Ralph Bellamy
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Known for
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movieCary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
Bruce Baldwin (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePretty Woman
1990
James Morse
movieSteve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvChristine Cromwell
1989
Cyrus Blain
tvWar and Remembrance
1988
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
movieThe Good Mother
1988
Grandfather Frank
movieComing to America
1988
Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)
movieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man")
movieDisorderlies
1987
Albert Dennison
tvL.A. Law
1986
August Redding
tvMatlock
1986
Sen. Lambert Crawford
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
(segment "Monsters!")
tvSpace
1985
Paul Stidham
movieThe Fourth Wise Man
1985
Abgarus
movieLove Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
Sen. Christi
movieTrading Places
1983
Randolph Duke
tvThe Winds of War
1983
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
movieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
William E. Ryker
tvCondominium
1980
Lee Messenger
tvPower
1980
Ben Frelinghuysen
movieThe Billion Dollar Threat
1979
Miles Larson
movieThe Millionaire
1978
George Mathews
movieThe Clone Master
1978
Ezra Louthin
tvWheels
1978
Lowell Baxter
movieOh, God!
1977
Sam Raven
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Arnold Hamilton
tvTestimony of Two Men
1977
Dr. Jim Spaulding
tvHunter
1977
Harold Baker (uncredited)
tvArthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
Jerome Patterson
tvOnce an Eagle
1976
Ed Caldwell
movieThe Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
Dr. Gunther
movieReturn to Earth
1976
Col. Edwin E. Aldrin
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
Moses Bellman
movieMurder on Flight 502
1975
Dr. Kenyon Walker
tvMedical Story
1975
Dr. Marshak
movieSearch for the Gods
1975
Dr. Henderson
movieAdventures of the Queen
1975
J.L. Dundeen
movieThe Log of the Black Pearl
1975
Capt. Fitzsimmons
movieThe Missiles of October
1974
U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
tvThe Missiles of October
1974
Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Dr. Marvin Haynes
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
Alan Dreeben
movieSomething Evil
1972
Harry Lincoln
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Wendall Burke
movieDoctors' Wives
1971
Jake Porter
tvThe Most Deadly Game
1970
Ethan Arcane
movieThe Immortal
1969
Dr. Matthew Pearce
tvHarold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
Baylor Carlyle
movieRosemary's Baby
1968
Dr. Sapirstein
movieWings of Fire
1967
Doug Sanborn
tvThe Invaders
1967
Morgan Tate
CBS Playhouse
1966
Ned's Father
movieThe Wolfman
1966
Col. Montford
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Captain Jennerson / Mark Dryden
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Cal Phillips
tvThe Eleventh Hour
1962
Dr. L. Richard Starke
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Dr. L Richard Starke
movieWho Killed Julie Greer?
1961
Judge Hansen
movieThe 10 from Texas
1961
(archive footage)
movieSunrise at Campobello
1960
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
tvCheckmate
1960
Governor Tom Barker
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Willard Mitchell
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Self / Self - Host
tvRawhide
1959
Judge Quince / Marshal Hanson Dickson
tvSuspicion
1957
Detective Thorpe
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
Col. Andy Morgan / Eddy Gilmore
movieThe Defender (Studio One)
1957
Walter Preston
movieHeritage of Anger
1956
Eddie Hanneman
movieThe Big Slide
1956
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
movieAffair in Sumatra
1956
Dr. Martin Kelog
movieThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Congressman Frank R. Reid
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
Dr. Martin Kelog
tvGunsmoke
1955
Sheriff Bassett
tvClimax!
1954
Phillip Hardecker, Sr. / Hap Kennelly / Damon Runyon
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Col. Tom Wheeler
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Pastor Anderson / Theron
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Joe McQuade
movie24 Hours of Progress
1950
Narrator
tvMan Against Crime
1949
Mike Barnett
tvStudio One
1948
Todd McNeill / Walter Preston
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Tice Collins
movieSeeds of Destiny
1946
Narrator
movieLady on a Train
1945
Jonathan Waring
movieDelightfully Dangerous
1945
Arthur Hale
movieLibrary of Congress
1945
Narrator
movieGuest in the House
1944
Douglas Proctor
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Ralph Bellamy
movieThe Great Impersonation
1942
Sir Edward Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragenstein
movieMen of Texas
1942
Major Lamphere
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Stanley
movieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
Erik Ernst
movieThe Wolf Man
1941
Colonel Montford
movieEllery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
Ellery Queen
movieDive Bomber
1941
Lance Rogers
movieEllery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
Ellery Queen
movieAffectionately Yours
1941
Owen Wright
movieEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
Ellery Queen
movieFootsteps in the Dark
1941
Dr. R.L. Davis
movieEllery Queen, Master Detective
1940
Ellery Queen
movieMeet the Wildcat
1940
Lt. Brad Williams
moviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
Bruce Fairchild
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1940
Steve Adams
movieQueen of the Mob
1940
Agent Scott Langham
movieBrother Orchid
1940
Clarence P. Fletcher
movieFlight Angels
1940
Bill Graves
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Bruce Baldwin
movieCoast Guard
1939
Raymond Dower
movieBlind Alley
1939
Dr. Shelby
movieLet Us Live
1939
Lieutenant Everett
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
Philip Chester (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSmashing the Spy Ring
1938
John Baxter
movieTrade Winds
1938
Ben Blodgett
movieGirls' School
1938
Michael Hendragin
movieCarefree
1938
Stephen Arden
movieBoy Meets Girl
1938
C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday
movieFools for Scandal
1938
Phillip Chester
movieThe Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
Dr. Paul Hallet
movieThe Awful Truth
1937
Dan Leeson
movieScreen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1937
Self (uncredited)
movieIt Can't Last Forever
1937
Russ Matthews
movieLet's Get Married
1937
Kirk Duncan
movieCounterfeit Lady
1936
Johnny Pierce
movieWild Brian Kent
1936
Brian Kent
movieThe Man Who Lived Twice
1936
Slick Rawley / Dr. James Blake
movieStraight from the Shoulder
1936
Curt Hayden
movieThe Final Hour
1936
John Vickery
movieRoaming Lady
1936
Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey
movieDangerous Intrigue
1936
Tony Halliday
movieHands Across the Table
1935
Allen Macklyn
movieNavy Wife
1935
Dr. Quentin Harden
movieThe Healer
1935
Dr. Holden
movieAir Hawks
1935
Barry Eldon
movieEight Bells
1935
Steve Andrews
movieThe Wedding Night
1935
Fredrik Sobieski
movieGigolette
1935
Terry Gallagher
movieRendezvous at Midnight
1935
Commissioner Robert Edmonds
movieHelldorado
1935
J.F. Van Avery
movieWoman in the Dark
1934
John Bradley
movieGirl in Danger
1934
Insp. Steve Trent
movieOne Is Guilty
1934
Insp. Steve Trent
movieThe Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
Insp. Steve Trent
movieThis Man Is Mine
1934
Jim Dunlap
movieOnce to Every Woman
1934
Dr. Barclay
movieSpitfire
1934
George Fleetwood
movieBefore Midnight
1933
Insp. Steve Trent
movieAce of Aces
1933
Captain Blake
movieBlind Adventure
1933
Jim Steele
movieFlying Devils
1933
'Speed' Hardy
movieThe Narrow Corner
1933
Eric Whittenson
moviePicture Snatcher
1933
J.R. 'Al' McLean
movieDestination Unknown
1933
Stowaway
movieBelow the Sea
1933
McCreary
movieParole Girl
1933
Smith
movieSecond Hand Wife
1933
Carter Cavendish
movieWild Girl
1932
Jack Marbury
movieAir Mail
1932
Mike Miller
movieAlmost Married
1932
Deene Maxwell
movieThe Woman in Room 13
1932
John Bruce
movieYoung America
1932
Judge Blake
movieDisorderly Conduct
1932
Captain Tom Manning
movieForbidden
1932
Al Holland
movieSurrender
1931
Captain Ebbing
movieThe Magnificent Lie
1931
Bill Childers
movieThe Secret Six
1931
Johnny Franks