Ralph Bellamy
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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.
Acted in
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)
Christine Cromwell
1989
War and Remembrance
1988
as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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
L.A. Law
1986
as August Redding
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
1986
as Self
Matlock
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Monsters!")
Space
1985
as Paul Stidham
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
as Abgarus
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
as Sen. Christi
Trading Places
1983
as Randolph Duke
The Winds of War
1983
as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983
as Self
Hotel
1982
Aloha Paradise
1981
The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as William E. Ryker
Condominium
1980
as Lee Messenger
Power
1980
as Ben Frelinghuysen
The Billion Dollar Threat
1979
as Miles Larson
The Millionaire
1978
as George Mathews
The Clone Master
1978
as Ezra Louthin
Wheels
1978
as Lowell Baxter
Oh, God!
1977
as Sam Raven
The Love Boat
1977
as Arnold Hamilton
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
as McVea
Hunter
1977
Hunter
1977
as Harold Baker (uncredited)
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Jerome Patterson
Once an Eagle
1976
as Ed Caldwell
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
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
as Moses Bellman
Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Dr. Kenyon Walker
Medical Story
1975
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
The Missiles of October
1974
as Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as John Ed
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Alan Dreeben
Something Evil
1972
as Harry Lincoln
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Cannon
1971
Doctors' Wives
1971
as Jake Porter
The Most Deadly Game
1970
as Ethan Arcane
The Immortal
1969
as Dr. Matthew Pearce
Medical Center
1969
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Dr. Sapirstein
Wings of Fire
1967
as Doug Sanborn
The Invaders
1967
as Morgan Tate
CBS Playhouse
1966
The Professionals
1966
as Grant
The F.B.I.
1965
as Captain Jennerson
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mark Dryden
Run for Your Life
1965
as Cal Phillips
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Dr. Theodore Bassett
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Dr. L. Richard Starke
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961
as Lambertson
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. L Richard Starke
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 Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Dobson
Checkmate
1960
as Governor Tom Barker
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Willard Mitchell
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Rawhide
1959
as Judge Quince
Rawhide
1959
as Marshal Hanson Dickson
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Theron
Suspicion
1957
as Detective Thorpe
The Defender (Studio One)
1957
as Walter Preston
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Joel Todd
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Affair in Sumatra
1956
as Dr. Martin Kelog
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Congressman Frank R. Reid
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dr. Martin Kelog
Playwrights '56
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff Bassett
Climax!
1954
as Phillip Hardecker, Sr.
Climax!
1954
as Hap Kennelly
Climax!
1954
as Damon Runyon
The United States Steel Hour
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Col. Tom Wheeler
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Pastor Anderson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Theron
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Joe McQuade
24 Hours of Progress
1950
as Narrator
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Maya Through the Ages
1950
as Narrator
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
Man Against Crime
1949
as Mike Barnett
Studio One
1948
as Todd McNeill
Studio One
1948
as Walter Preston
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Tice Collins
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
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
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
Dive Bomber
1941
as Lance Rogers
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 Lt. Raymond 'Ray' 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 Dr. James Blake / 'Slick' Rawley
Straight from the Shoulder
1936
as Curt Hayden
The Final Hour
1936
as John Vickery
Roaming Lady
1936
as Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey
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. James 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 Joseph B. 'Joe' Smith
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 Ranch Foreman
The Magnificent Lie
1931
as Bill Childers
The Secret Six
1931
as Johnny Franks