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William Henry Rorke (October 23, 1910 – August 19, 1987) was an American actor best known for playing the psychiatrist Col. Dr. Alfred E. Bellows on the hit 60's sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the episode of The Twilight zone, see I Dream of Genie (The Twilight Zone). ...

Biography

Born William Henry Rorke in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of screen and stage actress, Margaret Hayden Rorke, and took his stage name from his mother’s maiden name. He was educated at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts and began his stage career in the 1930s with the Hampden Theatrical Company. During World War II, he enlisted into the Army, where he made his film debut in the musical This is the Army (1943) starring Ronald Reagan, where he was uncredited as the stage manager and as a soldier in the background. For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Army (disambiguation). ... This Is the Army is a 1943 American motion picture produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner, and directed by Michael Curtiz. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reagan redirects here. ...

Following the war, he left the Army and worked in small parts on Broadway, finally returning to Hollywood for the 1949 film, Lust for Gold, again uncredited. However, it was an opening, and in later films, beginning with Rope of Sand (1949), he is listed in the credits, although he again shows up uncredited in the 1950 films Kim and The Magnificent Yankee, as well as a couple of later films such as the Academy Award-winning An American in Paris (in those days, small bit parts were often uncredited). He continued to make movies, taking on supporting roles, in such films as Father’s Little Dividend (1951), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), When Worlds Collide (1951), Wild Stallion (1952), Project Moon Base (1953), and Pillow Talk (1959). He played several guest roles on television, winning the role of Colonel Farnsworth in the short lived 1964 television sitcom No Time for Sergeants (based upon the movie of the same name). He also guest-starred on Perry Mason. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand is an episode of Clone High. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kim is a 1950 adventure film made by MGM. It was directed by Victor Saville and produced by Leon Gordon from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch, Leon Gordon and Richard Schayer, based on the classic novel by Rudyard Kipling. ... The Magnificent Yankee is a 1951 biographical film which tells the life story of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... An American in Paris is a symphonic composition by American composer George Gershwin which debuted in 1928. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... When Worlds Collide Book Cover published by Lippincott This article is about the 1932 novel. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Project Moonbase DVD Project Moonbase is a black and white 1953 science fiction film directed by Richard Talmadge. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the 1970s R & B record see Sylvia Pillow Talk is a 1959 romantic comedy film. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture (plus a forgettable 1964 television series). ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ...

He is most remembered for his role as Dr. Alfred E. Bellows, the NASA medical officer in the television sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie. Dr. Bellows tries to learn why astronaut Anthony Nelson (played by Larry Hagman) often behaves strangely, but never figures out that Nelson is the master of a genie (portrayed by Barbara Eden). His last film was reprising his role in the television reunion movie I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985). For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... For the episode of The Twilight zone, see I Dream of Genie (The Twilight Zone). ... For other uses, see Astronaut (disambiguation). ... Larry Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American actor who is famous for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson on the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... For other uses, see Genie (disambiguation). ... Barbara Eden (born August 23, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... This article is about the year. ...

Hayden Rorke died in Toluca Lake, California on August 19, 1987 from multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow) at the age of 76. Located on the southeastern edge of the San Fernando Valley, Toluca Lake is part of the city of Los Angeles , situated between Burbank, North Hollywood and Universal City. ... Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. ...

External links

• Hayden Rorke at the Internet Movie Database
• Hayden Rorke at Find A Grave