Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Acted in
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
as Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
as Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
as Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
as Himself
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008
as Himself
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
as Self
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
as Self
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
2008
as Self
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Himself
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self
Becoming John Ford
2007
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006
as Himself - Author-Film Historian
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
as Self
Censorship and Desire
2006
as Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006
as Self
A Streetcar on Broadway
2006
as Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
The Music of 'Humoresque'
2005
as himself
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
2005
as Self - Author & Film Historian
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Himself
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Author and Film Historian
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004
as Himself
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Self
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
as Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003
as Himself, film historian
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
2002
as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
Cinerama Adventure
2002
as Self
The Universe According to Universal
2002
as Narrator
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Himself
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001
as Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
as Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
as Self / Host
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self / Host
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
as Self
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993
as Himself
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Film Historian
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992
as Self - Film Historian
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self