ACTOR

Ralph Bellamy

1904 - 1991

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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). 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Bellamy has received more than 2,748,661 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ralph Bellamy is the 956th most popular actor (down from 870th in 2019), the 1,686th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,599th in 2019) and the 455th most popular American Actor.

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ralph Bellamy ranks 956 out of 13,578. Before him are Helena Rojo, Conchata Ferrell, John Nettles, Héctor Elizondo, Erdoğan Atalay, and Marie-Christine Barrault. After him are Diane Lane, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Patrick Dewaere, Tanya Roberts, and Christine Baranski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Ralph Bellamy ranks 64. Before him are Josef Bühler, Peter Lorre, Henri Cartan, Rudolf Arnheim, Leopold Trepper, and Elyesa Bazna. After him are Arnold Gehlen, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Georges Canguilhem, Viktor Brack, Sergey Biryuzov, and Count Basie. Among people deceased in 1991, Ralph Bellamy ranks 53. Before him are Shapour Bakhtiar, Richard Stone, Tony Richardson, Robert Maxwell, Alfonso García Robles, and Princess Ileana of Romania. After him are Gene Roddenberry, Christian de Castries, George Stigler, Aladár Gerevich, Eric Carr, and W. Arthur Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Bellamy ranks 1,686 out of 20,380. Before him are Héctor Elizondo (1936), Rex Stout (1886), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Robert Wilson (1941), Jerry Reed (1937), and Maria Mitchell (1818). After him are Seymour Hersh (1937), Diane Lane (1965), Alan Kay (1940), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Griffin Dunne (1955), and Lee Iacocca (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph Bellamy ranks 455. Before him are Cesar Romero (1907), Josephine Chaplin (1949), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), Lucy Liu (1968), Conchata Ferrell (1943), and Héctor Elizondo (1936). After him are Diane Lane (1965), Griffin Dunne (1955), Rosanna Arquette (1959), Tanya Roberts (1955), Christine Baranski (1952), and Elisabeth Shue (1963).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pretty Woman
James Morse
While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
Mar 23rd 19907.466 / 10
Trading Places
Randolph Duke
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Jun 7th 19837.2 / 10
Rosemary's Baby
Dr. Sapirstein
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Jun 12th 19687.833 / 10