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Hayden Rorke

Hayden Rorke

Acting1910Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Hayden Rorke (October 23, 1910 – August 19, 1987) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie.

Rorke was born in New York City as the son of screen and stage actress Margaret Rorke. He began his stage career in the 1930s with the Hampden Theatrical Company. During World War II, he enlisted in the army, where he made his uncredited film debut in This is the Army.

After the war, he left the army and worked in small parts on Broadway, returning to Hollywood in 1949 for more small and uncredited role in Lust for Gold, Kim, The Magnificent Yankee and An American in Paris.

Acting History

1985
1978
Suddenly, Love
as Mr. Webster
1977
The Love Boat
TVas Mr. Humbertson1 eps
1976
Wonder Woman
TVas Professor Otis Warren1 eps
Once an Eagle
TVas Paul Sinclair
1972
Ghost Story
TVas Newsman (uncredited)
1971
Here's Lucy
TVas Judge1 eps
1965
Johnny Shiloh
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas A.J. Considine1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Alfred Bellows81 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Bishop / Dr. Norman Hackett3 eps
1964
Youngblood Hawke
as Mr. Givney
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Malcolm Broderick
The Night Walker
as Howard Trent
I'd Rather Be Rich
as MacDougall
A House Is Not a Home
as Bill Cameron
Petticoat Junction
TVas H.J. Grant1 eps
1963
Spencer's Mountain
as Colonel Coleman
The Beverly Hillbillies
TVas Wilkins1 eps
The Dakotas
TVas Glen Masters
Perry Mason
TVas Walter Caffrey / Jay Holbrook / Gage McKinney1 eps
1962
Bronco
TVas Matt Wigram1 eps
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as Police Captain Moore
Parrish
as Tom Weldon
Back Street
as Charley Claypole
Tammy Tell Me True
as Joshua Welling
Thriller
TVas Dr. Frank1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Sykes1 eps
1960
Midnight Lace
as Dr. Garver
Riverboat
TVas Ferdinand Maret1 eps
1959
Pillow Talk
as Mr. Conrad
A Stranger in My Arms
as Marcus Beasley
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TVas Frank Judson1 eps
1958
The Restless Years
as Mr. Booth
This Happy Feeling
as Mr. Booth
1956
The Millionaire
TVas Burt Costello1 eps
1954
Drum Beat
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Lucky Me
as Tommy Arthur
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Dr. Lawrence1 eps
1953
Project Moon Base
as Gen. 'Pappy' Greene
The Story of Three Loves
as Thomas Clayton Campbell Sr.
Confidentially Connie
as Prof. Simmons
The Girl Next Door
as Henry Fields
Above and Beyond
as Dr. Ramsey
South Sea Woman
as Prosecution Lt. Fears
The Robe
as Bidder at slave auction (uncredited)
Rogue's March
as Maj. Fallow
1952
Wild Stallion
as Maj. Cullen
Skirts Ahoy!
as Doctor
I Love Lucy
TVas Mr. O'Brien1 eps
1951
The Law and the Lady
as Tracy Collans
Father's Little Dividend
as Andrew Nordell
When Worlds Collide
as Dr. Emery Bronson
Starlift
as Chaplain
Inside Straight
as Carlson
An American in Paris
as Tommy Baldwin (uncredited)
Double Crossbones
as Malcolm Giles
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas John Whitlock / Albert Cook / Brian Levering / Pastor Thompson
1949
Sword in the Desert
as Capt. Beaumont
Rope of Sand
as Ingram
Lust for Gold
as Floyd Buckley
1943
This Is the Army
as Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/23/1910
Day of Death
8/19/1987
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA