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Born Ralph Bowman, the future film and TV star moved to California with... moreTrivia:
Interviewed by Tom Weaver in the book "They Fought in the Creature Features"... moreNewsDesk:
Radio Drama Can Still Its Own Against TV In Britain(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 February 1998)
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Ralph BowmanUS TV Schedule:
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Filmography
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- Claverdeek (2003) .... Claverdeek
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996) (VG) (voice) .... Soviet Soldier
- The Little Sister (1985) (TV) .... Warehouse cop
... aka Forbidden
... aka The Tender Age - L'anniversaire de Georges (1985) .... L'oncle
- Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Paterson
- Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) .... Mr. Wood
... aka The Berk (USA: alternative title) - "Columbo" .... Paul (1 episode, 1973)
- Requiem for a Falling Star (1973) TV episode .... Paul - How to Frame a Figg (1971) .... Gerard
- "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 - "Bracken's World" .... Charles Talbot (1 episode, 1970)
- Togther Again, for the Last Time (1970) TV episode .... Charles Talbot - "The Name of the Game" .... Mr. Reeder (1 episode, 1970)
- The Garden (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Reeder - "The Outsider" .... Businessman (1 episode, 1969)
- Service for One (1969) TV episode .... Businessman - "Mannix" .... Judge John Leigh (1 episode, 1969)
- The Solid Gold Web (1969) TV episode .... Judge John Leigh - "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) - "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) - "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 - "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 - "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 - I Saw What You Did (1965) .... John Austin
... aka I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! (USA: DVD title) - "McHale's Navy" .... George Gregory (1 episode, 1964)
- Fuji's Big Romance (1964) TV episode .... George Gregory - Apache Rifles (1964) .... Col. Perry
- "This Is the Life" .... Turner (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Fisher Family (USA: rerun title)
- Out of Bondage (1964) TV episode .... Turner - "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 - "Temple Houston" .... Adam Ballard (1 episode, 1964)
- The Guardian (1964) TV episode .... Adam Ballard - "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 - "Hawaiian Eye" .... Donald Abbott (1 episode, 1963)
- Boar Hunt (1963) TV episode .... Donald Abbott - "77 Sunset Strip" .... David Wiley / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Raiders (1962) TV episode .... Thayer
- The Cold Cash Caper (1961) TV episode .... David Wiley - "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 - "Surfside 6" .... Arnold Henderson / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Artful Deceit (1962) TV episode .... Wilbur Law
- Race Against Time (1961) TV episode .... Arnold Henderson - Blue Hawaii (1961) .... Jack Kelman
- "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 - "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 - "Coronado 9" .... Roger Nash (1 episode, 1961)
- Three's a Shroud (1961) TV episode .... Roger Nash - "The Tall Man" .... Ben Webster (1 episode, 1961)
- The Reversed Blade (1961) TV episode .... Ben Webster - "Men Into Space" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
- Mystery Satellite (1960) TV episode (uncredited) - "Sea Hunt" (1 episode, 1960)
- Synthetic Hero (1960) TV episode - "Lock Up" .... Mark Clayton (1 episode, 1960)
- Murder Is a Gamble (1960) TV episode .... Mark Clayton - "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 - "Colt .45" .... Joe Holman (1 episode, 1960)
- Phantom Trail (1960) TV episode .... Joe Holman - "Riverboat" .... Dunnigan (1 episode, 1960)
- The Fight at New Canal (1960) TV episode .... Dunnigan - "The Man and the Challenge" .... Captain Morris / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
- Recovery (1960) TV episode .... Captain Morris
- Killer River (1960) TV episode .... Sawyer - "The Ann Sothern Show" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1960)
- Olive's Dream Man (1960) TV episode .... Charlie - "Philip Marlowe" .... Jeff Varden (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
- A Standard for Murder (1960) TV episode .... Jeff Varden - "M Squad" .... Brad Morgan (1 episode, 1959)
- Another Face, Another Life (1959) TV episode .... Brad Morgan - "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
- The Run to Tumavaca (1959) TV episode - "This Man Dawson" (1 episode, 1959)
- The Assassin (1959) TV episode - "Bat Masterson" .... Jim - Blackmsith (1 episode, 1959)
- Wanted -- Dead (1959) TV episode .... Jim - Blackmsith - "How to Marry a Millionaire" .... Tony Marsh (1 episode, 1959)
- A Husband for Julia (1959) TV episode .... Tony Marsh - "Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
- Doll Trouble (1959) TV episode - "State Trooper" .... Cliff Bateman (1 episode, 1959)
- Pistols for Two (1959) TV episode .... Cliff Bateman - "Rescue 8" .... Fred Pauson (1 episode, 1959)
- Forty Five Fathoms, Dead or Alive (1959) TV episode .... Fred Pauson - City of Fear (1959) .... Lt. Mark Richards
- "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" .... John Archer (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Ozzie and Harriet
- The Bachelor (1958) TV episode .... John Archer - "Broken Arrow" .... Major Stone (1 episode, 1958)
- War Trail (1958) TV episode .... Major Stone - "The Californians" .... Clint / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc. (1958) TV episode .... Jim Maston
- Little Lost Man (1957) TV episode .... Clint - "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 - "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Clay Welles (1 episode, 1958)
- A Time to Cry (1958) TV episode .... Clay Welles - "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 - "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 - Decision at Sundown (1957) .... Dr. John Storrow
- "The George Sanders Mystery Theater" .... Francis Parnell (1 episode, 1957)
- And the Birds Still Sing (1957) TV episode .... Francis Parnell - "Code 3" (1 episode, 1957)
- Gold in an Old Tin Can (1957) TV episode - She Devil (1957) .... Barton Kendall
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) .... Bob Dudley
- Affair in Reno (1957) .... Tony Lamarr
- "The Silent Service" (1 episode)
- The Wahoo Story (????) TV episode - "The Gale Storm Show" .... Lucky Malloy (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Oh! Susanna
- A Night in Monte Carlo (1956) TV episode .... Lucky Malloy - Emergency Hospital (1956) .... Dr. Herb Ellis
- "Private Secretary" .... Walter Light (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Susie
- How to Handle a Boss (1956) TV episode .... Walter Light - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Doctor Wallace (1 episode, 1956)
- Apples on the Lilac Tree (1956) TV episode .... Doctor Wallace - "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 - "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 - Rock Around the Clock (1956) .... Mike Dodd
- No Man's Woman (1955) .... Harlow Grant
- "Crossroads" .... Ramsey Carr (1 episode, 1955)
- Shadow of God (1955) TV episode .... Ramsey Carr - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "The Millionaire" .... Tom Williams (1 episode, 1955)
... aka If You Had a Million
- The Amy Moore Story (1955) TV episode .... Tom Williams - "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1951-1954)
- Run to the Magic (1954) TV episode
- Silver Service (1951) TV episode - Dragon's Gold (1954) .... Mack Rossiter
- "Suspense" (1 episode, 1954)
- The Haunted (1954) TV episode - America for Me (1953) .... Rodeo Cowboy
- The Stars Are Singing (1953) .... Dave Parish
- "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 - Sea Tiger (1952) .... Ben McGrun
- Sound Off (1952) .... Maj. Paul Whiteside
- A Yank in Indo-China (1952) .... Mulvaney
... aka Hidden Secret (UK) - "Gang Busters" .... Gerard Dennis (1 episode)
... aka Captured (USA: alternative title)
- The Dennis Case (????) TV episode .... Gerard Dennis - "The Unexpected" .... Author (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Times Square Playhouse
- The Man from Yesterday (1952) TV episode .... Author - Rodeo (1952) .... Slim Martin
- The Big Trees (1952) .... Frenchy LeCroix
- My Favorite Spy (1951) .... Henderson
- Best of the Badmen (1951) .... Curly Ringo
- Home Town Story (1951) (uncredited) .... Don
- Santa Fe (1951) .... Clint Canfield
- High Lonesome (1950) .... Pat Farrell
- The Great Jewel Robber (1950) .... Police Detective Lou Sampter
- Destination Moon (1950) .... Jim Barnes
- "Fireside Theatre" .... (segment "Dinner for Three") (1 episode, 1950)
- Dinner for Three/The Devil's Due (1950) TV episode .... (segment "Dinner for Three") - "The Silver Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
- Bad Guy (1950) TV episode - White Heat (1949) .... Philip Evans
- Colorado Territory (1949) .... Reno Blake
... aka North of the Rio Grande (USA: alternative title) - "Your Show Time" (2 episodes, 1949)
- A Confession on New Year's Eve (1949) TV episode
- The Real Thing (1949) TV episode - The Lost Moment (1947) .... Charles
- Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) .... FBI Agent Kerrigan
... aka Roger Touhy
... aka The Last Gangster (UK) - The Eve of St. Mark (1944) .... Pvt. Carter
... aka Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title) - Guadalcanal Diary (1943) .... Lt. Thurmond
- Crash Dive (1943) (uncredited) .... Curly Bowman
- Shantytown (1943) .... Bill Allen
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) .... Lt. Pete Merriam
- The Purple V (1943) .... Jimmy Thorne
- Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) .... Ned Clark
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) .... Dr. Robert Redmond
- Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) .... Dunker Gilson
... aka The Cat's Claw Murder Mystery (USA: reissue title) - Bowery at Midnight (1942) .... Richard Dennison
- Police Bullets (1942) .... Prof. J. Thomas Quincy
- Hi, Neighbor (1942) .... Dr. Hall
- Sucker List (1941) .... William 'Bill' Allen
... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 36: Sucker List (USA: series title) - Mountain Moonlight (1941) .... Dr. Ed
... aka Moving in Society (UK) - Paper Bullets (1941) .... Bob Elliott
... aka Crime, Inc.
... aka Gang War (USA: reissue title)
... aka Gangs, Inc. (USA: reissue title) - King of the Zombies (1941) .... Bill Summers
- The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) (uncredited) .... Intern
... aka My Life Is Yours (UK) - City of Missing Girls (1941) .... Assistant D.A. James J. Horton
- Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Richard Clark
- Scattergood Baines (1941) .... Johnny Bones
- Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941) (uncredited) .... Jim Wesley
... aka Always Tomorrow (USA: short title) - Barnyard Follies (1940) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Jeff
- Curtain Call (1940) .... Ted Palmer
- Career (1939) .... Ray Cruthers
- Spring Madness (1938) (uncredited) .... Dartmouth College Student
- Overland Stage Raiders (1938) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Bob Whitney
- Dick Tracy Returns (1938) (uncredited) .... Mr. Clark, Observatory Aide [Ch. 4]
- Letter of Introduction (1938) (uncredited) .... Reporter
- Flaming Frontiers (1938) (as Ralph Bowman) .... Tom Grant
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He was the voice of "The Shadow" on radio. Sep. 1944-April 1945. morePublicity Listings:
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