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City of Missing Girls (1941) -- Climaxing a long series of mysterious disappearances of young girls, dancer Thalia Arnold is found murdered...
"Ironside" (1967): Season 3: Episode 5 -- Mark is shot when he is an unsuspecting witness to the transfer of narcotics.
Destination Moon (1950) -- One of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon.
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) -- Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love...
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 2 -- Bat seeks to collect a loan given to a reformed gunman. In order to get his money he must save the man from a trigger-happy sheriff who believes the man is guilty of murder.

Overview

Date of Death:
3 December 1999, Redmond, Washington, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born Ralph Bowman, the future film and TV star moved to California with... more
Trivia:
Interviewed by Tom Weaver in the book "They Fought in the Creature Features"... more
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Alternate Names:
Ralph Bowman

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Claverdeek (2003) .... Claverdeek

  2. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996) (VG) (voice) .... Soviet Soldier

  3. The Little Sister (1985) (TV) .... Warehouse cop
    ... aka Forbidden
    ... aka The Tender Age
  4. L'anniversaire de Georges (1985) .... L'oncle

  5. Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Paterson
  6. Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) .... Mr. Wood
    ... aka The Berk (USA: alternative title)
  7. "Columbo" .... Paul (1 episode, 1973)
        - Requiem for a Falling Star (1973) TV episode .... Paul
  8. How to Frame a Figg (1971) .... Gerard
  9. "Ironside" .... Dr. Evans / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - From Hrûska, with Love (1971) TV episode .... Professor Appleton
        - A Bullet for Mark (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Evans
  10. "Bracken's World" .... Charles Talbot (1 episode, 1970)
        - Togther Again, for the Last Time (1970) TV episode .... Charles Talbot
  11. "The Name of the Game" .... Mr. Reeder (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Garden (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Reeder

  12. "The Outsider" .... Businessman (1 episode, 1969)
        - Service for One (1969) TV episode .... Businessman
  13. "Mannix" .... Judge John Leigh (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Solid Gold Web (1969) TV episode .... Judge John Leigh
  14. "Bonanza" .... Dave Sinclair / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1968)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - A World Full of Cannibals (1968) TV episode .... Marshal Vern Ludlow
        - The Crime of Johnny Mule (1968) TV episode .... Prosecutor
        - Ballad of the Ponderosa (1966) TV episode .... Dave Sinclair
        - The Dilemma (1965) TV episode .... Defense Atty. Powell
        - The Last Haircut (1963) TV episode .... Defense Atty. Wilson Reed
          (1 more)
  15. "Lassie" .... Dr. Ed Bryce / ... (7 episodes, 1961-1968)
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
        - Hanford's Point: Part 3 (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Ed Bryce
        - Hanford's Point: Part 2 (1968) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. Ed Bryce
        - Hanford's Point: Part 1 (1968) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. Ed Bryce
        - A Time of Decision (1967) TV episode .... Kirby Norman
        - The Homeless (1967) TV episode .... Kirby Norman
          (2 more)
  16. "Batman" .... Captain Carlisle / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Ice Spy (1967) TV episode .... Captain Carlisle
        - A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Guest
  17. "The Virginian" .... Connally / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Girl on the Glass Mountain (1966) TV episode .... Connally
        - Beloved Outlaw (1966) TV episode .... Paul Nelson
  18. "Perry Mason" .... Burt Farwell / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1965)
        - The Case of the Candy Queen (1965) TV episode .... Harry Arnold
        - The Case of the Red Riding Boots (1960) TV episode .... Burt Farwell
        - The Case of the Lucky Legs (1959) TV episode .... J. R. Bradbury
        - The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant (1958) TV episode .... Major Frank Lessing
        - The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1957) TV episode .... Frank Maddox
  19. I Saw What You Did (1965) .... John Austin
    ... aka I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! (USA: DVD title)
  20. "McHale's Navy" .... George Gregory (1 episode, 1964)
        - Fuji's Big Romance (1964) TV episode .... George Gregory
  21. Apache Rifles (1964) .... Col. Perry
  22. "This Is the Life" .... Turner (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Fisher Family (USA: rerun title)
        - Out of Bondage (1964) TV episode .... Turner
  23. "Hazel" .... John Lucius (3 episodes, 1962-1964)
        - The Reluctant Witness (1964) TV episode
        - Hazel Scores a Touchdown (1963) TV episode
        - Hazel's Cousin (1962) TV episode .... John Lucius
  24. "Temple Houston" .... Adam Ballard (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Guardian (1964) TV episode .... Adam Ballard
  25. "Wagon Train" .... Jonathan Lott / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Sandra Cummings Story (1963) TV episode .... Jonathan Lott
        - The Prairie Story (1961) TV episode .... Matt Kirby
  26. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Donald Abbott (1 episode, 1963)
        - Boar Hunt (1963) TV episode .... Donald Abbott
  27. "77 Sunset Strip" .... David Wiley / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - The Raiders (1962) TV episode .... Thayer
        - The Cold Cash Caper (1961) TV episode .... David Wiley
  28. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Dean Chase / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - Who Lives by the Gun (1962) TV episode .... Grant Reynolds
        - That Washburn Girl (1961) TV episode .... Dean Chase
        - The Outlaw's Wife (1960) TV episode .... Pete
  29. "Surfside 6" .... Arnold Henderson / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - The Artful Deceit (1962) TV episode .... Wilbur Law
        - Race Against Time (1961) TV episode .... Arnold Henderson
  30. Blue Hawaii (1961) .... Jack Kelman
  31. "The Twilight Zone" .... Trooper Bill Padgett (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? (1961) TV episode .... Trooper Bill Padgett
  32. "Maverick" .... Major Reidinger (2 episodes, 1961)
        - The Devil's Necklace: Part 2 (1961) TV episode .... Major Reidinger
        - The Devil's Necklace: Part 1 (1961) TV episode .... Major Reidinger
  33. "Coronado 9" .... Roger Nash (1 episode, 1961)
        - Three's a Shroud (1961) TV episode .... Roger Nash
  34. "The Tall Man" .... Ben Webster (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Reversed Blade (1961) TV episode .... Ben Webster
  35. "Men Into Space" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
        - Mystery Satellite (1960) TV episode (uncredited)
  36. "Sea Hunt" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Synthetic Hero (1960) TV episode
  37. "Lock Up" .... Mark Clayton (1 episode, 1960)
        - Murder Is a Gamble (1960) TV episode .... Mark Clayton
  38. "Cheyenne" .... Colonel Ted Wilson / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
        - Home Is the Brave (1960) TV episode .... Prescott
        - Test of Courage (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Ted Wilson
  39. "Colt .45" .... Joe Holman (1 episode, 1960)
        - Phantom Trail (1960) TV episode .... Joe Holman
  40. "Riverboat" .... Dunnigan (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Fight at New Canal (1960) TV episode .... Dunnigan
  41. "The Man and the Challenge" .... Captain Morris / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Recovery (1960) TV episode .... Captain Morris
        - Killer River (1960) TV episode .... Sawyer
  42. "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1960)
        - Olive's Dream Man (1960) TV episode .... Charlie
  43. "Philip Marlowe" .... Jeff Varden (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
        - A Standard for Murder (1960) TV episode .... Jeff Varden

  44. "M Squad" .... Brad Morgan (1 episode, 1959)
        - Another Face, Another Life (1959) TV episode .... Brad Morgan
  45. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Run to Tumavaca (1959) TV episode
  46. "This Man Dawson" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Assassin (1959) TV episode
  47. "Bat Masterson" .... Jim - Blackmsith (1 episode, 1959)
        - Wanted -- Dead (1959) TV episode .... Jim - Blackmsith
  48. "How to Marry a Millionaire" .... Tony Marsh (1 episode, 1959)
        - A Husband for Julia (1959) TV episode .... Tony Marsh
  49. "Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
        - Doll Trouble (1959) TV episode
  50. "State Trooper" .... Cliff Bateman (1 episode, 1959)
        - Pistols for Two (1959) TV episode .... Cliff Bateman
  51. "Rescue 8" .... Fred Pauson (1 episode, 1959)
        - Forty Five Fathoms, Dead or Alive (1959) TV episode .... Fred Pauson
  52. City of Fear (1959) .... Lt. Mark Richards
  53. "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" .... John Archer (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Ozzie and Harriet
        - The Bachelor (1958) TV episode .... John Archer
  54. "Broken Arrow" .... Major Stone (1 episode, 1958)
        - War Trail (1958) TV episode .... Major Stone
  55. "The Californians" .... Clint / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc. (1958) TV episode .... Jim Maston
        - Little Lost Man (1957) TV episode .... Clint
  56. "The Bob Cummings Show" .... Bill Lear (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Love That Bob! (USA: rerun title)
        - Bob Goes to the Moon (1958) TV episode .... Bill Lear
        - Bob Goes Birdwatching (1958) TV episode .... Bill Lear
        - Bob Meets Bill Lear (1957) TV episode .... Bill Lear
  57. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Clay Welles (1 episode, 1958)
        - A Time to Cry (1958) TV episode .... Clay Welles
  58. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Ad Masters (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Freighter (1958) TV episode .... Ad Masters
  59. "Navy Log" .... Commander Welby / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
        - The Amateurs (1957) TV episode .... Commander Welby
        - Dr. Van (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant Commander Vance Crawford
        - Hiya Pam (1955) TV episode .... Skipper
  60. Decision at Sundown (1957) .... Dr. John Storrow
  61. "The George Sanders Mystery Theater" .... Francis Parnell (1 episode, 1957)
        - And the Birds Still Sing (1957) TV episode .... Francis Parnell
  62. "Code 3" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Gold in an Old Tin Can (1957) TV episode
  63. She Devil (1957) .... Barton Kendall
  64. Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) .... Bob Dudley
  65. Affair in Reno (1957) .... Tony Lamarr
  66. "The Silent Service" (1 episode)
        - The Wahoo Story (????) TV episode
  67. "The Gale Storm Show" .... Lucky Malloy (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Oh! Susanna
        - A Night in Monte Carlo (1956) TV episode .... Lucky Malloy
  68. Emergency Hospital (1956) .... Dr. Herb Ellis
  69. "Private Secretary" .... Walter Light (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Susie
        - How to Handle a Boss (1956) TV episode .... Walter Light
  70. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Doctor Wallace (1 episode, 1956)
        - Apples on the Lilac Tree (1956) TV episode .... Doctor Wallace
  71. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Mike Redding / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Phantom Car (1956) TV episode .... Prof. Arthur Gress
        - 100 Years Young (1955) TV episode .... Mike Redding
  72. "TV Reader's Digest" .... B.J. Andrews / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Uncle Sam's C Men (1956) TV episode .... B.J. Andrews
        - Night Court (1956) TV episode .... Magistrate Halleck
  73. Rock Around the Clock (1956) .... Mike Dodd
  74. No Man's Woman (1955) .... Harlow Grant
  75. "Crossroads" .... Ramsey Carr (1 episode, 1955)
        - Shadow of God (1955) TV episode .... Ramsey Carr
  76. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Rensch (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Gusher City (1955) TV episode .... Rensch
  77. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Barney Wallace (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Direct Approach (1955) TV episode .... Barney Wallace
  78. "Stories of the Century" .... L.H. Musgrove (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
        - L.H. Musgrove (1955) TV episode .... L.H. Musgrove
  79. "Letter to Loretta" .... Gene Vernon / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - The Case of Mrs. Bannister (1955) TV episode .... Gene Vernon
        - On Your Honor, Your Honor (1954) TV episode .... Perry Blodgett
  80. "The Millionaire" .... Tom Williams (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka If You Had a Million
        - The Amy Moore Story (1955) TV episode .... Tom Williams
  81. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1951-1954)
        - Run to the Magic (1954) TV episode
        - Silver Service (1951) TV episode
  82. Dragon's Gold (1954) .... Mack Rossiter
  83. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Haunted (1954) TV episode
  84. America for Me (1953) .... Rodeo Cowboy
  85. The Stars Are Singing (1953) .... Dave Parish
  86. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Martin Baxter (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley (1952) TV episode .... Martin Baxter
  87. Sea Tiger (1952) .... Ben McGrun
  88. Sound Off (1952) .... Maj. Paul Whiteside
  89. A Yank in Indo-China (1952) .... Mulvaney
    ... aka Hidden Secret (UK)
  90. "Gang Busters" .... Gerard Dennis (1 episode)
    ... aka Captured (USA: alternative title)
        - The Dennis Case (????) TV episode .... Gerard Dennis
  91. "The Unexpected" .... Author (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Times Square Playhouse
        - The Man from Yesterday (1952) TV episode .... Author
  92. Rodeo (1952) .... Slim Martin
  93. The Big Trees (1952) .... Frenchy LeCroix
  94. My Favorite Spy (1951) .... Henderson
  95. Best of the Badmen (1951) .... Curly Ringo
  96. Home Town Story (1951) (uncredited) .... Don
  97. Santa Fe (1951) .... Clint Canfield
  98. High Lonesome (1950) .... Pat Farrell
  99. The Great Jewel Robber (1950) .... Police Detective Lou Sampter
  100. Destination Moon (1950) .... Jim Barnes
  101. "Fireside Theatre" .... (segment "Dinner for Three") (1 episode, 1950)
        - Dinner for Three/The Devil's Due (1950) TV episode .... (segment "Dinner for Three")
  102. "The Silver Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Bad Guy (1950) TV episode

  103. White Heat (1949) .... Philip Evans
  104. Colorado Territory (1949) .... Reno Blake
    ... aka North of the Rio Grande (USA: alternative title)
  105. "Your Show Time" (2 episodes, 1949)
        - A Confession on New Year's Eve (1949) TV episode
        - The Real Thing (1949) TV episode
  106. The Lost Moment (1947) .... Charles
  107. Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) .... FBI Agent Kerrigan
    ... aka Roger Touhy
    ... aka The Last Gangster (UK)
  108. The Eve of St. Mark (1944) .... Pvt. Carter
    ... aka Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title)
  109. Guadalcanal Diary (1943) .... Lt. Thurmond
  110. Crash Dive (1943) (uncredited) .... Curly Bowman
  111. Shantytown (1943) .... Bill Allen
  112. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) .... Lt. Pete Merriam
  113. The Purple V (1943) .... Jimmy Thorne
  114. Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) .... Ned Clark
  115. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) .... Dr. Robert Redmond
  116. Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) .... Dunker Gilson
    ... aka The Cat's Claw Murder Mystery (USA: reissue title)
  117. Bowery at Midnight (1942) .... Richard Dennison
  118. Police Bullets (1942) .... Prof. J. Thomas Quincy
  119. Hi, Neighbor (1942) .... Dr. Hall
  120. Sucker List (1941) .... William 'Bill' Allen
    ... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 36: Sucker List (USA: series title)
  121. Mountain Moonlight (1941) .... Dr. Ed
    ... aka Moving in Society (UK)
  122. Paper Bullets (1941) .... Bob Elliott
    ... aka Crime, Inc.
    ... aka Gang War (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Gangs, Inc. (USA: reissue title)
  123. King of the Zombies (1941) .... Bill Summers
  124. The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) (uncredited) .... Intern
    ... aka My Life Is Yours (UK)
  125. City of Missing Girls (1941) .... Assistant D.A. James J. Horton
  126. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Richard Clark
  127. Scattergood Baines (1941) .... Johnny Bones
  128. Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941) (uncredited) .... Jim Wesley
    ... aka Always Tomorrow (USA: short title)
  129. Barnyard Follies (1940) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Jeff
  130. Curtain Call (1940) .... Ted Palmer

  131. Career (1939) .... Ray Cruthers
  132. Spring Madness (1938) (uncredited) .... Dartmouth College Student
  133. Overland Stage Raiders (1938) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Bob Whitney
  134. Dick Tracy Returns (1938) (uncredited) .... Mr. Clark, Observatory Aide [Ch. 4]
  135. Letter of Introduction (1938) (uncredited) .... Reporter
  136. Flaming Frontiers (1938) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Tom Grant
Archive Footage:
  1. Flaming Frontiers (1966) (TV) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Tom Grant


Additional Details

Other Works:
He was the voice of "The Shadow" on radio. Sep. 1944-April 1945. more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Western more

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