Harry Bellaver
Biography
Harry Bellaver worked in theater, film and television from the 1930s into the 1980s. Born in Hillsboro, Illinois, where his father mined coal, he left school early, spent eight years with the Hedgerow Players and made his Broadway debut in 1931. He played Chief Sitting Bull in the original production of Annie Get Your Gun and in the 1958 and 1966 revivals. On screen he was a busy character actor from 1939 into the 1960s, often cast as a working man, in films such as Another Thin Man (1939), The House on 92nd Street (1945), From Here to Eternity (1953), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Madigan (1968), The Hot Rock (1972) and Blue Collar (1978). His best known role was Sgt. Frank Arcaro on the police drama Naked City, appearing in 136 of its 138 episodes, and he also played Ernie Downs on Another World.
88years old at death
- Born Hillsboro
- Died Nyack
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Enricho Bellaver (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 39 years1939 to 1978
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Beyond film
Bellaver was Chief Sitting Bull in the original Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun, and he took that part again in the 1958 and 1966 revivals.
Early training
For eight years, Bellaver belonged to the Hedgerow Players of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. Early in his career, he also appeared in numerous Broadway plays.
A change of course
During World War II, Bellaver was in the U.S. Army's Special Services Unit. He toured the front lines, working as an actor and stage manager in the U.S.O. Camp Show Over 21.
A first
Bellaver's best known part was Sgt. Frank Arcaro in the TV series Naked City. He turned up in 136 of the show's 138 combined episodes.
Harry Bellaver movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fred Zinnemann directed two of these films, Henry Hathaway two and Anthony Mann two. Richard Widmark appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Widmark's page
Robert Adler's page
Harry Carter's page
Rudy Bond's page
All films by Fred Zinnemann
Henry HathawayDirector, 2 films, 1945 to 1947
All films by Henry Hathaway
Anthony MannDirector, 2 films, 1950 to 1956
All films by Anthony Mann
Box office
What Harry Bellaver's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$46.5 million
6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 10 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 10Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$31M65.5% of the total
- 2$6.5M14.0% of the total
- 3$3.5M7.5% of the total
- 4$2.5M5.4% of the total
- 5$2.2M4.8% of the total
- 6$1.3M2.8% of the total
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