
Rudy Behlmer
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1926-10-13
- Died
- 2019-09-27
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Rudolph Herman Behlmer · Rudy Behlmar
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.
Known For

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Author and Film Historian

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
TV Shows (1)
Movies (55)

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Author and Film Historian

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self

The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
as Self

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
as Self

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
as Self

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self

Cinerama Adventure
2002
as Self

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
as Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Film Historian

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self - Host

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992
as Self - Film Historian

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
as Self

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Self

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
as Self

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
as Self

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
as Self

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self

Becoming John Ford
2007
as Self

Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
2008
as Self

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
as Self - Host
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
as Self

A Streetcar on Broadway
2006
as Self

William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993
as Self

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self

Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
as Self

The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003
as Self

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
as Self

Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
as Self

The Universe According to Universal
2002
as Narrator

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
as Self

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
2001
as Self

In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008
as Self

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006
as Self
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006
as Self - Author, Film Historian

A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006
as Self

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
2004
as Self

Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003
as Self, Film Historian

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008
as Self

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
as Self
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
2005
as Self - Author & Film Historian

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self

The Music of 'Humoresque'
2005
as Self

Censorship and Desire
2006
as Self
Credit Where Credit is Due
2006
as Self
About Rudy Behlmer
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 a… With 56 credits spanning from 1968 to 2012, Rudy Behlmer has appeared in 55 films and 1 TV show.
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- Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991) — as Self
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) — as Self - Author and Film Historian
- Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) — as Self
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — as Self
- The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006) — as Self
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