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Ralph Truman
1939 Spotlight photo
Born	Ralph du Vergier Truman (1900-05-07)7 May 1900 London, England
Died	15 October 1977(1977-10-15) (aged 77) Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1975
Spouse	Ellis Powell (m. 1928; died 1963)

Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 October 1977) was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure.^[1] He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England.^[2]

Truman originally studied at the Royal College of Music and was a regular performer on the radio from 1925, appearing in an estimated 5,000 broadcasts.^[3]^[4]

His best-remembered film roles include Tigellinus in MGM's Quo Vadis (1951), the French herald Mountjoy in Laurence Olivier's film Henry V (1944), the evil Monks in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), George Merry in the Walt Disney version of Treasure Island (1950), and the Police Inspector in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).^[3] He also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including Danger Man.^[5]

He died 15 October 1977 in Ipswich, Suffolk aged 77.^[3]

Selected filmography

City of Song (1931) (uncredited)
The Bells (1931) as Blacksmith
The Shadow (1933) as Elliot
The Perfect Flaw (1934) as Richard Drexel
Lieut. Daring R.N. (1935) as Mung
D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) as 1st Ruffian Footman
The Lad (1935) as O'Shea (uncredited)
Three Witnesses (1935) as Bellman
That's My Uncle (1935) as Monty
The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) as Inspector White
The Silent Passenger (1935) as Saunders
Jubilee Window (1935) as Dan Stevens
Father O'Flynn (1935) as Fawcett
Late Extra (1935) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Captain Bill (1936) as Red
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1936) as Sam Cohen
The Crimson Circle (1936) as Lawrence Fuller
The Marriage of Corbal (1936) as Charles
The Gay Adventure (1936) as Buck
East Meets West (1936) as Abdul
Fire Over England (1937) as Spanish Inquisition Representative (uncredited)
Secret Lives (1937) as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Lilac Domino (1937) as Doorman (uncredited)
Under the Red Robe (1937) as Captain at Castle
Silver Blaze (1937) as Bert Prince
Change for a Sovereign (1937) as Archduke Paul
Dinner at the Ritz (1937) as Auctioneer
It's a Grand Old World (1937) as Banks
South Riding (1938) as Nursing Home Doctor (uncredited)
The Drum (1938) as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Challenge (1938) as Giordano
Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) as Zanner
Life of St. Paul (1938) as Orderly
The Outsider (1939) as Sir Nathan Israel
Black Eyes (1939) as Diner
The Saint in London (1939) as Kussella
Just like a Woman (1939) as Maharajah
The Seventh Survivor (1942) as Captain
Sabotage at Sea (1942) as Horace Chandler
The Butler's Dilemma (1943) as Bishop
Henry V (1944) as Mountjoy, The French Herald
Lisbon Story (1946) as Police Commissionaire
Beware of Pity (1946) as Maj. Sandor Balinkay
The Laughing Lady (1946) as Lord Mandeville
Woman to Woman (1947) as Colonel
Dusty Bates (1947) as Merryvale
Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Oliver Twist (1948) as Monks
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) as Comber
Eureka Stockade (1949) as Gov. Hotham
Christopher Columbus (1949) as Captain
The Interrupted Journey (1949) as Inspector Waterson
The Reluctant Widow (1950) as Scowler
Treasure Island (1950) as George Merry
Quo Vadis (1951) as Tigellinus
The Golden Coach (1952) as Duc de Castro
Malta Story (1953) as Vice Adm Willie Banks
The Master of Ballantrae (1953) as Maj. Clarendon
Knights of the Round Table (1953) as King Marr (uncredited)
Beau Brummell (1954) as Sir Ralph Sidley
The Night My Number Came Up (1955) as Wainwright
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Sir Richard
Tons of Trouble (1956) as Inspector Bridger
The Black Tent (1956) as Maj. Croft
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) as Inspector Buchanan
Wicked as They Come (1956) as John Dowling
The Long Arm (1956) as Colonel Blenkinsop
The Silken Affair (1956) as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Good Companions (1957) as Memsford
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) as Vice-Admiral
The Spaniard's Curse (1958) as Sir Robert Wyvern
Beyond This Place (1959) as Sir Matthew Sprott
Ben-Hur (1959) as Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)
Under Ten Flags (1960) as Admiral Benson
Exodus (1960) as Colonel
El Cid (1961) as King Ferdinand
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Rodzianko
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Admiral

References

^ "Ralph Truman – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ "Ralph Truman". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-5261-1196-8.
^ "Ralph Truman - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Danger Man (1960–67) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.

External links

Ralph Truman at IMDb
Ralph Truman at the Internet Broadway Database

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