Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American movie, television, stage, voice, radio actor, and comedian. He was known for his roles as Randolph Duke in Trading Places and in Coming to America.
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Born | Ralph Rexford Bellamy June 17, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 1991 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1928–1990 |
Spouse(s) | Alice Delbridge (m. 1927–1930) Catherine Willard (m. 1931–1945) Ethel Smith (m. 1945–1947) Alice Murphy (m. 1949–1991) (d.1996) |
Bellamy was born on June 17, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Alice Delbridge from 1927 until they divorced in 1930. He was later married to Catherine Willard from 1931 until they divorced in 1945. He was then married to Ethel Smith from 1945 until they divorced in 1947. He was married to Alice Murphy from 1949 until his death in 1991. Bellamy died on November 29, 1991 in Santa Monica, California from respiratory failure, aged 87.[1]
Ralph Bellamy Media
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Bellamy in a publicity shot for His Girl Friday (1940)
Gloria McGehee and Ralph Bellamy in Man Against Crime (1953)
Guest stars for the 1961 premiere episode of The Dick Powell Show, "Who Killed Julie Greer?". Standing, from left: Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Jack Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Kay Thompson, Dean Jones. Seated, from left: Carolyn Jones and Dick Powell.
As Franklin D. Roosevelt in the film Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
References
- ↑ Flint, Peter B. (November 30, 1991). "Ralph Bellamy, the Actor, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE1F3CF933A05752C1A967958260. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Ralph Bellamy, a veteran character actor who appeared in more than 100 movies but who attained his greatest recognition on Broadway as the stricken Franklin D. Roosevelt struggling to walk in "Sunrise at Campobello," died yesterday at St. Johns Hospital and Health Center in Los Angeles. He was 87 years old.".