Ned Bellamy
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Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957)[1] is an American actor.
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Ned Bellamy | |
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 Bellamy in 2011 | |
| Born | (1957-05-07) May 7, 1957 (age 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Bellamy was educated at UCLA. His brother, Mark Bellamy, was the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 until 2006.[2]
After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy founded the Los Angeles–based theater company The Actors' Gang with fellow actor Tim Robbins.[3]
Bellamy has appeared in numerous films and television series, including Scrubs, Treme, 24, Chicago P.D., Justified, Criminal Minds, Gotham, and Paradise City. He portrayed the Reverend Lester Coggins in the first season of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome.
Bellamy became a fan-favorite on an episode of Seinfeld, portraying Eddie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ army veteran co-writer in "The Fatigues". His television career began with another veteran—Paul, an American-born German soldier, in the final season of The Waltons.
Bellamy played Wilson in Quentin Tarantino’s seventh film, Django Unchained. In 2021, he appeared as Ross on the Amazon Prime series Paradise City.
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Night Before | Tuff #2 |
| 1989 | Wired | Paul Forrest |
| 1990 | Fatal Charm | Adolph |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Uzi Kornhauser |
| Universal Soldier | FBI Agent | |
| House IV | Lee | |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Bowling Alley Entrepreneur |
| Carnosaur | Fallon | |
| 1994 | Cobb | Ray |
| Ed Wood | Dr. Tom Mason | |
| Floundering | Phonebook | |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Youngblood | |
| 1997 | Con Air | Chopper Pilot |
| That Darn Cat | Agent #1 | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Derek Mantini |
| Angel's Dance | Police Detective | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Paul Edwards | |
| Mystery Men | Funk | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Red Star Systems Director |
| 2001 | Antitrust | Phil Grimes |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Jerome |
| 2004 | Saw | Jeff |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Peter Darling |
| The Ice Harvest | Sidney | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Security Guard |
| 2007 | Wind Chill | Snowplow Driver |
| Skills like This | Uncle Morris | |
| 2008 | Twilight | Waylon Forge |
| War, Inc. | Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini/Zubleh | |
| 2011 | Crazy Eyes | Bob |
| 2012 | The Paperboy | Tyree Van Wetter |
| Django Unchained | Wilson | |
| 2013 | Wish You Well | George Davis |
| 2018 | An L.A. Minute | Ross Brandt |
| 2022 | Blonde | Doc Fell |
| Father Stu | Dr. Novak | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Waltons | Paul | Episode: "The Spirit" |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | R.J. | Episode: "The Shock Will Kill You" |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | G.I. | Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" |
| 1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Hoby | Episode "Play It Again, Luke" |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Undercover Police Officer | Episode: "Sam's Missing" |
| 1986 | Remington Steele | Ernie | Episode: "Steele in the Running" |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Man | Episode: "The After Hours" |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Larkin | Episode: "Ugly Duckling" |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Riordan | Episode: "Next Generation" |
| 1988 | MacGyver | Remick | Episode: "The Negotiator" |
| 1989 | Matlock | Lyle | Episode: "The Thoroughbred" |
| 1991 | Matlock | Jimmy Giles | Episode: "The Trial" Pt. 1 |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woods | Jerome Spears | TV film |
| 1992 | Unsolved Mysteries | Coroner | Episode 5.8 |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Captain Elgin Meyers | Episode: "The Survivor" |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | Announcer (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Eddie | Episode: "The Fatigues" |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World | Luther | Episode: "Turkey Day" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Rick Bingham | Episode: "Rap Sheet" |
| 2004 | Scrubs | Dr. Green | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Peter Carson | Episode: "Birthright" |
| 2005 | The Closer | Mr. Schiller | Episode: "Flashpoint" |
| 2006 | ER | Detective | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Police Officer | Episode: "Dependent" |
| 2007 | Jericho | Deputy Perkins | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Ed Winston | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2009; 2011 | WordGirl | The Coach, Fish Selling Guy (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | 24 | Attorney General | Episode: "Day 7: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m." |
| 2011 | Treme | Vincent Abreu | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Justified | Gerald Johns | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Under The Dome | Reverend Lester Coggins | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Alan Anderson | Episode: "Mr. and Mrs Anderson" |
| 2014 | Resurrection | Samuel Catlin | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Gotham | Warden Carlson Grey | Episode: "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners" |
| 2017 | Chicago P.D. | Arlen Pfister | Episode: "Last Minute Resistance" |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Ross | Recurring role |
- Southern, Nathan. "Ned Bellamy". Allmovie. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- Bengali, Shashank (January 4, 2008). "Nation & World | Was peace an illusion? Clashes raise questions about Kenya's stability | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- Henerson, Evan (October 21, 2001). "Enter, Stage Left: Robbins Returns to Roots". Daily News of Los Angeles.
- Ned Bellamy at IMDb
- Ned Bellamy at AllMovie