind Alley Dr. Shelby 1939
Let Us Live
Let Us Live Lieutenant Everett 1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 Philip Chester (archive footage) (uncredited) 1938
Smashing the Spy Ring
Smashing the Spy Ring John Baxter 1938
Trade Winds
Trade Winds Ben Blodgett 1938
Girls' School
Girls' School Michael Hendragin 1938
Carefree
Carefree Stephen Arden 1938
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday 1938
Fools for Scandal
Fools for Scandal Phillip Chester 1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
The Crime of Doctor Hallet Dr. Paul Hallet 1938
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth Dan Leeson 1937
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 Self (uncredited) 1937
It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever Russ Matthews 1937
Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married Kirk Duncan 1937
Counterfeit Lady
Counterfeit Lady Johnny Pierce 1936
Wild Brian Kent
Wild Brian Kent Brian Kent 1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
The Man Who Lived Twice Slick Rawley / Dr. James Blake 1936
Straight from the Shoulder
Straight from the Shoulder Curt Hayden 1936
The Final Hour
The Final Hour John Vickery 1936
Roaming Lady
Roaming Lady Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey 1936
Dangerous Intrigue
Dangerous Intrigue Tony Halliday 1936
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table Allen Macklyn 1935
Navy Wife
Navy Wife Dr. Quentin Harden 1935
The Healer
The Healer Dr. Holden 1935
Air Hawks
Air Hawks Barry Eldon 1935
Eight Bells
Eight Bells Steve Andrews 1935
The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night Fredrik Sobieski 1935
Gigolette
Gigolette Terry Gallagher 1935
Rendezvous at Midnight
Rendezvous at Midnight Commissioner Robert Edmonds 1935
Helldorado
Helldorado J.F. Van Avery 1935
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark John Bradley 1934
Girl in Danger
Girl in Danger Insp. Steve Trent 1934
One Is Guilty
One Is Guilty Insp. Steve Trent 1934
The Crime of Helen Stanley
The Crime of Helen Stanley Insp. Steve Trent 1934
This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine Jim Dunlap 1934
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman Dr. Barclay 1934
Spitfire
Spitfire George Fleetwood 1934
Before Midnight
Before Midnight Insp. Steve Trent 1933
Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart Jeff 1933
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces Captain Blake 1933
Blind Adventure
Blind Adventure Jim Steele 1933
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter Hal 1933
Flying Devils
Flying Devils 'Speed' Hardy 1933
The Narrow Corner
The Narrow Corner Eric Whittenson 1933
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher J.R. 'Al' McLean 1933
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown Stowaway 1933
Below the Sea
Below the Sea McCreary 1933
Parole Girl
Parole Girl Smith 1933
Second Hand Wife
Second Hand Wife Carter Cavendish 1933
Wild Girl
Wild Girl Jack Marbury 1932
Air Mail
Air Mail Mike Miller 1932
Almost Married
Almost Married Deene Maxwell 1932
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Dr Ladd 1932
The Woman in Room 13
The Woman in Room 13 John Bruce 1932
Young America
Young America Judge Blake 1932
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct Captain Tom Manning 1932
Forbidden
Forbidden Al Holland 1932
Surrender
Surrender Captain Ebbing 1931
West of Broadway
West of Broadway Mac 1931
The Magnificent Lie
The Magnificent Lie Bill Childers 1931
The Secret Six
The Secret Six Johnny Franks 1931

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