Hayden Rorke(1910-1987)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hayden Rorke was best known as the ever suspicious "Dr. Alfred E.
Bellows" on the 1960s TV series,
I Dream of Jeannie (1965).
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rorke was educated at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts, and he began his stage career in the 1930s with the
Hampden Theatrical Company. A veteran of numerous Broadway shows, he
made his film debut in the musical,
This Is the Army (1943), while
in the service during World War II. His films included:
An American in Paris (1951),
Pillow Talk (1959) and
When Worlds Collide (1951). A
familiar face on TV during the 1950s, Rorke appeared on numerous shows
including:
The Twilight Zone (1959),
Perry Mason (1957),
Broken Arrow (1956) and
Cheyenne (1955). His final
appearance was reprising the role of "Dr. Bellows" in the TV movie:
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985).
