Acting
Ralph Truman
Veteran British character player Ralph Truman was a pioneer radio actor and appeared in over 5000 broadcasts during his career. Born in London at the turn of the century, his overall film career was commendable but less enviable than his voice work on the airwaves. Originally from the stage, he had just finished a run of "Josef Suss" in 1930 when he moved directly into films, making his unbilled debut in the early talkie Farewell to Love (1931). Throughout the 1930s he would be found steadily in "B" films including The Bells (1931), That's My Uncle (1935), The Lad (1935), Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935), Under the Red Robe (1937) and Dinner at the Ritz (1937). In the 1940s the distinctively balding, hook-nosed actor found featured work in more important films such as his Mountjoy in Laurence Olivier's stellar Shakespearean piece Henry V (1944). A natural for period settings, Truman played the nefarious Monks in Oliver Twist (1948), and was part of the large-scale proceedings in Christopher Columbus (1949) and Treasure Island (1950), giving animated Robert Newton a run for the money in the latter with a ripe, over-the-top pirate performance as George Merry. Married to fellow radio artist Ellis Powell, he was best known in later years for playing men of high ranking or position (lords, captains, admirals, governors, etc.). He retired after appearing in two final period epics: Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). He passed away a few years later. - IMDb mini biography by: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net
Filmography
Churchill's People
Series · 1974
Lady Caroline Lamb
Film · 1972
Nicholas and Alexandra
Film · 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
The Main Chance
Series · 1969
El Cid
Film · 1961
Under Ten Flags
Film · 1960
Exodus
Film · 1960
Danger Man
Series · 1960
Ben-Hur
Film · 1959
Web of Evidence
Film · 1959
The Spaniard's Curse
Film · 1958
The Good Companions
Film · 1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Film · 1957
The Long Arm
Film · 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Film · 1956
Wicked as They Come
Film · 1956
Tons of Trouble
Film · 1956
The Black Tent
Film · 1956
The Night My Number Came Up
Film · 1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
Film · 1955
Beau Brummell
Film · 1954
Malta Story
Film · 1953
The Master of Ballantrae
Film · 1953
The Golden Coach
Film · 1952
Quo Vadis
Film · 1951
Treasure Island
Film · 1950
The Reluctant Widow
Film · 1950
The Interrupted Journey
Film · 1949
Eureka Stockade
Film · 1949
Christopher Columbus
Film · 1949
Oliver Twist
Film · 1948
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Film · 1948
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Film · 1947
Mrs. Fitzherbert
Film · 1947
The Man Within
Film · 1947
Beware of Pity
Film · 1946
Lisbon Story
Film · 1946
Papworth Village Settlement
Film · 1946
The Laughing Lady
Film · 1946
Read All About It
Film · 1945
Henry V
Film · 1944
The Butler's Dilemma
Film · 1943
Sabotage at Sea
Film · 1942
The Seventh Survivor
Film · 1942
The Saint in London
Film · 1939
The Outsider
Film · 1939
Black Eyes
Film · 1939
The Challenge
Film · 1938
South Riding
Film · 1938
Life of St. Paul
Film · 1938
The Drum
Film · 1938
Secret Lives
Film · 1937
Dinner at the Ritz
Film · 1937
Change for a Sovereign
Film · 1937
Fire Over England
Film · 1937
The Marriage of Corbal
Film · 1936
The Crimson Circle
Film · 1936
Dusty Ermine
Film · 1936
Captain Bill
Film · 1935
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
Film · 1935
The Silent Passenger
Film · 1935
The Case of Gabriel Perry
Film · 1935
Three Witnesses
Film · 1935
The Perfect Flaw
Film · 1934
The Shadow
Film · 1933
Partners Please
Film · 1932
The Bells
Film · 1931