Ralph Bellamy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

205

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-06-17

Day of death

1991-11-29 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ralph Bellamy

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • Helldorado

    Helldorado

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

  • Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

  • Destination Unknown

    Destination Unknown

  • The Winds of War

    The Winds of War

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Affectionately Yours

    Affectionately Yours

  • Oh, God!

    Oh, God!

  • Men of Texas

    Men of Texas

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Spitfire

    Spitfire

  • Ever in My Heart

    Ever in My Heart

  • Parole Girl

    Parole Girl

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Dance, Girl, Dance

    Dance, Girl, Dance

  • Girls' School

    Girls' School

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Blind Alley

    Blind Alley

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • The Wedding Night

    The Wedding Night

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • Wild Girl

    Wild Girl

  • Forbidden

    Forbidden

  • Lugosi: The Forgotten King

    Lugosi: The Forgotten King

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • Disorderlies

    Disorderlies

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Girl in Danger

    Girl in Danger

  • Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Air Mail

    Air Mail

  • Once an Eagle

    Once an Eagle

  • Ace of Aces

    Ace of Aces

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Search for the Gods

    Search for the Gods

  • Almost Married

    Almost Married

  • The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • Young America

    Young America

  • Space

    Space

  • Before Midnight

    Before Midnight

  • Air Hawks

    Air Hawks

  • Man Against Crime

    Man Against Crime

  • Aloha Paradise

    Aloha Paradise

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Defender (Studio One)

    The Defender (Studio One)

  • Christine Cromwell

    Christine Cromwell

  • Amazon Women on the Moon

    Amazon Women on the Moon

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

    Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

    Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

  • Surrender

    Surrender

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • The Most Deadly Game

    The Most Deadly Game

  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

    The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

  • Harold Robbins' The Survivors

    Harold Robbins' The Survivors

  • Condominium

    Condominium

  • Wheels

    Wheels

  • Picture Snatcher

    Picture Snatcher

  • The Ghost of Frankenstein

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

  • One Is Guilty

    One Is Guilty

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

    Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

  • The Narrow Corner

    The Narrow Corner

  • The Fourth Wise Man

    The Fourth Wise Man

  • Testimony of Two Men

    Testimony of Two Men

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

  • The Good Mother

    The Good Mother

  • Gigolette

    Gigolette

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Magnificent Lie

    The Magnificent Lie

  • Love Leads the Way: A True Story

    Love Leads the Way: A True Story

  • Nightmare in Badham County

    Nightmare in Badham County

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Carefree

    Carefree

  • West of Broadway

    West of Broadway

  • Murder on Flight 502

    Murder on Flight 502

  • Return to Earth

    Return to Earth

  • Woman in the Dark

    Woman in the Dark

  • Cancel My Reservation

    Cancel My Reservation

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Public Deb No. 1

    Public Deb No. 1

  • It Can't Last Forever

    It Can't Last Forever

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • Fools for Scandal

    Fools for Scandal

  • The Man Who Lived Twice

    The Man Who Lived Twice

  • Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

    Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  • Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across the Table

  • The Memory of Eva Ryker

    The Memory of Eva Ryker

  • Power

    Power

  • Ellery Queen, Master Detective

    Ellery Queen, Master Detective

  • Smashing the Spy Ring

    Smashing the Spy Ring

  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

  • Once to Every Woman

    Once to Every Woman

  • Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

    Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

  • Sunrise at Campobello

    Sunrise at Campobello

  • Adventures of the Queen

    Adventures of the Queen

  • Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

  • Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

  • Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

    Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

    Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

  • Delightfully Dangerous

    Delightfully Dangerous

  • Flight Angels

    Flight Angels

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • The Clone Master

    The Clone Master

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • Flying Devils

    Flying Devils

  • Cary Grant: A Class Apart

    Cary Grant: A Class Apart

  • The Log of the Black Pearl

    The Log of the Black Pearl

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Eight Bells

    Eight Bells

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • The Maya Through the Ages

    The Maya Through the Ages

  • Roaming Lady

    Roaming Lady

  • The Crime of Helen Stanley

    The Crime of Helen Stanley

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • The Billion Dollar Threat

    The Billion Dollar Threat

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • Seeds of Destiny

    Seeds of Destiny

  • Straight from the Shoulder

    Straight from the Shoulder

  • Affair in Sumatra

    Affair in Sumatra

  • Blind Adventure

    Blind Adventure

  • Guest in the House

    Guest in the House

  • The Healer

    The Healer

  • The Big Slide

    The Big Slide

  • Below the Sea

    Below the Sea

  • Headline Shooter

    Headline Shooter

  • The Crime of Doctor Hallet

    The Crime of Doctor Hallet

  • Wings of Fire

    Wings of Fire

  • 24 Hours of Progress

    24 Hours of Progress

  • Wild Brian Kent

    Wild Brian Kent

  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

  • Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

    Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

  • The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

  • Rendezvous at Midnight

    Rendezvous at Midnight

  • The Final Hour

    The Final Hour

  • Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

    Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

  • Meet the Wildcat

    Meet the Wildcat

  • Counterfeit Lady

    Counterfeit Lady

  • Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

    Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler

  • Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

  • Disorderly Conduct

    Disorderly Conduct

  • Heritage of Anger

    Heritage of Anger

  • Library of Congress

    Library of Congress

  • Dangerous Intrigue

    Dangerous Intrigue