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
- Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman as Self
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self
2008
- The Making of 'Rebecca' as Self
- The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
- Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' as Self
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster as Self
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Self
- A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' as Self
- In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic as Self
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox 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
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- A Streetcar on Broadway as Self
- Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption as Self - Author, Film Historian
- Censorship and Desire as Self
- Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon as Self
- A Streetcar in Hollywood as Self
- Jezebel: Legend of the South as Self
- Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition as Self
- Credit Where Credit is Due as Self
2005
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Author and Film Historian
- William Powell: A True Gentleman
- The Music of 'Humoresque' as Self
- Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born as Self - Author & Film Historian
- Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale as Self
- Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? as Self
2004
2003
2002
2001
- Celebrating Dumbo as Self
- Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' as Self
2000
- The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked as Self
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed as Self - Host
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self
- Backstory: 'All About Eve' as Self
- The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature as Self
- Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! as Self - Host
1993
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Film Historian
- Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul as Self
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)