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name: "Earl Bellamy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/earl-bellamy"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "11 March 1917"
died: "30 November 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:25:15.325930+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Earl Bellamy

Director. Born 11 March 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Died 30 November 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 11 March 1917, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- **Died:** 30 November 2003

## Biography

Earl Bellamy (1917–2003) was an American film and television director. He began his career at Columbia Studios as a messenger after graduating from Hollywood High School in 1935, advancing to assistant director on films including *In a Lonely Place* (1950) and *From Here to Eternity* (1953). He served in the US Navy's photographic unit during the Second World War.

Bellamy directed more than 1,600 television episodes across four decades. His credits include episodes of *The Munsters* (1964), *Get Smart* (1965), *M*A*S*H* (1972), *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), *The Love Boat* (1977) and *V* (1984). He also directed feature films such as westerns and other genre pictures.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *From Here to Eternity* (1953), Assistant Director
- *In a Lonely Place* (1950), Assistant Director
- *The Munsters* (1964), Director
- *Get Smart* (1965), Director
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Director
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), Assistant Director
- *V* (1984), Director
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), Director

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