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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…
Known for
- Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror — Self2016
- Cary Grant: A Class Apart — Self (archive footage)2004
- The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics — Bruce Baldwin (archive footage) (uncredited)1994
- Pretty Woman — James Morse1990
- Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge — Self (archive footage)1990
- Christine Cromwell — Cyrus Blain1989
- The Good Mother — Grandfather Frank1988
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man — Self1988
- Coming to America — Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)1988
- War and Remembrance — President Franklin Delano Roosevelt1988
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Key facts
- Born
- Ralph Rexford Bellamy , ( 1904-06-17 ) June 17, 1904, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29) (aged 87), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1925–1990
- Political party
- Democratic
- Preceded by
- Clarence Derwent
- Succeeded by
- Frederick O'Neal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Spouse
- Ethel Smith
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Ralph Bellamy still.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Ralph Bellamy
- date of birth
- 1904-06-17
- date of death
- 1991-11-29
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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- Ralph Bellamy
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1990-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Sunrise at Campobello as well as Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Awful Truth (1937). In 1986, Bellamy was awarded with an Academy Honorary Award.
He gained prominence for his roles in Boy Meets Girl (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Flight Angels (1940), The Wolf Man (1941), and Sunrise at Campobello (1960). He is also known for his later roles in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Oh, God! (1977), Trading Places (1983), and Pretty Woman (1990).
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