Hayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke ( born October 23, 1910 in Brooklyn, † August 19, 1987 in Toluca Lake, California; actually William Henry Rorke ) was an American actor.
Life
Theater
William Henry Rorke completed his acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and found the beginning of the 30s a first stage engagement with Walter Hampden Theatrical Company. The stage name he chose Hayden after the maiden name of his mother, actress Margaret Rorke ( 1884-1969 ). In 1932, he was with the play If Both Had Missed his debut on Broadway. Throughout his acting career, he worked there with in over 70 productions.
Film
In 1943, Rorke, of his war service in the U.S. Army made at this time, under the direction of Michael Curtiz his feature film debut in the musical This is the Army. This was followed by countless major and minor roles in movies and television productions. Rorke played mostly positive, reliable characters that are sometimes advised no fault of their own in trouble or driven by adverse circumstances and misunderstandings to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
He acted in films of different genres alongside countless sizes Hollywood. He played alongside Glenn Ford in the Western Mount of Secrets, next Errol Flynn in the adventure movie Kim - intelligence in India, with Gene Kelly in the musical An American in Paris, next to Henry Fonda in the comedy drama summer the expectation in the Science fiction film the day of Judgment, in addition to Burt Lancaster in the war film escape from Shanghai, as a supposed Undead opposite Robert Taylor in the thriller He came only at night (after Robert Bloch ), opposite Richard Burton in the epic film the Robe, alongside Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor in the comedy A gift from heaven ( the sequel to father of the Bride ), directed by Douglas Sirk in the drama What allowed the sky (with rock Hudson ), under the direction of Helmut Käutner in the drama stranger in my arms ( Jeff Chandler ), directed by Blake Edwards in the comedy men over forty ( with Curd Jürgens ) and directed by Frank Capra in the tragi-comedy Pocketful of Miracles ( with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford).
Multiple Rorke also starred in the films of Doris Day: the thriller Midnight Lace ( with Rex Harrison as an evil adversary Days ) and in the comedies What this woman so all drives and pillow talk. In the latter he took as nerves of stressed doctor who holds due to various misunderstandings Rock Hudson for pregnant, already anticipating the type of role for which he should be internationally famous from the mid- 60s.
TV
1965 received Rorke with the role of the psychiatrist Col. Alfred E. Bellows one of the main roles in Sidney Sheldon's fantasy series I Dream of Jeannie. When Dr. Bellows Rorke is here always the effects of the magic of the bottle Spirit Jeannie (played by Barbara Eden ) exposed without ever having to learn of its existence. Although Bellows of truth comes dangerously close often succeeds Jeannie and her " master ", the astronaut Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman ), always outwit him and to cast doubt on his mind. Until the termination of the series 1970 Rorke worked in almost all the episodes, as in a 1985 television special produced under the title The Return of the lovely Jeannie, in the Bellows now as a pensioner of the action pursued more balanced. This film should also be the last television production of the critically ill actor.
Up to this time he had more than 100 roles in film and television embodies and completed numerous guest roles in popular television series such as Bonanza, Mr. Ed, Perry Mason, Mannix and The Love Boat.
Private Rorke was a long-standing partnership with producer Jus Addiss.
Mid-80s ill Rorke to multiple myeloma. On August 19, 1987, the Mime died of this ailment at the age of 76 years.