Rudy Behlmer
Born: 1926-10-13 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 2019-09-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Filmography
2012
2010
2009
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self
- Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman as Self
2008
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Self
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster as Self
- The Making of 'Rebecca' as Self
- Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox as Self
- The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
- A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' as Self
- In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic as Self
- Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' as Self
2007
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk as Self
- Becoming John Ford as Self
2006
- The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- Desire and Censorship as Self
- A Streetcar on Broadway as Self
- Jezebel: Legend of the South as Self
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon as Self
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition as Self
- A Streetcar in Hollywood as Self
- Credit Where Credit is Due as Self
- Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption as Self - Author, Film Historian
2005
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Author and Film Historian
- Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? as Self
- William Powell: A True Gentleman
- Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born as Self - Author & Film Historian
- Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale as Self
- Alias Nick and Nora as Self
- The Music of 'Humoresque' as Self
2004
2003
2002
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' as Self
- Cinerama Adventure as Self
- The Universe According to Universal as Narrator
2001
- Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' as Self
- Celebrating Dumbo as Self
2000
- Backstory: 'All About Eve' as Self
- The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature as Self
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed as Self - Host
- Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! as Self - Host
- The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked as Self
1993
- Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul as Self
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Film Historian
1992
- You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' as Self - Film Historian
- King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as Self
1991
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1963
- Hollywood Without Make-Up ... (Director)