Ned Bellamy (born May 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for his roles in numerous TV shows, including Seinfeld, Boston Legal, and Criminal Minds.
He played Jeff Ridenhour in the first Saw film.
Early Life[]
Ned Bellamy was born on May 7, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio, to Bill and Nelle Bellamy. After spending his childhood in Joplin, Missouri, the family moved to La Jolla, California. Mark Bellamy, his brother, was the US Ambassador to Kenya from 2003 to 2006. Anne, his sister, is president of African Travel in Los Angeles.
After graduating from UCLA, Ned and his classmates founded the Los Angeles-based theater company "The Actors Gang." He has appeared in numerous film and television productions and continues to reside in Los Angeles.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Illusions | LL |
| 1988 | The Night Before | Tuff #2 |
| 1989 | Wired | Paul Forrest |
| 1990 | Fatal Charm | Adolph |
| 1992 | House IV | Lee |
| The Player | Aaron Camp | |
| Universal Soldier | FBI Agent | |
| Bob Roberts | Uzi Kornhauser | |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Bowling Alley Entrepreneur |
| Carnosaur | Fallon | |
| 1994 | Floundering | Phonebook |
| A Pig's Tale | Scrappy | |
| The Shawshank Redemption | Guard Youngblood | |
| Ed Wood | Dr. Tom Mason | |
| Cobb | Ray | |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Agent #1 |
| Con Air | Chopper Pilot | |
| 1999 | Angel's Dance | Police Detective |
| Cradle Will Rock | Paul Edwards | |
| Mystery Men | Funk | |
| Being John Malkovich | Derek Mantini | |
| Desperate But Not Serious | Pink Dot Man | |
| Bats | Major Reid | |
| 2000 | Takedown | Tom Fiori |
| Charlie's Angels | Red Star Systems Director | |
| 2001 | Antitrust | Phil Grimes |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Jerome |
| 2004 | Saw | Jeff Ridenhour |
| The Whole Ten Yards | Man in Diner | |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Mr. Jake | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Peter Darling |
| The Ice Harvest | Sidney | |
| London | Luke | |
| 2006 | Two Tickets to Paradise | Stan |
| The Contract | Evans | |
| One Way | Steve Dorn | |
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Security Guard | |
| 2007 | Skills Like This | Uncle Morris |
| Wind Chill | Snowplow Driver | |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini / Zubleh |
| Twilight | Waylon Forge | |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | EMT / Daniel |
| Crazy Eyes | Bob | |
| The Paperboy | Tyree Van Wetter | |
| The Possession | Trevor | |
| Django Unchained | Wilson | |
| 2013 | Watercolor Postcards | Cricket |
| Wish You Well | George Davis | |
| 2015 | Dragon Blade | Octavius |
| 2017 | Blood Money | Ranger |
| 2018 | An L.A. Minute | Ross Brandt |
| 2022 | Father Stu | Dr. Novak |
| Blonde | Doc Fell | |
| 2023 | Family Switch | Hanes |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Waltons | Paul |
| 1981 | Fitz and Bones | Corporal |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | R.J. |
| M*A*S*H | G.I. | |
| The Phoenix | Electrician | |
| Private Benjamin | The Doctor | |
| Father Murphy | Floyd Walker | |
| 1983 | T.J. Hooker | Carl Buddinger |
| 1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Hoby |
| Jessie | Corky Cochrane | |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Bum / Undercover Policeman |
| 1986 | Remington Steele | Ernie |
| The Twilight Zone | Man | |
| 1987 | Starman | Gold Chain #1 |
| Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder | ||
| 21 Jump Street | Riordan | |
| The Oldest Rookie | ||
| 1986-1988 | MacGyver | Remick / Larkin |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | Secret Serviceman |
| Knots Landing | Vincent Donnely | |
| 1987-1989 | Hooperman | Mr. Kripps |
| 1989-1991 | Matlock | Jimmy Giles / Lyle |
| 1992 | FBI: The Untold Stories | Richard McCoy |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Coroner | |
| Dark Justice | Edwards | |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Capt. Elgin Meyers |
| Wild Palms | Morty Winnaker | |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Adam Wood |
| Dumb and Dumber | Announcer | |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Eddie |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Carl | |
| Boy Meets World | Luther | |
| 2000 | Tenacious D | FBI Agent |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | |
| Dead Last | Sailor Ghost | |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | Judge Gray |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Rick Bingham |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Steven / Reporter |
| The Closer | Mr. Schiller | |
| 2006 | ER | Detective |
| Boston Legal | Harold Pines | |
| 2004-2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Police Officer / Peter Carson |
| Scrubs | Dr. Green | |
| 2007 | Jericho | Deputy Perkins |
| Brothers & Sisters | Cutler Weeks | |
| 2006-2007 | The Unit | Lewis |
| 2008-2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Ed Winston |
| 2009 | 24 | Attorney General |
| 2011 | Castle | Logan Meech |
| 2013 | Justified | Gerald Johns |
| Under the Dome | Reverend Lester Coggins | |
| 2008-2013 | WordGirl | The Coach |
| 2011-2013 | Treme | Vincent Abreu |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Alan Anderson |
| Resurrection | Samuel Catlin | |
| 2016 | Gotham | Warden Carlson Grey |
| The Detour | Jerry | |
| 2017 | Chicago P.D. | Arlen Pfister |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Ross |
| 2022 | Made for Love | Leroy Fisk |
| 2023 | Ghosts of Beirut | William Casey |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | I Want to Live | Jerry |
| 1987 | Desperate | Agent Carter |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Capt. Harris |
| The Dog Police | Officer Lawson | |
| 1991 | Deadly Desire | Sparrow |
| Runaway Father | Guard | |
| Writer's Block | Lenny | |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woods | Jerome Spears |
| 1997 | The Player | |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull | Kermit Dover |
| 2014 | Wall Street | Haden Sykes |
Gallery[]
