Chicago's own Ralph Bellamy

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I was switching around the dial over the weekend, and on four different stations I saw *Pretty Woman, His Girl Friday, Trading Places *and The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell. And at the moment of switching I happened to catch Ralph Bellamy on screen.

The guy was durable.

I got to thinking - he was in a number of groundbeaking and memorable movies. In addition to the ones mentioned above, he was also in *The Professionals *(often mentioned as one of the great Westerns), Rosmary’s Baby and The Wolfman (often mentioned as two of great horror films).

Granted he was seldom, if ever, above the title, but he was usually in the top five of the featured actors.

[RealityChuck]

“Nice little town, Albany. They’ve got a state capitol there, you know.”

From my favorite Ralph Bellamy role, in His Girl Friday, where Cary Grant describes his character as looking “like that movie actor, Ralph Bellamy.”

[Walloon]

What’s your question?

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@Walloon

What’s your question?

Not so much a question as an acknowledgement of a person and a talent. Think of it as a belated death thread.

[Beware_of_Doug]

“Gobs of my-onnaise.” -Bellamy, something late 1930s, I think in support of Astaire & Rogers

Guy had staying power, too. He was appearing into his 90s.

Moreover, I think he was the only big name movie actor named Ralph, unless you count Sir Ralph Richardson, who wasn’t just a movie actor.

[Walloon]

Ralph Fiennes.

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@RealityChuck

From my favorite Ralph Bellamy role, in His Girl Friday, where Cary Grant describes his character as looking “like that movie actor, Ralph Bellamy.”

Wasn’t that also the film where Grant and Russell at some point go on about how their newspaper destroyed the reputation of Archie Leach (Grant’s real name)?

It makes me wonder if Russell’s real name was brought into the film some place.

[Beware_of_Doug]

@Walloon

Ralph Fiennes.

But he’s actually Rafe. He just spells it Ralph.

[plnnr]

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Wasn’t that also the film where Grant and Russell at some point go on about how their newspaper destroyed the reputation of Archie Leach (Grant’s real name)?

It makes me wonder if Russell’s real name was brought into the film some place.

Rosaline Russell’s real name was Rosalind Russell. I don’t recall it anywhere in the movie.

[CandidGamera]

I just watched the Professionals for the first time, last week. If you haven’t seen it, seek it out. Excellent film.

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@plnnr

Rosaline Russell’s real name was Rosalind Russell. I don’t recall it anywhere in the movie.

Actually, I think it appears, in written text format, near the beginning of the movie.

[RealityChuck]

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Wasn’t that also the film where Grant and Russell at some point go on about how their newspaper destroyed the reputation of Archie Leach (Grant’s real name)?

Yup. Grant also refers to a character as “mock turtle,” the role he played in 1933’s Alice in Wonderland.

[priapus]

@Beware of Doug

“Gobs of my-onnaise.” -Bellamy, something late 1930s, I think in support of Astaire & Rogers

Guy had staying power, too. He was appearing into his 90s.

Moreover, I think he was the only big name movie actor named Ralph, unless you count Sir Ralph Richardson, who wasn’t just a movie actor.

Ralph Meeker