Earl Bellamy
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| Born | Earl Arthur Bellamy March 11, 1917 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Died | November 30, 2003 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | television director, film director |
| Years active | 1953—91 |
Earl Arthur Bellamy (March 11, 1917 – November 30, 2003) was an American television and film director.
Biography
Bellamy was born in
railroad engineer. (The preceding information is from his obituary and is incorrect. He was the biological child of George Wachsmuth and Lillie Stophilbeen. When they divorced, he was raised by his grandparents, John, who changed his surname from Stophilbeen to Bellamy, and Lillie Bellamy. John was a stationery engineer, not a railroad engineer.)[3] After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1935, Bellamy received a degree from Los Angeles City College[4] and took a job as a messenger for Columbia Studios. Within four years, Bellamy had worked his way up to second assistant director before taking time off to serve in the U.S. Navy's
photographic unit during World War II.
When Bellamy returned to Hollywood, he became a well-respected TV director who was particularly adept at Westerns. Although he directed nearly two dozen feature films, Bellamy was best known for his work on .
Family fare was his forte in the 1950s. He directed shows like Fantasy Island and Hart to Hart.
After his retirement, Bellamy and his wife moved to New Mexico. The state had provided him with many different filming locations.
In 2002, the
Motion Picture and Television Fund gave him the prestigious Golden Boot Award
.
Bellamy died on November 30, 2003, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of 86. It is reported that he died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack).
He had three children, Michael, Earl Jr, and Karen. His first wife died 9 years after Earl Jr was born. His second wife (mother of Karen) committed suicide.
Films
- Sidewinder 1 (1977) director
- Speedtrap (1977) director
- Against a Crooked Sky (1975) director
- Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) director
- Sidecar Racers (1975) director
- Seven Alone (1974) director
- Backtrack! (1969) director
- Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) director
- Munster, Go Home! (1966) director
- Gunpoint (1966) director
- Fluffy (1965) director
- Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962) director
- Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) director
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956) director
- Seminole Uprising (1955) director
- It Should Happen to You (1954) assistant director
- From Here to Eternity (1953) assistant director
- Shockproof (1949) assistant director
Television
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents Role: Director
- The Andy Griffith Show Role: Director
- Bachelor FatherRole: Director
- The Brian Keith Show Role: Director of some episodes
- CHiPs Role: Director
- Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie) Role: Director
- Code RedRole: Director
- Crusader Role: Director
- Daniel Boone Role: Director
- Desilu PlayhouseRole: Director
- The Desperate Mission (TV movie) Role: Director
- Desperate Women (TV movie) Role: Director
- Eight Is Enough, season 3, episode 17: "Mother's Rule", Role: Director
- The F.B.I. Role: Director
- Fantasy IslandRole: Director
- Fire! (TV movie) Role: Director
- Flood! (TV movie) Role: Director
- Future Cop Role: Director
- Get Smart Role: Director
- Hart to Hart Role: Director, Writer
- I Spy Role: Director
- IsisRole: Director
- The John Forsythe Show Role: Director
- Knight in Shining Armour (TV special) Role: Director
- Laramie Role: Director
- Laredo Role: Director
- Leave It to Beaver Role: Director
- The Lone Ranger Role: Director
- M Squad Role: Director
- M*A*S*H Role: Director
- Masquerade Role: Director
- Matt Helm Role: Director
- McHale's Navy Role: Director
- Medical Center Role: Director
- The Mod Squad Role: Director
- The Munsters Role: Director
- My Three Sons Role: Director
- O'Connor's Ocean (TV special) Role: Director
- Partners (TV series) Role: Director
- Perry Mason Role: Director
- The Pigeon (TV movie) Role: Director
- The Quest Role: Director
- Rawhide Role: Director
- The Restless Gun Role: Director of some episodes
- S.W.A.T. Role: Director
- The San Pedro Beach Bums Role: Director
- Sixth Sense (TV series) Role: Director
- Starsky and HutchRole: Director
- Stranded (TV special) Role: Director
- To Rome with Love Role: Director
- The Trackers (TV movie) Role: Director
- Trapper John, M.D. Role: Director
- U.S. Marshal Role: Director 2 episodes
- Valentine Magic on Love Island (TV movie) Role: Director
- Wagon Train Role: Director
- Young Dan'l Boone Role: Director
- Tales of Wells Fargo Role: Director
References
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2008) |
- ^ "Earl Bellamy, 85, a TV Director of Shows With Cactus or Comedy". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 12, 2003 [December 3, 2003]. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ "Earl Bellamy." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 28. Gale Group, 2000. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K1609009682. Fee. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Deborah A. Carl, The Story of Orson Bellamy of Saratoga, New York, and Some of his Descendants, Part 1, pages 13-15, Part 2, pages 20-22, and Part 3 which is still being written, https://yourfamilyquest.substack.com/ .
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Erickson, Hal (2012). "Earl Bellamy - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
...Bellamy specialized in second-feature westerns. He was also extremely busy in all facets of filmed television: his most fondly remembered TV association was with the tongue-in-cheek western series Laredo (1965–67).
External links
- Earl Bellamy at IMDb
- Earl Bellamy Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
- Earl Bellamy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Filmography by New York Times
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