Rudy Behlmer
Acting
Born: 1926-10-13 in San Francisco, California, USA
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
Self - Guest
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Author and Film Historian
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self - Host
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self
Becoming John Ford
Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Self, Film Historian
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Self
Desire and Censorship
Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Self
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Alias Nick and Nora
Self
Jezebel: Legend of the South
Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Self
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Self
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self
Cinerama Adventure
Self
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Self
The Universe According to Universal
Narrator
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
Self - Film Historian
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Film Historian
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Self
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Self
Celebrating Dumbo
Self