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Ned Bellamy

b. 1957

American actor

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Born 1957. Ned Bellamy is an American television actor, film actor and actor.

Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor.

Early life and education Bellamy was born in Dayton, Ohio.

Career After graduating from UCLA, Bellamy founded the Los Angeles–based theater company The Actors' Gang with fellow actor Tim Robbins.

Bellamy has appeared in numerous films and television series, including Scrubs, Treme, 24, Chicago P.D., Justified, Criminal Minds, Gotham, and Paradise City. He portrayed the Reverend Lester Coggins in the first season of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's Under the Dome.

Bellamy became a fan-favorite on an episode of Seinfeld, portraying Eddie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ army veteran co-writer in "The Fatigues". His television career began with another veteran—Paul, an American-born German soldier, in the final season of The Waltons.

Bellamy played Wilson in Quentin Tarantino’s seventh film, Django Unchained. In 2021, he appeared as Ross on the Amazon Prime series Paradise City.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Waltons Paul Episode: "The Spirit" 1982 The Greatest American Hero R.J. Episode: "The Shock Will Kill You" 1982 M*A*S*H G.I. Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" 1984 The Dukes of Hazzard Hoby Episode "Play It Again, Luke" 1985 Diff'rent Strokes Undercover Police Officer Episode: "Sam's Missing" 1986 Remington Steele Ernie Episode: "Steele in the Running" 1986 The Twilight Zone Man Episode: "The After Hours" 1986 MacGyver Larkin Episode: "Ugly Duckling" 1987 21 Jump Street Riordan Episode: "Next Generation" 1988 MacGyver Remick Episode: "The Negotiator" 1989 Matlock Lyle Episode: "The Thoroughbred" 1991 Matlock Jimmy Giles Episode: "The Trial" Pt. 1 1992 In the Deep Woods Jerome Spears TV film 1992 Unsolved Mysteries Coroner Episode 5.8 1993 Murder, She Wrote Captain Elgin Meyers Episode: "The Survivor" 1995 Dumb and Dumber Announcer (voice) 2 episodes 1996 Seinfeld Eddie Episode: "The Fatigues" 1996 Boy Meets World Luther Episode: "Turkey Day" 2004 CSI: Miami Rick Bingham Episode: "Rap Sheet" 2004 Scrubs Dr. Green 2 episodes 2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Peter Carson Episode: "Birthright" 2005 The Closer Mr. Schiller Episode: "Flashpoint" 2006 ER Detective 2 episodes 2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Police Officer Episode: "Dependent" 2007 Jericho Deputy Perkins 2 episodes 2008–2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Ed Winston 3 episodes 2008–2009; 2011 WordGirl The Coach, Fish Selling Guy (voices) 4 episodes 2009 24 Attorney General Episode: "Day 7: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m." 2011 Treme Vincent Abreu Recurring role 2013 Justified Gerald Johns 3 episodes 2013 Under The Dome Reverend Lester Coggins 4 episodes 2014 Criminal Minds Alan Anderson Episode: "Mr. and Mrs Anderson" 2014 Resurrection Samuel Catlin 3 episodes 2016 Gotham Warden Carlson Grey Episode: "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners" 2017 Chicago P.D. Arlen Pfister Episode: "Last Minute Resistance" 2021 Paradise City Ross Recurring role

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Who is Ned Bellamy?

American actor

When was Ned Bellamy born?

Ned Bellamy was born on 7 May 1957 in Dayton.

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Ned Bellamy is a television actor, film actor and actor.

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Ned Bellamy is American.

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