Actor. Leading man of stage and screen. Early on in his career, he became typecast as a rich, but dull, character who never got the girl. However, he worked hard to escape the typecasting and eventually succeeded, playing a number of different roles in film. He also became a highly respected stage actor. Some of his early film roles include: "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1932), "Flying Devils" (1933), "Spitfire" (1934), "Helldorado" (1934), "The Awful Truth" (1937, Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Ellery Queen, Master Detective" (1940) and "Stage Door Canteen" (1943). Bellamy also had an impressive television career, starting in 1948 with his debut in "Philco Television Playhouse." In 1951, he starred as New York freelance private eye Mike Barnett in "Man Against Crime." Over the years, he appeared in countless television series and television movies, and was nominated for an Emmy Award three times. He was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and fought tirelessly for actors' rights, particularly during the dark days of McCarthyism and blacklisting in the 1950s. His most celebrated role was as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the play "Sunrise at Campobello." He won a Tony Award for his performance in 1958. In 1960, he reprised his role in the film version. Bellamy played Roosevelt again in the two epic miniseries, "The Winds of War" (1983) and "War and Remembrance" (1988). In 1968, he appeared in the classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby." Other notable film roles include: "Oh, God!" (1977) opposite George Burns, "Trading Places" (1983) alongside Don Ameche, and his final film role, the box office hit, "Pretty Woman" (1990) with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. In 1987, he was given an Honorary Academy Award, accepted by his great-nephew Sam Huntington. He died of a lung ailment at age 87 in 1991.
Actor. Leading man of stage and screen. Early on in his career, he became typecast as a rich, but dull, character who never got the girl. However, he worked hard to escape the typecasting and eventually succeeded, playing a number of different roles in film. He also became a highly respected stage actor. Some of his early film roles include: "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1932), "Flying Devils" (1933), "Spitfire" (1934), "Helldorado" (1934), "The Awful Truth" (1937, Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Ellery Queen, Master Detective" (1940) and "Stage Door Canteen" (1943). Bellamy also had an impressive television career, starting in 1948 with his debut in "Philco Television Playhouse." In 1951, he starred as New York freelance private eye Mike Barnett in "Man Against Crime." Over the years, he appeared in countless television series and television movies, and was nominated for an Emmy Award three times. He was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and fought tirelessly for actors' rights, particularly during the dark days of McCarthyism and blacklisting in the 1950s. His most celebrated role was as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the play "Sunrise at Campobello." He won a Tony Award for his performance in 1958. In 1960, he reprised his role in the film version. Bellamy played Roosevelt again in the two epic miniseries, "The Winds of War" (1983) and "War and Remembrance" (1988). In 1968, he appeared in the classic horror film "Rosemary's Baby." Other notable film roles include: "Oh, God!" (1977) opposite George Burns, "Trading Places" (1983) alongside Don Ameche, and his final film role, the box office hit, "Pretty Woman" (1990) with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. In 1987, he was given an Honorary Academy Award, accepted by his great-nephew Sam Huntington. He died of a lung ailment at age 87 in 1991.
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Ralph R. Bellamy
1904 - 1991
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