Ralph Bellamy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1904
- Died
- November 29, 1991
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror 2016
as Self
Cary Grant: A Class Apart 2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics 1994
as Bruce Baldwin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pretty Woman 1990
as James Morse
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge 1990
as Self (archive footage)
The Good Mother 1988
as Grandfather Frank
Coming to America 1988
as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988
as Self
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
as Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man")
Disorderlies 1987
as Albert Dennison
Lugosi: The Forgotten King 1986
as Self
The Fourth Wise Man 1985
as Abgarus
Love Leads the Way: A True Story 1984
as Sen. Christi
Trading Places 1983
as Randolph Duke
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler 1983
as Self
The Memory of Eva Ryker 1980
as William E. Ryker
The Billion Dollar Threat 1979
as Miles Larson
The Millionaire 1978
as George Mathews
The Clone Master 1978
as Ezra Louthin
Oh, God! 1977
as Sam Raven
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging 1977
as McVea
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 1976
as Dr. Gunther
Nightmare in Badham County 1976
as Judge
Return to Earth 1976
as Col. Edwin E. Aldrin
Murder on Flight 502 1975
as Dr. Kenyon Walker
Search for the Gods 1975
as Dr. Henderson
Adventures of the Queen 1975
as J.L. Dundeen
The Log of the Black Pearl 1975
as Capt. Fitzsimmons
The Missiles of October 1974
as U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
Cancel My Reservation 1972
as John Ed
Something Evil 1972
as Harry Lincoln
Doctors' Wives 1971
as Jake Porter
The Immortal 1969
as Dr. Matthew Pearce
Rosemary's Baby 1968
as Dr. Sapirstein
Wings of Fire 1967
as Doug Sanborn
The Professionals 1966
as Grant
- Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed 1961
as Lambertson
Who Killed Julie Greer? 1961
as Judge Hansen
The 10 from Texas 1961
as (archive footage)
Sunrise at Campobello 1960
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree 1958
as Theron
The Defender (Studio One) 1957
as Walter Preston
Heritage of Anger 1956
as Eddie Hanneman
The Big Slide 1956
as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
Affair in Sumatra 1956
as Dr. Martin Kelog
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955
as Congressman Frank R. Reid
- The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple 1955
as Pastor Anderson
24 Hours of Progress 1950
as Narrator
The Maya Through the Ages 1950
as Narrator
Seeds of Destiny 1946
as Narrator
Lady on a Train 1945
as Jonathan Waring
Delightfully Dangerous 1945
as Arthur Hale
Library of Congress 1945
as Narrator
Guest in the House 1944
as Douglas Proctor
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as Ralph Bellamy
The Great Impersonation 1942
as Sir Edward Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragenstein
Men of Texas 1942
as Major Lamphere
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Stanley
The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942
as Erik Ernst
The Wolf Man 1941
as Colonel Montford
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring 1941
as Ellery Queen
Dive Bomber 1941
as Lance Rogers
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime 1941
as Ellery Queen
Affectionately Yours 1941
as Owen Wright
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery 1941
as Ellery Queen
Footsteps in the Dark 1941
as Dr. R.L. Davis
Ellery Queen, Master Detective 1940
as Ellery Queen
Meet the Wildcat 1940
as Lt. Brad Williams
Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Bruce Fairchild
Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
as Steve Adams
Queen of the Mob 1940
as Agent Scott Langham
Brother Orchid 1940
as Clarence P. Fletcher
Flight Angels 1940
as Bill Graves
His Girl Friday 1940
as Bruce Baldwin
Coast Guard 1939
as Raymond Dower
Blind Alley 1939
as Dr. Shelby
Let Us Live 1939
as Lieutenant Everett
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Philip Chester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Smashing the Spy Ring 1938
as John Baxter
Trade Winds 1938
as Ben Blodgett
Girls' School 1938
as Michael Hendragin
Carefree 1938
as Stephen Arden
Boy Meets Girl 1938
as C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday
Fools for Scandal 1938
as Phillip Chester
The Crime of Doctor Hallet 1938
as Dr. Paul Hallet
The Awful Truth 1937
as Dan Leeson
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 1937
as Self (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever 1937
as Russ Matthews
Let's Get Married 1937
as Kirk Duncan
Counterfeit Lady 1936
as Johnny Pierce
Wild Brian Kent 1936
as Brian Kent
The Man Who Lived Twice 1936
as Slick Rawley / Dr. James Blake
Straight from the Shoulder 1936
as Curt Hayden
The Final Hour 1936
as John Vickery
Roaming Lady 1936
as Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey
Dangerous Intrigue 1936
as Tony Halliday
Hands Across the Table 1935
as Allen Macklyn
Navy Wife 1935
as Dr. Quentin Harden
The Healer 1935
as Dr. Holden
Air Hawks 1935
as Barry Eldon
Eight Bells 1935
as Steve Andrews
The Wedding Night 1935
as Fredrik Sobieski
Gigolette 1935
as Terry Gallagher
Rendezvous at Midnight 1935
as Commissioner Robert Edmonds
Helldorado 1935
as J.F. Van Avery
Woman in the Dark 1934
as John Bradley
Girl in Danger 1934
as Insp. Steve Trent
One Is Guilty 1934
as Insp. Steve Trent
The Crime of Helen Stanley 1934
as Insp. Steve Trent
This Man Is Mine 1934
as Jim Dunlap
Once to Every Woman 1934
as Dr. Barclay
Spitfire 1934
as George Fleetwood
Before Midnight 1933
as Insp. Steve Trent
Ever in My Heart 1933
as Jeff
Ace of Aces 1933
as Captain Blake
Blind Adventure 1933
as Jim Steele
Headline Shooter 1933
as Hal
Flying Devils 1933
as 'Speed' Hardy
The Narrow Corner 1933
as Eric Whittenson
Picture Snatcher 1933
as J.R. 'Al' McLean
Destination Unknown 1933
as Stowaway
Below the Sea 1933
as McCreary
Parole Girl 1933
as Smith
Second Hand Wife 1933
as Carter Cavendish
Wild Girl 1932
as Jack Marbury
Air Mail 1932
as Mike Miller
Almost Married 1932
as Deene Maxwell
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1932
as Dr Ladd
The Woman in Room 13 1932
as John Bruce
Young America 1932
as Judge Blake
Disorderly Conduct 1932
as Captain Tom Manning
Forbidden 1932
as Al Holland
Surrender 1931
as Captain Ebbing
West of Broadway 1931
as Mac
The Magnificent Lie 1931
as Bill Childers
The Secret Six 1931
as Johnny Franks
Credits from TMDB.