Want to know the best Ralph Bellamy movies? How about the worst Ralph Bellamy movies? Curious about Ralph Bellamy box office grosses or which Ralph Bellamy movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Ralph Bellamy movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Bellamy’s movie career covered 7 decades. His IMDb page shows 199 acting credits from 1931-1990. This page will rank 55 Ralph Bellamy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: The good news? Every Ralph Bellamy movie from 1941 to 1990 is on the following table. The bad news? Between 1931 and 1940 Bellamy was a movie making machine. He made 67 movies or almost 7 movies a year for that time frame. We sadly were only able to find box office information on 27 of those movies. Yes were are also disappointed in our 60% fail rate. This page was requested by Cogerson Hall of Fame commenter Søren, a very very long time ago….sorry for the delay Søren.
Ralph Bellamy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1968
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
1937
The Awful Truth (1937)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1966
The Professionals (1966)
1983
Trading Places (1983)
1940
His Girl Friday (1940)
1938
Carefree (1938)
1990
Pretty Woman (1990)
1977
Oh, God! (1977)
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
1988
Coming to America (1988)
1941
Dive Bomber (1941)
1943
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
1935
Hands Across The Table (1935)
1932
Forbidden (1932)
1938
Trade Winds (1938)
1941
The Wolf Man (1941)
1944
Guest in the House (1944)
1945
Lady On a Train (1945)
1932
Air Mail (1932)
1941
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
1931
The Magnificent Lie (1931)
1931
The Secret 6 (1931)
1939
Let Us Live (1939)
1942
Lady in a Jam (1942)
1940
Brother Orchid (1940)
1933
The Narrow Corner (1933)
1960
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
1933
Picture Snatcher (1933)
1932
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932)
1940
Flight Angels (1940)
1931
Surrender (1931)
1940
Meet The Wildcat (1940)
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
1938
Boy Meets Girl (1938)
1939
Coast Guard (1939)
1935
Helldorado (1935)
1934
Spitfire (1934)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
1938
Fools For Scandal (1938)
1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
1935
The Wedding Night (1935)
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
1942
Men Of Texas (1942)
1934
This Man Is Mine (1934)
1971
Doctors' Wives (1971)
1932
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
1942
The Great Impersonation (1942)
1932
Disorderly Conduct (1932)
1988
The Good Mother (1988)
1941
Affectionately Yours (1941)
1987
Disorderlies (1987)
1945
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
1934
Woman in the Dark (1934)
1936
The Roaming Lady (1936)
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
1936
The Final Hour (1936)
1938
Smashing The Spy Ring (1938)
1936
Dangerous Intrigue (1936)
1972
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
Ralph Bellamy Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Ralph Bellamy movies by co-stars of his movies.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Ralph Bellamy movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Ralph Bellamy movie won.
- Sort Ralph Bellamy movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Mia Farrow & Ruth Gordon |
42.90 | 352.7 | 352.70 | 8 | 89 | 02 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | The Awful Truth (1937) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Irene Dunne & Cary Grant |
4.20 | 176.2 | 176.20 | 36 | 86 | 06 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 4 | The Professionals (1966) | Burt Lancaster & Lee Marvin |
22.00 | 215.6 | 215.60 | 10 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 3 | Trading Places (1983) | Eddie Murphy & Don Ameche |
90.40 | 309.4 | 309.40 | 4 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 6 | His Girl Friday (1940) | Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell |
5.10 | 196.0 | 196.00 | 15 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 6 | Carefree (1938) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
4.50 | 177.8 | 276.40 | 34 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 5 | Pretty Woman (1990) | Julia Roberts & Richard Gere |
178.40 | 454.7 | 1,181.00 | 4 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 7 | Oh, God! (1977) | George Burns & John Denver |
57.30 | 277.0 | 277.00 | 8 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 10 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) | Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger |
8.60 | 177.7 | 177.70 | 34 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 8 | Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy & Samuel L. Jackson |
128.20 | 336.1 | 757.40 | 3 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 12 | Dive Bomber (1941) | Errol Flynn & Fred MacMurray |
5.70 | 218.0 | 324.50 | 17 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 11 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | Merle Oberon | 12.40 | 445.5 | 445.50 | 5 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 13 | Hands Across The Table (1935) | Carole Lombard & Fred MacMurray |
3.10 | 141.2 | 141.20 | 22 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 14 | Forbidden (1932) | Barbara Stanwyck & Directed by Frank Capra |
2.30 | 114.1 | 114.10 | 22 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 16 | Trade Winds (1938) | Fredric March & Joan Bennett |
3.90 | 154.9 | 216.20 | 42 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 15 | The Wolf Man (1941) | Claude Rains & Bela Lugosi |
2.40 | 91.4 | 91.40 | 100 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 19 | Guest in the House (1944) | Anne Baxter | 4.70 | 157.6 | 157.60 | 74 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 18 | Lady On a Train (1945) | Deanna Durbin | 3.30 | 103.9 | 103.90 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 17 | Air Mail (1932) | Pat O'Brien | 1.80 | 87.5 | 87.50 | 47 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 20 | Footsteps in the Dark (1941) | Errol Flynn & Brenda Marshall |
2.30 | 89.9 | 147.50 | 103 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 21 | The Magnificent Lie (1931) | Ruth Chatterton | 1.80 | 94.6 | 94.60 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 22 | The Secret 6 (1931) | Clark Gable & Wallace Beery |
2.10 | 107.5 | 151.00 | 51 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 23 | Let Us Live (1939) | Henry Fonda & Maureen O'Sullivan |
2.00 | 76.5 | 76.50 | 118 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 25 | Lady in a Jam (1942) | Irene Dunne | 2.30 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 114 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 26 | Brother Orchid (1940) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
2.10 | 80.8 | 111.00 | 94 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 27 | The Narrow Corner (1933) | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 2.00 | 93.9 | 93.90 | 36 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 27 | Sunrise at Campobello (1960) | Greer Garson | 2.90 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 80 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 28 | Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) | Maureen O'Hara & Lucille Ball |
1.80 | 68.6 | 68.60 | 116 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 30 | The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) | Cedric Hardwicke | 2.10 | 76.3 | 76.30 | 125 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 29 | Picture Snatcher (1933) | James Cagney | 1.00 | 44.9 | 69.50 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 31 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) | Alan Hale | 1.20 | 57.2 | 57.20 | 101 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 31 | Flight Angels (1940) | Jane Wyman & Dennis Morgan |
1.80 | 68.8 | 68.80 | 114 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 33 | Surrender (1931) | Warner Baxter | 1.30 | 66.0 | 66.00 | 113 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 32 | Meet The Wildcat (1940) | Margaret Lindsay | 1.20 | 47.5 | 47.50 | 151 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 34 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) | Margaret Lindsay | 1.20 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 154 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 36 | Boy Meets Girl (1938) | James Cagney & Pat O'Brien |
2.20 | 89.6 | 104.40 | 102 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 36 | Coast Guard (1939) | Randolph Scott | 1.50 | 59.4 | 59.40 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 38 | Helldorado (1935) | Madge Evans | 0.90 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 138 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 39 | Spitfire (1934) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.80 | 84.2 | 103.20 | 65 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
| 40 | Public Deb No. 1 (1940) | Elisha Cook Jr. | 0.90 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 41 | Fools For Scandal (1938) | Carole Lombard | 1.30 | 50.1 | 50.10 | 154 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 41 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941) | Margaret Lindsay | 0.90 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 179 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 43 | The Wedding Night (1935) | Gary Cooper | 1.50 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 85 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 43 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) | Margaret Lindsay | 1.00 | 38.0 | 38.00 | 177 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 44 | Men Of Texas (1942) | Robert Stack | 1.10 | 42.3 | 42.30 | 171 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 46 | This Man Is Mine (1934) | Irene Dunne | 0.70 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 143 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 47 | Doctors' Wives (1971) | Gene Hackman & Dyan Cannon |
8.90 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 41 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 48 | The Woman in Room 13 (1932) | Myrna Loy | 0.30 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 178 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 48 | The Great Impersonation (1942) | Evelyn Ankers | 1.20 | 43.8 | 43.80 | 168 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 50 | Disorderly Conduct (1932) | Spencer Tracy | 0.60 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 154 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 49 | The Good Mother (1988) | Liam Neeson & Diane Keaton |
4.80 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 127 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 51 | Affectionately Yours (1941) | Merle Oberon & Rita Hayworth |
1.30 | 49.7 | 76.00 | 156 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 53 | Disorderlies (1987) | The Fat-Boys | 10.30 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 82 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 54 | Delightfully Dangerous (1945) | Jane Powell | 2.00 | 62.7 | 62.70 | 116 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 54 | Woman in the Dark (1934) | Fay Wray & Melvyn Douglas |
0.60 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 166 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 55 | The Roaming Lady (1936) | Fay Wray | 0.80 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 168 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 57 | Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Carrie Fisher |
0.50 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 198 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 56 | The Final Hour (1936) | Marguerite Churchill | 0.70 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 175 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 58 | Smashing The Spy Ring (1938) | Fay Wray | 0.50 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 191 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 59 | Dangerous Intrigue (1936) | Gloria Shea | 0.60 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 187 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 60 | Cancel My Reservation (1972) | Bob Hope & Eva Marie Saint |
3.00 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 90 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 |
Ten Possibly Interesting Facts About Ralph Bellamy
1. Ralph Rexford Bellamy was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1904.
2. Ralph Bellamy ran away from home when he was 15 and managed to get into a road show. He toured with road shows before finally landing in New York City. He began acting on stage there and by 1927 owned his own theater company.
3. Ralph Bellamy’s first screen appearance was in 1931’s The Secret Six. Newcomers Clark Gable and Jean Harlow were also part of the cast of The Secret Six.
4. Ralph Bellamy was nominated for one Academy Award®. He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for 1937’s The Awful Truth.
5. For his “For his unique artistry and his distinguished service to the profession of acting. “, Ralph Bellamy was awarded a Honorary Oscar® in 1987.
6. Ralph Bellamy was married four times and had two children.
7. Ralph Bellamy played Franklin D. Roosevelt four times: on stage, in a movie and in two miniseries.
8. For Belfast Bob: Ralph Bellamy was regularly seen socially with a select circle of friends known as the Irish Mafia.
9. In Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940), Bellamy’s character, as happened in several movies, loses his girl to Cary Grant. At one point in the movie, as the conniving newspaper editor, Grant is giving a henchman directions to help him identify Bellamy’s character, and Grant says, “He looks like Ralph Bellamy.”. Love this Cary Grant ad lib.
10. Check out Ralph Bellamy’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Steve’s Ralph Bellamy YouTube Video
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Added Steve’s Ralph Bellamy video to this page. Our thoughts found on his chanel.
Good video. Voted up and shared on our Ralph Bellamy page. https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/ralph-bellamy-movies/
I have seen 14 of his movies…12 made your video. Favorites include his two Cary Grant movies, Trading Places, and Pretty Woman (that is one of WoC’s favorites). One of the great character actors. Good stuff.
Hi Bruce, your tally 12 of the 40 on the video, I’ve seen 12 too, Flora has seen 18.
Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche were great in Trading Places, a fun movie I should watch again. I also included their cameo in Coming to America.
Thanks again for the comment, vote and share, always appreciated.
As it was across her career Thins was not just 2nd billed invariably to male stars such as Gable/Bill Powell/Leach/Burt Reynolds/Clifton Webb/Paul Newman/Chuck/Chevalíer/Monty Clift/Rex Harrison/John Gavin but also to female stars such as Joanne Woodward/Jeanette MacDonald/Carole Lombard/my Doris/Jeanne Crain/Ann Harding/Marie Dressler/and Harlow. In Wife v Secretary Thins was 3rd billed to Gable and Lombard and in Libeled Lady she was 3rd billed to Harlow and Bill Powell. In Love Me Tonight Thins was 5th billed in a cast headed by Chevalier and MacDonald. Again CHECK IT OUT!
If you are going to take into account Thins’ entire CAREER box office consistencey would seem to dictate that you should also have some regard to the level of importance of her co-stars in ALL the movies comprised in that career box office and her billing and status in relation to those co-stars in those movies. Also you can’t for example logically give her the same credit for box office takings in the days before she became a star and those after her heyday when she was in effect a “has-been” as you do for the grosses DURING her heyday.
For me therefore to insist that Thins is “the greatest” because of the career total of her movies is as arbitrary as saying that in the 1940s Walter Brennan was greater than Wayne/Hope/Cooper/Bogie/Tracy/Garland/Leach because Walter’s total box office for that decade was greater than theirs – see Table of Box Office LEADERS [HIS title] on Bruce’s page for the Top Stars of the 1940s. Certainly Old Cantankerous would have debated the point with WH. Now Spence was a man who knew the importance of billing!