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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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-02 |
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Pretty Woman | James Morse | 1990-03-23 |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self | 1988-06-05 |
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The Good Mother | Grandfather Frank | 1988-11-04 |
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Coming to America | Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) | 1988-06-29 |
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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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Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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Trading Places | Randolph Duke | 1983-06-07 |
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Power | Ben Frelinghuysen | 1980-01-14 |
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The Memory of Eva Ryker | William E. Ryker | 1980-05-05 |
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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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Oh, God! | Sam Raven | 1977-10-07 |
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Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | McVea | 1977-06-09 |
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Return to Earth | Col. Edwin E. Aldrin | 1976-05-14 |
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Dr. Gunther | 1976-11-12 |
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Nightmare in Badham County | Judge | 1976-11-05 |
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Search for the Gods | Dr. Henderson | 1975-03-09 |
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The Log of the Black Pearl | Capt. Fitzsimmons | 1975-01-04 |
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Murder on Flight 502 | Dr. Kenyon Walker | 1975-11-21 |
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Adventures of the Queen | J.L. Dundeen | 1975-02-14 |
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The Missiles of October | U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson | 1974-12-18 |
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Cancel My Reservation | John Ed | 1972-09-21 |
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Something Evil | Harry Lincoln | 1972-01-21 |
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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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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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Who Killed Julie Greer? | Judge Hansen | 1961-09-26 |
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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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Heritage of Anger | Eddie Hanneman | 1956-11-15 |
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Affair in Sumatra | Dr. Martin Kelog | 1956-02-22 |
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The Big Slide | Self - Announcing Next Week's Show | 1956-11-08 |
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Congressman Frank R. Reid | 1955-12-31 |
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The Maya Through the Ages | Narrator | 1950-08-22 |
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24 Hours of Progress | Narrator | 1950-12-31 |
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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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Delightfully Dangerous | Arthur Hale | 1945-03-31 |
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Library of Congress | Narrator | 1945-01-01 |
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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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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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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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Dive Bomber | Lance Rogers | 1941-08-30 |
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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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The Wolf Man | Colonel Montford | 1941-12-09 |
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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Ellery Queen | 1941-08-14 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Dr. R.L. Davis | 1941-03-08 |
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Ellery Queen | 1941-11-18 |
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Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Ellery Queen | 1940-11-30 |
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His Girl Friday | Bruce Baldwin | 1940-01-18 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Bruce Fairchild | 1940-09-13 |
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Queen of the Mob | Agent Scott Langham | 1940-06-28 |
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Meet the Wildcat | Lt. Brad Williams | 1940-10-22 |
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Flight Angels | Bill Graves | 1940-05-18 |
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Brother Orchid | Clarence P. Fletcher | 1940-06-07 |
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Dance, Girl, Dance | Steve Adams | 1940-08-30 |
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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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Fools for Scandal | Phillip Chester | 1938-04-16 |
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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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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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Breakdowns of 1938 | Philip Chester (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Carefree | Stephen Arden | 1938-09-02 |
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Boy Meets Girl | C. Elliott 'C.F.' Friday | 1938-08-27 |
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It Can't Last Forever | Russ Matthews | 1937-07-15 |
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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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Let's Get Married | Kirk Duncan | 1937-04-14 |
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Counterfeit Lady | Johnny Pierce | 1936-12-31 |
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Dangerous Intrigue | Tony Halliday | 1936-01-04 |
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Wild Brian Kent | Brian Kent | 1936-11-06 |
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Roaming Lady | Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey | 1936-05-02 |
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The Final Hour | John Vickery | 1936-07-07 |
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The Man Who Lived Twice | Slick Rawley / Dr. James Blake | 1936-09-25 |
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Straight from the Shoulder | Curt Hayden | 1936-08-28 |
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Gigolette | Terry Gallagher | 1935-02-15 |
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Navy Wife | Dr. Quentin Harden | 1935-09-17 |
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Air Hawks | Barry Eldon | 1935-05-07 |
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Helldorado | J.F. Van Avery | 1935-01-05 |
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Rendezvous at Midnight | Commissioner Robert Edmonds | 1935-02-11 |
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Eight Bells | Steve Andrews | 1935-04-10 |
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The Wedding Night | Fredrik Sobieski | 1935-03-08 |
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Hands Across the Table | Allen Macklyn | 1935-10-18 |
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The Healer | Dr. Holden | 1935-06-14 |
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Woman in the Dark | John Bradley | 1934-11-08 |
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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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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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Girl in Danger | Insp. Steve Trent | 1934-09-11 |
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Spitfire | George Fleetwood | 1934-03-08 |
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Ace of Aces | Captain Blake | 1933-10-20 |
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Flying Devils | 'Speed' Hardy | 1933-07-14 |
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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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Before Midnight | Insp. Steve Trent | 1933-11-18 |
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The Narrow Corner | Eric Whittenson | 1933-07-08 |
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Below the Sea | McCreary | 1933-03-29 |
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Blind Adventure | Jim Steele | 1933-08-18 |
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Parole Girl | Smith | 1933-03-04 |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Dr Ladd | 1932-07-03 |
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Disorderly Conduct | Captain Tom Manning | 1932-03-20 |
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Forbidden | Al Holland | 1932-01-08 |
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Air Mail | Mike Miller | 1932-11-03 |
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Wild Girl | Jack Marbury | 1932-11-09 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | John Bruce | 1932-05-15 |
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Young America | Judge Blake | 1932-04-17 |
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Almost Married | Deene Maxwell | 1932-07-17 |
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The Secret Six | Johnny Franks | 1931-04-18 |
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The Magnificent Lie | Bill Childers | 1931-07-25 |
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West of Broadway | Mac | 1931-11-28 |
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Surrender | Captain Ebbing | 1931-12-06 |
