1904-06-17 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.
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Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror | Self | 2016-01-01 |
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Cary Grant: A Class Apart | Self (archive footage) | 2004-06-01 |
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The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Bruce Baldwin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994-05-19 |
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Pretty Woman | James Morse | 1990-03-23 |
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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-02 |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self | 1988-06-05 |
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Coming to America | Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) | 1988-06-29 |
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The Good Mother | Grandfather Frank | 1988-11-04 |
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Amazon Women on the Moon | Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man") | 1987-09-18 |
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Disorderlies | Albert Dennison | 1987-08-14 |
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Lugosi: The Forgotten King | Self | 1986-07-12 |
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The Fourth Wise Man | Abgarus | 1985-03-30 |
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Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Sen. Christi | 1984-10-07 |
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Trading Places | Randolph Duke | 1983-06-07 |
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Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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The Memory of Eva Ryker | William E. Ryker | 1980-05-05 |
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Power | Ben Frelinghuysen | 1980-01-14 |
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The Billion Dollar Threat | Miles Larson | 1979-04-15 |
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The Clone Master | Ezra Louthin | 1978-09-14 |
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The Millionaire | George Mathews | 1978-12-19 |
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Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | McVea | 1977-06-09 |
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Oh, God! | Sam Raven | 1977-10-07 |
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Return to Earth | Col. Edwin E. Aldrin | 1976-05-14 |
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Nightmare in Badham County | Judge | 1976-11-05 |
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Dr. Gunther | 1976-11-12 |
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The Log of the Black Pearl | Capt. Fitzsimmons | 1975-01-04 |
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Search for the Gods | Dr. Henderson | 1975-03-09 |
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Adventures of the Queen | J.L. Dundeen | 1975-02-14 |
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Murder on Flight 502 | Dr. Kenyon Walker | 1975-11-21 |
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The Missiles of October | U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson | 1974-12-18 |
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Something Evil | Harry Lincoln | 1972-01-21 |
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Cancel My Reservation | John Ed | 1972-09-21 |
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Doctors' Wives | Jake Porter | 1971-02-03 |
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The Immortal | Dr. Matthew Pearce | 1969-09-30 |
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Rosemary's Baby | Dr. Sapirstein | 1968-06-12 |
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Wings of Fire | Doug Sanborn | 1967-02-14 |
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The Professionals | Grant | 1966-11-01 |
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Who Killed Julie Greer? | Judge Hansen | 1961-09-26 |
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The 10 from Texas | (archive footage) | 1961-01-01 |
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Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed | Lambertson | 1961-10-23 |
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Sunrise at Campobello | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 1960-09-28 |
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The Christmas Tree | Theron | 1958-12-14 |
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The Defender (Studio One) | Walter Preston | 1957-02-25 |
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Affair in Sumatra | Dr. Martin Kelog | 1956-02-22 |
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Congressman Frank R. Reid | 1955-12-31 |
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24 Hours of Progress | Narrator | 1950-12-31 |
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The Maya Through the Ages | Narrator | 1950-08-22 |
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Seeds of Destiny | Narrator | 1946-01-01 |
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Lady on a Train | Jonathan Waring | 1945-08-03 |
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Library of Congress | Narrator | 1945-01-01 |
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Delightfully Dangerous | Arthur Hale | 1945-03-31 |
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Guest in the House | Douglas Proctor | 1944-12-08 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Ralph Bellamy | 1943-06-24 |
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Men of Texas | Major Lamphere | 1942-07-03 |
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The Great Impersonation | Sir Edward Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragenstein | 1942-12-18 |
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Lady in a Jam | Stanley | 1942-06-19 |
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The Ghost of Frankenstein | Erik Ernst | 1942-03-13 |
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The Wolf Man | Colonel Montford | 1941-12-12 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Dr. R.L. Davis | 1941-03-08 |
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Dive Bomber | Lance Rogers | 1941-01-01 |
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Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Ellery Queen | 1941-03-24 |
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Affectionately Yours | Owen Wright | 1941-05-10 |
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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Ellery Queen | 1941-08-14 |
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Ellery Queen | 1941-11-18 |
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Queen of the Mob | Agent Scott Langham | 1940-06-28 |
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Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Ellery Queen | 1940-11-30 |
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Meet the Wildcat | Lt. Brad Williams | 1940-10-22 |
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His Girl Friday | Bruce Baldwin | 1940-01-18 |
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Flight Angels | Bill Graves | 1940-05-18 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Bruce Fairchild | 1940-09-13 |
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Dance, Girl, Dance | Steve Adams | 1940-08-30 |
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Brother Orchid | Clarence P. Fletcher | 1940-06-07 |
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Coast Guard | Raymond Dower | 1939-08-04 |
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Let Us Live | Lieutenant Everett | 1939-03-29 |
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Blind Alley | Dr. Shelby | 1939-05-11 |
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The Crime of Doctor Hallet | Dr. Paul Hallet | 1938-03-12 |
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Smashing the Spy Ring | John Baxter | 1938-12-29 |
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Fools for Scandal | Phillip Chester | 1938-04-16 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Philip Chester (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Boy Meets Girl | C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday | 1938-08-27 |
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Girls' School | Michael Hendragin | 1938-09-30 |
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Trade Winds | Ben Blodgett | 1938-12-28 |
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Carefree | Stephen Arden | 1938-09-02 |
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Let's Get Married | Kirk Duncan | 1937-04-14 |
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The Awful Truth | Dan Leeson | 1937-10-21 |
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Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 | Self (uncredited) | 1937-08-13 |
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It Can't Last Forever | Russ Matthews | 1937-07-15 |
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The Final Hour | John Vickery | 1936-07-07 |
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Roaming Lady | Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey | 1936-05-02 |
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Counterfeit Lady | Johnny Pierce | 1936-12-31 |
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Straight from the Shoulder | Curt Hayden | 1936-08-28 |
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Wild Brian Kent | Brian Kent | 1936-11-06 |
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The Man Who Lived Twice | Dr. James Blake / 'Slick' Rawley | 1936-09-25 |
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Hands Across the Table | Allen Macklyn | 1935-10-18 |
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Air Hawks | Barry Eldon | 1935-05-07 |
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Eight Bells | Steve Andrews | 1935-04-10 |
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The Healer | Dr. Holden | 1935-06-14 |
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Helldorado | J.F. Van Avery | 1935-01-05 |
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Gigolette | Terry Gallagher | 1935-02-15 |
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Rendezvous at Midnight | Commissioner Robert Edmonds | 1935-02-11 |
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Navy Wife | Dr. Quentin Harden | 1935-09-17 |
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The Wedding Night | Fredrik Sobieski | 1935-03-08 |
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Spitfire | George Fleetwood | 1934-03-08 |
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The Crime of Helen Stanley | Insp. Steve Trent | 1934-04-20 |
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This Man Is Mine | Jim Dunlap | 1934-04-13 |
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Girl in Danger | Insp. Steve Trent | 1934-09-11 |
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One Is Guilty | Insp. Steve Trent | 1934-05-03 |
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Once to Every Woman | Dr. Barclay | 1934-03-24 |
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Woman in the Dark | John Bradley | 1934-11-08 |
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Ace of Aces | Captain Blake | 1933-10-20 |
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Destination Unknown | Stowaway | 1933-04-01 |
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Ever in My Heart | Jeff | 1933-10-28 |
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Picture Snatcher | J.R. 'Al' McLean | 1933-05-06 |
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Headline Shooter | Hal | 1933-07-28 |
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The Narrow Corner | Eric Whittenson | 1933-07-08 |
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Flying Devils | 'Speed' Hardy | 1933-07-14 |
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Parole Girl | Joseph B. 'Joe' Smith | 1933-03-04 |
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Before Midnight | Insp. Steve Trent | 1933-11-18 |
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Below the Sea | McCreary | 1933-03-28 |
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Blind Adventure | Jim Steele | 1933-08-18 |
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Disorderly Conduct | Captain Tom Manning | 1932-03-20 |
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Almost Married | Deene Maxwell | 1932-07-17 |
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Forbidden | Al Holland | 1932-01-08 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | John Bruce | 1932-05-15 |
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Wild Girl | Jack Marbury | 1932-11-09 |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Dr Ladd | 1932-07-03 |
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Young America | Judge Blake | 1932-04-17 |
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Air Mail | Mike Miller | 1932-11-03 |
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The Magnificent Lie | Bill Childers | 1931-07-25 |
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Surrender | Captain Ebbing | 1931-12-06 |
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The Secret Six | Johnny Franks | 1931-04-18 |
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West of Broadway | Mac | 1931-11-28 |
