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Ralph Truman
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Actor Born: May 7, 1900 in London, England, UK Death: 1977 in London, England, UK Biography:British actor "Ralph Truman" may seldom have played a leading role in films, but on radio he was a 14-carat star. On the air since 1925 (he was one of the first), Truman once estimated that he'd appeared in 5000 broadcasts. The actor's film career commenced with "City of Song" in 1930, followed by a string of cheap "quota quickies" and a few worthwhile films like "Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk" (1936), "Under the Red Robe" (1937), "Dinner at the Ritz" (1938) and "The Saint in London" (1941). The '40s found Truman cast as Mountjoy in "Laurence Olivier"'s filmization of "Henry V" (1945) and in such equally prestigious productions as "Oliver Twist" (1948) and "Christopher Columbus" (1949). American audiences were treated to Truman in the wildly extroverted role of pirate George Merry in "Treasure Island" (1950); he'd beem deliberately cast in that role by director "Robert Stevenson" so that his hammy costar... Full Biography
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