Ralph Truman
Acting
1900-05-07 · London, England, UK
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
1974 · Series
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 · Movie
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Movie
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Series
The Main Chance
1969 · Series
El Cid
1961 · Movie
Exodus
1960 · Movie
Under Ten Flags
1960 · Movie
Danger Man
1960 · Series
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
Web of Evidence
1959 · Movie
The Spaniard's Curse
1958 · Movie
The Good Companions
1957 · Movie
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Movie
The Long Arm
1956 · Movie
Wicked as They Come
1956 · Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · Movie
The Black Tent
1956 · Movie
Tons of Trouble
1956 · Movie
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Movie
The Night My Number Came Up
1955 · Movie
Beau Brummell
1954 · Movie
The Master of Ballantrae
1953 · Movie
Malta Story
1953 · Movie
The Golden Coach
1952 · Movie
Quo Vadis
1951 · Movie
Treasure Island
1950 · Movie
The Reluctant Widow
1950 · Movie
Christopher Columbus
1949 · Movie
The Interrupted Journey
1949 · Movie
Eureka Stockade
1949 · Movie
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
1948 · Movie
Oliver Twist
1948 · Movie
Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947 · Movie
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947 · Movie
The Man Within
1947 · Movie
The Laughing Lady
1946 · Movie
Papworth Village Settlement
1946 · Movie
Beware of Pity
1946 · Movie
Lisbon Story
1946 · Movie
Read All About It
1945 · Movie
Henry V
1944 · Movie
The Butler's Dilemma
1943 · Movie
Sabotage at Sea
1942 · Movie
The Seventh Survivor
1942 · Movie
The Saint in London
1939 · Movie
Black Eyes
1939 · Movie
The Outsider
1939 · Movie
Life of St. Paul
1938 · Movie
South Riding
1938 · Movie
The Challenge
1938 · Movie
The Drum
1938 · Movie
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 · Movie
Change for a Sovereign
1937 · Movie
Secret Lives
1937 · Movie
Fire Over England
1937 · Movie
Dusty Ermine
1936 · Movie
The Crimson Circle
1936 · Movie
The Marriage of Corbal
1936 · Movie
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
1935 · Movie
Captain Bill
1935 · Movie
The Silent Passenger
1935 · Movie
The Case of Gabriel Perry
1935 · Movie
Three Witnesses
1935 · Movie
The Perfect Flaw
1934 · Movie
The Shadow
1933 · Movie
Partners Please
1932 · Movie
The Bells
1931 · Movie